Lucinda Dickey
Lucinda Dickey (born Lucinda Marie Henninger; July 9th, 1960) is an American dancer and actress. She is best known for her leading roles in the film Breakin (1984) and its sequel Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984).
Lucinda Dickey
- Name
- Lucinda Dickey
- Birth Name
- Lucinda Marie Henninger
- Born
- 9 July 1960
- Birthplace
- Hutchinson, Kansas, U.S.
- Education
- Kansas State University Roland Dupree Dance Academy
- Occupation
- Dancer Actress
- Spouse
- * Halley Dickey (divorced)
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Lucinda Dickey (born Lucinda Marie Henninger; July 9th, 1960) is an American dancer and actress. She is best known for her leading roles in the film Breakin (1984) and its sequel Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984).
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Lucinda Dickey (born 1960) is an actor, actress and dancer, among other activities, of American nationality. The actor was born in Hutchinson. Lucinda Dickey was educated at Kansas State University. Languages used include English.
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• Name — Lucinda Dickey • Birth Name — Lucinda Marie Henninger • Born — 9 July 1960 • Birthplace — Hutchinson, Kansas, U.S. • Other Names — Lucinda Piligian • Education — Kansas State University Roland Dupree Dance Academy • Occupation — Dancer Actress • Years Active — 1982–2008 • Spouse — * Halley Dickey (divorced) • Children — 2 Lucinda Dickey (born Lucinda Marie Henninger; July 9th, 1960) is an American dancer and actress. She is best known for her leading roles in the film Breakin (1984) and its sequel Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984).
Early life
Early life
Dickey was born and raised in Hutchinson, Kansas, where at the age of four, she began dancing in her mother's studio. While attending Kansas State University, she majored in dance and competed as Miss Manhattan/Kansas-State in the Miss Kansas pageant, where she won the talent division and finished third runner-up.
Career
Career
In 1980, Dickey moved to Los Angeles and won a dance scholarship with the Roland DuPree Dance Academy. After 10 months, she became one of the lead dancers for the movie Grease 2. In fall 1982, she landed a stint as a dancer on Solid Gold. Her first leading role was in Ninja III: The Domination, which premiered in 1984. In 1984, Dickey appeared in the role of jazz dancer turned breakdancer Kelly in Breakin and its sequel, Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo. Next, Dickey played the mascot in the horror flick Cheerleader Camp, in 1988. Dickey's last onscreen acting role was in the 1990 Perry Mason television movie, Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter. She appeared as a dance judge on TLC's 2008 series Master of Dance.
Personal life
Personal life
She retired from acting in 1990, and lives in California with her husband, Craig Piligian, a co-executive producer of, among others, the reality TV game show Survivor. They have two children.
Filmography
Filmography
• Film • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1982 — Grease 2 — Girl Greaser • 1984 — Breakin — Kelly / Special K • 1984 — Ninja III: The Domination — Christie • 1984 — Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo — Kelly • 1988 — Cheerleader Camp — Cory Foster — Also choreographer • 2014 — Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films — Self — Documentary • Television • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1982-1983 — Solid Gold — Self (Solid Gold Dancer) — 7 episodes • 1990 — Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter — Employee — (TV movie) Uncredited • 2008 — Master of Dance — Self - Judge — 6 episodes
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- 1.Shequeta. Interview with Lucinda Dickey. The Black Hollywood File. August 21, 2008.
- 2."Henniger Named Beauty Queen", Kansas State Collegian (30 April 1979).
- 3.Manhattan Mercury (25 Feb. 1979), 8; and Hutchinson News (3 July 1982), 49 and 118.
- 4.Hutchinson News (9 Sept. 1982), 50; and Kim Fritzemeier, Hutchinson News (13 May 1984), 144.
- 5.10 Underrated 1980s Horror Movies You Can Stream Today on Amazon Prime. ScreenRant. 2021-05-08.
- 6.Vadukul, Alex. Adolfo Quiñones, an Early Star of Street Dance, Dies at 65. The New York Times. 2021-01-13. 0362-4331.
- 7.10 Best Slashers You've Probably Never Heard Of. ScreenRant. 2019-06-30.
- 8.Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter. TVGuide.com.
- 9.Kilbourn, Clara. Hutchinson native Lucinda Piligian is slated to appear Monday evening as one of the judges in the first of six "Master of Dance" competitions on the TLC television channel. The Hutchinson News.
- 10.Dancing with Death – Interview with Lucinda Dickey. July 10, 2018.
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