A willowy, striking blue-eyed blonde, Lori Singer originally intended to pursue a career as a cellist. She began studying music at age five and by her teens was enrolled at NYC's prestigious Juilliard School of Music. While still a student, Singer played cello with such world-renowned ensembles as the Caracas Symphony and the Oregon Symphony and won the Bergen Philharmonic Competition in 1980. Segueing to acting, she landed a role that combined both of her interests, Midwesterner Julie Miller, a promising cellist who faced the difficulties of life at a New York high school for performing
