Croes, Rob C. for Anefo · CC0

Lori Singer trained as a cellist before she acted, becoming Juilliard's youngest graduate and debuting with the Oregon Symphony at thirteen; she carried that discipline into her breakout role as Ariel Moore, the preacher's daughter who dances in defiance in Footloose (1984), and went on to work with directors including John Schlesinger and Robert Altman.