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Biography
Dancer, cellist, actress -- it's not just "Virtual Reality." Lori
Jacqueline Singer was born in Corpus Christi, Texas. Her father
Jacques Singer was a symphony conductor, and her mother Leslie a
concert pianist. Lori grew up in Texas, Portland, Vancouver and
London. Lori always wanted to become a dancer. At age 12, she fell
in love with cello music and wanted to study that, too. Lori was a
prodigy, because at 14 she got accepted to the Juilliard Performing
Arts School in New York, where she majored in music. Lori became
the school's youngest undergraduate student, and only one year
after enrolling she made her debut as a soloist with the Western
Washington Symphony. In 1980, Lori won the Bergen Philharmonic
Competition. In 1981 Lori married Richard Emery (they would divorce
in 1998). This lovely lady (5'10") also pursued a successful
modeling career with the Elite Model Agency. Inspired by her
brother Marc's success in Hollywood, Lori had started taking acting
lessons at 17, and in 1982 she landed a role in the TV series
"Fame." She was a natural to play the tall, beautiful cellist Julie
Miller, displaying her dancing and singing skills. Lori portrayed a
model in the TV-movie "Born Beautiful, " and won a Silver Halo
Award for her performance. Lori went on to do movies, her breakout
film being "Footloose" (1984) which grossed $80,000,000 (Lori beat
out Madonna for the part). In 1985, Lori was nominated for the
Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead in "Trouble in Mind."
Lori had a son, Jacques Rio, in 1991. In 1993, Lori won a Golden
Globe Award for her outstanding performance in "Short Cuts." In
1995 Lori starred in "VR.5" the short-lived sci-fi series. That
same year she was also listed in People magazine as one of the
"Most Beautiful People." Lori still plays the cello regularly, and
although she was classically trained, Lori plays rock as well
(sometimes she gathers her friends in her apartment for a jam).
Big-hearted Lori also devotes a lot of time and effort to the
"DISHES Project" for Pediatric AIDS. (DISHES-- Determined Involved
Super-rolemodels Helping to End Suffering) Their mission "is to
raise funds and awareness for programs dedicated to direct care,
prevention & education, foster care and adoptive services." Lori is
one of many generous celebrities (including Cindy Crawford, Heidi
Klum, Elle MacPherson, Claudia Schiffer and many others) who have
donated their time, image and money for this noble project. Lori
lives with her son in Manhattan. And, as Lori writes occasionally
when she signs an autograph: "Stay Footloose!"
Biography courtesy of the Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com).
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Lori Singer
