The film was a defining moment in the careers of all three actors.
These days, Rhodes seems to have nearly withdrawn from public life.
Though she hasn’t performed in decades, Rhodes' legacy will forever continue to sparkle on screen.
Here’s looking at her life as Penny and beyond.
And she was inspired by who else but Hollywood’s top-billed, best-known child actor:Shirley Temple.
The two actors, however, were set apart by a two-decade age gap.
She later appeared in videos for Toto and the Bee Gees, too, perIMDb.
I’m not going to turn down work!"
“I feel very fortunate to be in films that are dancing.
“The thing was, I used to never be sore.
In fact, I was a gymnast,” she explained.
“And now it’s sort of frustrating …
I never used to stretch.
Now I have to stretch before I dance,” she said.
Contrary to popular belief, dancing wasn’t Rhodes' entire life.
In rare footage from a1987 interview, Rhodes described Penny as having an “edge.”
“And, in the end, I think she finally realizes that life does go on.”
She said, “I knew he was a dancer and he floored me.”
According toPeople,Sarah Jessica Parkerand Winona Ryder were first considered.
And, aren’t we all the more grateful for it!
It was really hard, that’s why I keep saying I’m never going to dance again.
I’m tired of dancing … My bones are hurting, my back hurts all the time.”
But it wasn’t as if the “Dirty Dancing” rehearsals were all eyerolls and groans.
“It wasn’t that ‘Oh God, they’re making us come in and do this.’
This quote is actually a bit of legend that Rhodes was apparently oblivious to until some years ago.
Along that same vein, Rhodes remains fiercely private about her life to date.
The meeting didn’t develop into anything significant.
Reportedly, however, only two years later, a romance blossomed when the two reconnected at a party.
The couple dated for a bit and got hitched in 1989.
In addition to being partners in life, the couple collaborated for work multiple times.
“I look up to him and I think he’s an incredible singer.
I think he’s one of the best there ever has been,” she told the host.
When Rhodes said she was opting out of celebrity life, shereallymeant it.
She has famously kept the press at bay post-retirement.
A one-of-its-kind conversation withNaples Daily Newsin 2016 revealed that Rhodes had not entertained media interviews in over two decades.
So far,Peoplehas confirmed that Jennifer Grey will serve as both the star and as an executive producer.
For Marx, Rhodes was his first-ever partner.
There’s not a finer human being,” he said.
A year after his divorce from Rhodes, Marx married former MTV VJ Daisy Fuentes (perPeople).
Released on his 1989 album “Repeat Offender,” the piano ballad catapulted Marx to global fame.
And the inspiration behind the classic was none other than Cynthia Rhodes.
Marx revealed he wrote the song when Rhodes was away in South Africa.
The Grammy winner’s greatest song was also his fastest written it took him “barely 20 minutes.”
Even after his divorce from Rhodes, Marx continues to perform his hit number on stage.
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