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Cynthia Rhodes (born November 21, 1956) is an American retired actress, singer and dancer. Her film roles include Tina Tech in ''Flashdance'' (1983), Jackie in ''Staying Alive'' (1983) and Penny in ''Dirty Dancing'' (1987). == Career == Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Rhodes began her brief show business career working at Opryland USA as a singer and dancer while attending Nashville's Glencliff High School during the 1970s.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=Yahoo.com )〕 Born and raised in a Baptist family, Rhodes tried to maintain a clean-cut image in her acting roles and in the media, turning down scripts that required nudity and refusing offers to pose for pictorials in ''Playboy'' magazine. Sylvester Stallone, the director of ''Staying Alive'', reinforced these facts by stating that Rhodes "would sooner quit the business before doing anything to embarrass her parents."〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=People Magazine/AOL Time Warner )〕 Rhodes played a small role in the fantasy musical ''Xanadu'' (1980).〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=Hollywood.com )〕 Following a minor part as Tina Tech in the musical film ''Flashdance'', Rhodes played the role of Jackie, an ensemble dancer, bar band singer, and character Tony Manero's (John Travolta) love interest in Sylvester Stallone's film ''Staying Alive'', the poorly reviewed, but commercially successful, sequel to the hit film ''Saturday Night Fever''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=EW.com )〕 Rhodes garnered her first non-dance related role in Michael Crichton's science fiction thriller ''Runaway'' with Tom Selleck, Kirstie Alley and Gene Simmons. Her most notable role was as dance instructor Penny Johnson in the hit 1987 motion picture ''Dirty Dancing'', with Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=Internet Movie Database )〕 Rhodes' final motion picture role was the character of Vickie Phillips opposite actor Jameson Parker in the sleeper action/adventure movie ''Curse of the Crystal Eye''. Rhodes also appeared as a dancer in music videos, such as "Rosanna" by the band Toto, "Woman In You" by the Bee Gees, and "Don't Mean Nothing" by Richard Marx. She was a dancer for the glam rock band The Tubes when they toured in the early 1980s. Rhodes later joined the 80's pop group Animotion replacing the group's singer Astrid Plane for the recording of its third and final album of original material. Though the group's single "Room to Move" rose to #9 on the Billboard charts, the album failed to match the group's earlier success, peaking at only #110 on the pop charts; shortly thereafter, the group disbanded.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=Internet Movie Database )〕 In 2002, Rhodes co-wrote the smooth jazz track "Perfect Day" with ex-husband Richard Marx for ''December'', trumpeter Chris Botti's holiday album. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cynthia Rhodes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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