Actress Cynthia Rhodes has become famous for her role as Penny Johnson in Dirty Dancing. Known performer for the films "Flash Dance", "Lost" and "Xanadu." She sang in the band Animotion and participated in the clips as a dancer.
Cynthia Rhodes (Rhodes) was born in Nashville in 1956, November 21. The road to the glory of the charming artist began as a dancer. Rhodes left her career almost at the peak of popularity for the sake of the family. She raised three sons.
Road to fame
Lessons from parents had a significant impact on the life of the actress. Since childhood, Cynthia was fond of dancing. She achieved impressive success in this area. For several years, the girl worked in a local amusement park Opryland USA.
The film career seemed a distant and almost impossible dream. The debut was a small role as a dancer. In 1980, the picture "Xanadu" was released. The mysterious name is a direct reference to the Chinese city mentioned in Coleridge’s poem Kubla Khan, or vision in dreams: fragment.
This work is cited in the movie. In Ksanadu Khan founded his favorite garden. A talented painter dreams of becoming famous. He is forced to leave his favorite business and to draw album covers.
At work, Sonny Malone creates a sketch for the Nine Sisters disc. He recognizes the girl who hit him in the image of one of the participants and decides to find her. He manages to find the beauty that aroused his feelings. The artist does not know that Kira is one of the nine muses, but in reality turned out to be through a portal.
The stranger is actually Terpsichore. Her group friends are the rest of the muse. They visit the earth to inspire people to make their dreams come true. However, falling in love with Sonny Kira breaks the rules. Parents remind the girl that she must return to Olympus. Together with the outgoing muse, the painter in love enters the portal.
Iconic images
In the 1983 melodrama, Dance of the Flash, the next artistic work, the story of Alex, dreaming of a ballerina career, is told. In the afternoon, the girl works at the factory, works as a dancer in the club with a fan. A student of the famous ballerina dreams of studying at a prestigious dance school.
She does not dare to apply for an appointment, as she has no dancing experience. Seeing the performance, Alex Nick meets the actress. The guy organizes a viewing at the admission committee of the conservatory for the girl. Alex agrees and begins to prepare the number.
Strict silent people made a huge impression on the applicant. From shyness, the applicant is mistaken, then pulls herself together and brilliantly performs the dance. She receives approving reviews.
Cynthia played the role of Tina Tech in the film. In 1984, viewers saw the movie Lost. Rhodes offered him the main character. John Travolta starred with her. The project tells about a dance couple dreaming of conquering Broadway.
Tony Manero earns money at the club as a waiter and waits for his chance. The guy begins an affair with Jackie and Laura. However, the Broadway prima is only amusing himself with a naive admirer. The whole company is being tested for a new show. Both girls are resigning to the gentleman. Tony can only become the main character of the production. He asks Jackie for additional rehearsals with him.
Gradually, the guy begins to believe in himself. However, the director is dissatisfied with his egoism. He does not want to change the role of the actor. Tony nevertheless persuades him to allow samples with Lara. Number succeeds, leading role in Tony.
The premiere is very strange. The guy almost breaks the show with his antics and risky tricks. In the end, viewers reward the daredevil with a standing ovation. However, Tony responds with a refusal to Laura’s offer to resume relations and declares her love for Jackie.
The main role went to Rhodes in the film "Hunting Robots." A fantastic story tells about the events of the future. Jack Ramsey is responsible for the disposal of broken robots. He's a policeman. Faced with an incomprehensible incident that claimed the lives of several people, Ramsey proceeds with an investigation.
As soon as he goes on the trail of intruders, abduct his child. The life of a ten-year-old boy depends on the correctness of the decision made by his father. Rhodes performed the main character, Jack Karen Thompson's girlfriend.
All the work of the actress, the audience perceived approvingly. However, the film "Dirty Dancing" made a truly famous performer. The musical melodrama shows the love story of a wealthy naive girl and a professional dancer. Rhodes was offered the role of partner Johnny, the main character of the tape, Penny.
