Robia LaMorte in 2004

Robia Brett LaMorte (b. July 7, 1970) is an American actor and former dancer. She is best known as a dancer for the singer Prince, and for her role as Jenny Calendar in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (556x900, 103 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Robia LaMorte Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (556x900, 103 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Robia LaMorte Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor or actress is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... A contemporary dancer rehearsing in a dance studio Dance generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. ... Due to technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ... Jenny Calendar is a fictional character played by Robia LaMorte in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ... Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an American cult television series that aired from March 10, 1997, until May 20, 2003. ...

LaMorte was born in the New York City borough of Queens and grew up in several locations including the Florida Keys and Ocean City, Maryland. After being inspired by the 1983 movie Flashdance, she began dancing and taking after-school lessons in jazz, ballet, and tap dance. She attended the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts as a dance major during the school's first year of operation, and then received a full scholarship to the Dupree Dance Academy in Hollywood. At 16, she began working as a backup dancer in music videos, first appearing in Debbie Gibson's "Shake Your Love." Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... A borough is an administrative division used in various countries. ... Queens Borough in New York City, in yellow Queens is one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. Geographically the largest borough in the city, Queens is home to many immigrants and two of New Yorks major airports. ... Palm trees in Islamorada The Florida Keys are an archipelago, a string of about 1700 islands in the southeast United States. ... Nickname: The White Marlin Capital of the World Location in Maryland Coordinates: County Worcester County Founded 1875 Incorporated 1880 Mayor Rick Meehan Area    - City 94. ... Flashdance is a musical and romance film released in April 1983. ... Jazz dance has two meanings, depending on the era. ... Painting of ballet dancers by Edgar Degas, 1872. ... The American style of rhythmic foot stomping known as tap dance was born in the United States during the 19th century, and today is popular all around the world. ... Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA) is a public high school that operates on the campus of California State University, Los Angeles. ... ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Deborah Ann Debbie Gibson (born August 31, 1970, in Brooklyn, New York[1]) is an American singer-songwriter who was a teen idol in her youth. ...

After having appeared in more than thirty music videos and toured in a six-dancer troupe with the Pet Shop Boys, LaMorte was picked by the musician Prince to be one of two lead dancers for the music video for "Cream," a single from his 1991 album Diamonds and Pearls. Prince had originally sought identical twins, but chose LaMorte along with another dancer, Lori Werner, because of their similar appearance and the dance chemistry they had with Prince. Werner as "Diamond" and LaMorte as "Pearl" subsequently appeared in the videos for "Cream," "Gett Off," "Strollin'," and the album's title track, as well as on the album's holographic cover itself. LaMorte then toured Europe with Prince, and when he temporarily refused to do any public speaking, she and Elle served as his spokespersons and conducted the main promotional efforts for Diamonds and Pearls. The capitalization of song titles in this article may be disputed. ... Diamonds and Pearls was Princes eleventh album, which was released in 1991. ... A holograph is a document written entirely in the handwriting of the person whose signature it bears. ...

At the age of 22, LaMorte retired from dance and turned to acting. After doing numerous television commercials, she landed the role of Jason Priestly's girlfriend Jill Fleming on Beverly Hills 90210 in two episodes. Her first regular role was as high school teacher and technopagan Jenny Calendar on the first two seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. After her character was killed during the second season, she returned for one episode in the third to play a false apparition of the dead Calendar, a guise assumed by the evil force known as "the First Evil." However, LaMorte had become a born-again Christian after a highway encounter with a Christian biker gang while she was praying for a sign from God. After having already accepted the guest appearance on her old show, she was upset to learn that she would be playing the equivalent of Satan. Jason Priestley (born August 28, 1969), actor, was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... Beverly Hills 90210 was a popular primetime television soap opera that aired from October 1990 to May 2000 on the Fox Network in the United States and subsequently on various networks around the world. ... Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an American cult television series that aired from March 10, 1997, until May 20, 2003. ... The First Evil is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ... Born again is a term used originally and mainly in Christianity, where it is associated with salvation, conversion and spiritual rebirth. ... For other uses, see Satan (disambiguation). ...

Since her role ended on Buffy, LaMorte has periodically accepted guest starring roles on various television shows. More recently she has retired from acting, focusing her efforts on other priorities such as Christian counseling, although she occasionally can be seen in commercials and smaller roles. She also spends some of her time attending fan conventions and preaching Christianity, and sells audio CDs on her website that give accounts of her religious conversion and beliefs. Though a former adherent of many New Age ideas, LaMorte is now critical of "earth worship," and also views practicing witchcraft as a dangerous opening for demonic influence. A fan convention, or con, is an event in which the fans of a particular TV show, comic book, or actor, or an entire style of entertainment such as science fiction or anime, gather together to meet famous personalities (and each other) face-to-face. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... New Age describes a broad movement characterized by alternative approaches to traditional Western culture. ... Witch redirects here. ...

Her last name is sometimes spelled "La Morte" in credits. She's also currently an insane person that takes the Book of Genesis too literally.

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