I read in a Prince " A Pop Life" Biography that Taja Sevelle was an extra in Purple Rain, does anyone else know of this?and whats scene?

boriquateddy said:

From what I have read, Nancy Richardson a.k.a Taja Sevelle had formerly sung in various groups and also worked for local radio station, KMOJ.

She is supposed to have first met Prince at First Avenue - most likely, it seems, during 1984 sometime after her apparent appearance as an extra in 'Purple Rain' presumably during the MPLS shooting during November - December, 1983.

Prince played at least 3 First Avenue/7th St. Entry shows during 1984 when he could have first met her prior to her involvement in the recording of 'The Ladder' at the end of that year.

I've never read any reference as to in which film scenes she may have appeared, and I guess it's quite possible that any appearance she made amounted to no more than an audience silhouette. (She certainly gets no credit in the full cast list).
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i asked Taja this directly and she said that she was in a scene where she was an under-aged kid trying to get into the club - she said it was cut from the film . . .
[This message was edited Wed Aug 18 12:34:03 2004 by Lenae]

thanks u guys I just was always a bit curious....