Singer, actress, and pop culture icon Cher won her first Academy Award for her performance in MOONSTRUCK ('87). In addition to her television stardom throughout the '70s, Cher was already an accomplished music artist when she turned her aspirations towards acting in the early '80s. In 1982, Cher made her critically acclaimed Broadway debut and a year later, received her first Oscar nomination for SILKWOOD. Winning the award in 1988 she stated, "When I was little, my mother said I want you to be