History Music / Cher

* MrsRobinson: She briefly acquired this image in the late 1980s -- when her career declined for the third time -- as she dated several men (including a young Creator/TomCruise) who are all more than a decade younger than her. Years later, [[SelfDeprecation she poked fun at this]] in ''Film/StuckOnYou'', where she appeared in bed with a much younger man.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: The title character in "Dark Lady" has an affair with the protagonist's lover... ''in her house''. She recognizes the fortune teller's perfume, tracks them both down in her lair and shoots them.

** "Walking in Memphis", originally by Music/MarcCohn on ''It's a Man's World''

She originally entered the spotlight in TheSixties as one half of Music/SonnyAndCher, a {{pop}}[=/=]folk duo in which she performed with her then-husband Sonny Bono. They had a major hit with "I Got You Babe" and co-presented a successful television show with ''The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour'', and even had a few new hit songs, but eventually decided to go their separate ways both personally and professionally. In TheSeventies, Cher scored solo hits and became a popular figure in the {{disco}} genre, but when that scene collapsed, her attempts to switch to a more contemporary {{AOR}} sound fell flat.

Apart from the aforementioned Oscar, Cher's achievements include an UsefulNotes/EmmyAward, a UsefulNotes/GrammyAward, several UsefulNotes/{{Golden Globe}}s, and four number-one singles on the American chart. She also holds a record as the artist with the longest gap between their first and most recent number-one hits.

* AmicableExes: She and Bono remained friends after breaking up personally and professionally; they occasionally performed a song or two together, and she gave a tearful eulogy at his funeral.

* MamaBear: When her oldest child, Chaz Bono, appeared as a contestant on Series/DancingWithTheStars, he became the target of harassment due to his being UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}}. In response, [[PunnyName Mama Cher]] [[https://ew.com/article/2011/09/01/cher-defends-son-chaz-bono-against-stupid-bigots/ took to Twitter]] and made it clear that she was not amused.
-->"Mothers don't stop getting angry at stupid bigots who [[PrecisionFStrike fk]] with their children!"

* OlderThanSheLooks: She particularly seemed to stop aging after the late 90s. Although her name is commonly linked with plastic surgery, morphing videos show how truly subtle her change over time was.
* OnlyOneName: One of the most famous examples. In 1978, she legally changed her name from "[[OverlyLongName Cherilyn Sarkisian La Piere Bono Allman]]"[[note]]Sarkisian was from her biological father, La Piere from one of her stepfathers, Bono from her first husband, and Allman from her second.[[/note]] to "Cher".
* PowerBallad: She has recorded many of them, especially in her late eighties ArenaRock days.
* TheProblemWithPenIsland: When UsefulNotes/MargaretThatcher died in 2013, the Twitter hashtag "#nowthatcherisdead" started trending. As a result, several Americans either unaware of Thatcher or her reputation among certain sections of the UK scrambled to find out if Cher was dead.
* RagsToRiches: Cher grew up with a mother who married several times and struggled to make ends meet. At one point, she lived in an orphanage for several weeks because there was no place to sleep in.

* StatuesqueStunner: Is 5'8.5" tall and is quite pretty, and [[OlderThanSheLooks has aged incredibly gracefully over the years]].

She then spent TheEighties primarily establishing herself as an actor, earning an [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]] nomination for her role in ''Film/{{Silkwood}}'' (1983) and winning the [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestActressInALeadingRole Best Actress Oscar]] for her role in ''Film/{{Moonstruck}}'' (1987). With her success in this field solidified, she returned to music, revisiting her earlier attempt at ArenaRock to great acclaim and achieving further success as a singer in TheNineties with the number-one dance hit "Believe" (credited with making AutoTune mainstream).

* ''Film/{{Zookeeper}}'' (2011) as Janet the Lioness (voice)

* ''Film/{{Mermaids}}'' (1990) as Rachel Flax

She then spent TheEighties primarily establishing herself as an actor, earning an [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]] nomination for her appearance in the film ''Silkwood'' and winning the [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestActressInALeadingRole Best Actress Oscar]] for ''Film/{{Moonstruck}}''. With her success in this field solidified, she returned to music, revisiting her earlier attempt at ArenaRock to great acclaim and achieving further success as a singer in TheNineties with the number-one dance hit "Believe" (credited with making AutoTune mainstream).

She originally entered the spotlight in TheSixties as one half of Music/SonnyAndCher, a {{Pop}}/Folk duo in which she performed with her then-husband Sonny Bono. They had a major hit with "I Got You Babe" and co-presented a successful television show with ''The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour'', and even had a few new hit songs, but eventually they decided to go their separate ways both personally and professionally. In TheSeventies, Cher scored solo hits and became a popular figure in the Disco genre, but when that scene collapsed, her attempts to switch to a more contemporary {{AOR}} sound fell flat.

Instead, she spent TheEighties primarily establishing herself as an actor, earning an Academy Award nomination for her appearance in the film ''Silkwood'' and winning the Best Actress Oscar for ''Film/{{Moonstruck}}''. With her success in this field solidified, she returned to music, revisiting her earlier attempt at ArenaRock to great acclaim and achieving further success as a singer in TheNineties with the number one dance hit "Believe" (credited with making AutoTune mainstream).

Her achievements include an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, an Academy Award, several Golden Globes, and four number one singles on the American chart. She holds a record as the artist with the longest gap between their first and most recent number one hits.

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* RoguishRomani: "Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves" is about a woman who has born in a traveling family. The chorus is about how other people would call her family "gypsies, tramps, and thieves".

She originally entered the spotlight in TheSixties as one half of Sonny and Cher, a {{Pop}}/Folk duo in which she performed with her then-husband Music/SonnyBono. They had a major hit with "I Got You Babe" and co-presented a successful television show with ''The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour'', and even had a few new hit songs, but eventually they decided to go their separate ways both personally and professionally. In TheSeventies, Cher scored solo hits and became a popular figure in the Disco genre, but when that scene collapsed, her attempts to switch to a more contemporary {{AOR}} sound fell flat.

* StatuesqueStunner: Is 5'8.5" tall.

* MamaBear: When her oldest child, Chaz Bono, appeared as a contestant on Series/DancingWithTheStars, he became the target of harassment due to his being {{Main/Transgender}}. In response, [[PunnyName Mama Cher]] [[https://ew.com/article/2011/09/01/cher-defends-son-chaz-bono-against-stupid-bigots/ took to Twitter]] and made it clear that she was not amused.

* MsFanservice: While her sex symbol status during the 70's and 80's has been firmly established, the cover photos of her on her 1979 album 'Prisoner', almost completely nude, have cemented this status.

* AmbiguouslyBrown: She is half-Armenian and also has some Native American ancestry. When she first debuted, she had a much more ethnic look that was still recognizable a few decades later. However, since then, she had undergone a series of plastic surgeries that made her look whiter.

Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is a prolific American entertainer who has gained fame as a singer, actress, presenter and philanthropist in the course of a career spanning over fifty years.

Instead, she spent TheEighties primarily establishing herself as an actress, earning an Academy Award nomination for her appearance in the film ''Silkwood'' and winning the Best Actress Oscar for ''Film/{{Moonstruck}}''. With her success in this field solidified, she returned to music, revisiting her earlier attempt at ArenaRock to great acclaim and achieving further success as a singer in TheNineties with the number one dance hit "Believe" (credited with making AutoTune mainstream).

* ''Two the Hard Way'' (as Allman and Woman with [[Music/TheAllmanBrothersBand Gregg Allman]]; 1977)

Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian on May 20, 1946 in El Centro, California) is a prolific American entertainer who has gained fame as a singer, actress, presenter and philanthropist in the course of a career spanning over fifty years.

->''"I've always taken risks, and never worried what the world might really think of me."

'''Cher''' (born '''Cherilyn Sarkisian''' on May 20, 1946 in El Centro, California) is a prolific American entertainer who has gained fame as a singer, actress, presenter and philanthropist in the course of a career spanning over fifty years.