Hollywood stardom

After her divorce from Sonny, Cher’s music career began to lose momentum, prompting her to explore a new path in acting.

Cher starred alongside Susan Sarandon, Jack Nicholson, and Michelle Pfeiffer in 1987’s The Witches of Eastwick, and later admitted: “I got into acting because I couldn’t get a job singing. Nobody wanted to know me.”

Over the years, she went on to star in several critically-acclaimed films, including 1980’s Mask and Silkwood.

Cher’s acting talent was soon recognised, and she won the Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar for her part in 1987’s Moonstruck, in which she starred opposite Nicolas Cage.