thanks TMZ.com
appollonia then..


Appollonia now



did you know that she was on Kanye West's song "Stronger"?
[Edited 12/2/07 7:50am]
[Edited 12/2/07 7:59am]

It looks like she has had plastic surgery to her face somehow

Presumably the extra 'p' in her name came with the surgery.

Apollonia
AKA Patricia Kotero

Born: 2-Aug-1959
Birthplace: Santa Monica, CA


Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: Multiracial
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Singer

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Former Prince protégé

One of several female performers that were stripped down to their underpants and handed a (usually short-lived) record career by Prince in the 1980s, Patricia Kotero initially pursued fame and fortune via work as both an actress and a model. After winning the Miss San Pedro beauty competition and a stint cheerleading for the Los Angeles Rams, in the early 80s Kotero began finding small roles in both low-budget films and high-brow television programs such as CHiPs, Tales of the Gold Monkey, Fantasy Island, Matt Houston and Knight Rider; this ultimately led to her participating in auditions held by Prince to replace a defecting Denise Matthews (Vanity) on the cast of his first film Purple Rain (1984). Renamed Apollonia by her tiny purple mentor, the struggling actress suddenly found herself in one of the most popular films of the year, starring opposite one of the biggest performers of the decade.

In addition to replacing Vanity in the film, Kotero was also picked to replace her as frontwoman for the exploitation pop band Vanity 6, which also featured supporting vamps Brenda Bennett and Susan Moonsie. Duly re-named Apollonia 6, the new trio wasted no time in landing a crossover hit in the form of the cheeky single Sex Shooter -- although largely as a result of the still-raging media circus centered around Purple Rain. This success was predictably short-lived, however, as Prince's interests began to drift elsewhere and the young actress soon tired of her role as one of his accessories. Still retaining the "Apollonia" moniker, she returned her focus to acting and landed a supporting role in the TV movie The Mystic Warrior (1984); this was followed by a ten-week recurring role on the soap opera Falcon's Crest (1985-86), in which she essentially portrayed herself and occasionally performed musical numbers within the context of the story.

In 1988 Apollonia sought to revive her career in music by issuing an eponymous solo album through the hideous Warner Brothers conglomorate, home of her previous, Prince-directed efforts. Aimed at the dance music crowd, the album and its two singles Mismatch and Since I Fell For You largely missed, and Kotero subsequently abandoned recording until 1997's bilingual effort Stay With Me. At the close of the 80s she resumed her acting work through roles in low-profile American films -- Ministry of Vengeance (1989), Back to Back (1990), Black Magic Woman (1991) -- and a couple of Italian productions -- La Donna di una Sera (1991), Cattive Ragazze (1992) -- before returning to television later in the decade on shows such as Sliders, Air America, and even hosting The Jazz Channel's Latin Beat program. During this period an excerise video (encouragingly titled Go For It) was also released. At the close the 90s, Kotero began preparing to move her industry involvement behind the camera, and took time to earn a degree in filmmaking.


Husband: Greg Patschull ("Kazja", m. 16-Feb-1980 in Long Beach, div. 1985)
Boyfriend: Prince (musician)
Boyfriend: David Lee Roth (musician)
Husband: Kevin Bernhardt (actor, m. 1988, div. 1996)


Apollonia 6 Vocalist (1984-85)
Apollonia
Beauty Contest Miss San Pedro


FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Purple Rain (27-Jul-1984)

^ Source for the above:

http://www.nndb.com/peopl...000101253/

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Appollonia and Spanish crooner Rafael

Filmography (thanks to IMDB.com)

# Everybody's a Player (2008) (pre-production) .... Terri

# The Divorce Ceremony (2006) .... Sophia
# "The Goods" (1 episode)
- Fashion Crimes (????) TV Episode

# "Air America" .... Lucy Ortega (1 episode, 1998)
- Crosshairs (1998) TV Episode (as Apollonia) .... Lucy Ortega
# Anarchy TV (1998) (as Apollonia) .... Hot Tub Woman
# "Sliders" .... Dr. Deera Mubaric (1 episode, 1997)
- Slide Like an Egyptian (1997) TV Episode (as Apollonia) .... Dr. Deera Mubaric
# Cattive ragazze (1992)
# Black Magic Woman (1991) .... Cassandra Perry
# Donna di una sera, La (1991) .... Barbara
... aka A Woman's Secret
... aka Segreto di una donna, Il (Italy)
# Back to Back (1990) .... Jesse Duro

# Ministry of Vengeance (1989) .... Zarah
... aka Helden USA 4
# "Falcon Crest" .... Apollonia (10 episodes, 1985-1986)
- Conundrum (1986) TV Episode .... Apollonia
- Fair Game (1986) TV Episode .... Apollonia
- False Hope (1985) TV Episode .... Apollonia
- Strange Bedfellows (1985) TV Episode .... Apollonia
- Inconceivable Affairs (1985) TV Episode .... Apollonia
(5 more)
# Purple Rain (1984) .... Apollonia
# The Mystic Warrior (1984) (TV) .... Wicahpi
# "Knight Rider" .... Tiara D'Arcy (2 episodes, 1984)
- Mouth of the Snake: Part 1 (1984) TV Episode (as Patty Kotero) .... Tiara D'Arcy
- Mouth of the Snake: Part 2 (1984) TV Episode (as Patty Kotero) .... Tiara D'Arcy
# "Matt Houston" .... Gilda Rivera (1 episode, 1983)
- The Centerfold Murders (1983) TV Episode .... Gilda Rivera
# Heartbreaker (1983) .... Rose
# "Fantasy Island" .... Iya (1 episode, 1983)
- Love Island/The Sisters (1983) TV Episode (as Patty Kotero) .... Iya
# "Tales of the Gold Monkey" .... Native Girl (1 episode, 1983)
... aka Tales of the Golden Monkey (USA)
- Force of Habit (1983) TV Episode (as Patty Kotero) .... Native Girl
# "CHiPs" .... Barbara (1 episode, 1982)
... aka CHiPs Patrol (USA: syndication title)
- Alarmed (1982) TV Episode (as Patti Kotero) .... Barbara
# Amor ciego (1980) (as Patty Kotero) .... Patty
... aka Sex Beach (USA)

# Mafia de la frontera, La (1979) (as Patty Kotero) .... Girl in Bikini

I just saw this on TMZ.

She looks somewhat weird with the plastic.

Who was the really handsome guy she was with at the Family Jamm?

We let him sit in our chair ot take pics of her during her song. THey were both really nice afterwards.

Is it weird that I think she kind of looks like Deeta von Teese in that recent pic.

With the bright red lips and waved hair and dotted dress, she has that kind of old school 1950's thing going on.

Looks like something Deeta would wear--y'know when she's not swirling around in a life sized champange glass.

The plastic surgery was so unecessary. Why don't people like natural breasts anymore? I remember she had a lovely pair (clearly there was no need for implants) and now they are just too big and they look hard.
She was a beauty. She is still pretty now but I think if she laughed out loud her face would disintegrate. She looks like she is afraid to (or unable) to smile.
Okay enough of that. She looks good. I just wonder what she would have looked like without all the nipping and tucking and fake boobage.

@Alwayslate.

I don't think her bust is fake. She just has a big chest. (We all saw the Lake Minnetonka scene in Purple Rain.)

They just look bigger cause she's probably wearing a push up bra or something.
Right?

I think she looks nice.

On a side note, who is Rafael? I've never heard of him.

guarinigirl2000 said:

You seen her in other pics? Look at that first pic and look at the second. They aren't just smooshed together, they're implants.

alwayslate said:

Agreed.
Apples had the most esquisite breasts in PR. Her body was beautiful.

Plastic surgery is fucking stupid. It makes people look worse 99.99% of the time

I was going to come and dispute the boob job, but:

ZombieKitten said:

A IS 4 APPLES.....

woogiebear said:

I want some Apple pie.

Illustrator said:

Hell- I do too!
lol

damn she did not age gracefully

i thinks she looks great, not too plastic.

fcukthepolice said:

Defintiely an unecessary move for her.