- Co-wrote the theme song Goonies R Good Enough for THE GOONIES (1985) , and shot a music video that features a cameo by the film's executive producer Steven Spielberg.
- Nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series at Emmy Awards for Mad About You (1994)
Quotes- When asked about her age early in her career: "What am I, a car?"
- "I'm a recovering Catholic."
- "I've always wondered what it would be like if somebody from outer space landed with three heads. Then all of a sudden everybody else wouldn't look so bad, huh? Well, OK you're a little different from me but, hey, ya got one head..."
- "People used to throw rocks at me for my clothes. Now they wanna know where I buy 'em, right?"
- "Sometimes my mind boggles. It's so deep my mind actually boggles."
- "Sometimes when I'm singing I feel like I'm floating. I feel like I'm like this tall and I feel like I could do anything. I think that's why I've always sang because I'm addicted to it because it feels like flying. If you're lucky you take people on the flight with you. If you're lucky you can create a space and bring other people inside. It's like an inner space that goes outside, it's very scientific."
- "When I sing I don't feel like it's me. I feel I am fabulous, like I'm 10 feet tall. I am the greatest. I am the strongest. I am Samson. I'm whoever I want to be."
- "Who is this girl Cyndi Lauper, and why is she SO Unusual?!"
- "Humor is a great vehicle for getting a message across. If you get too serious, you could die of starch."
- "I have to always remember that I did something, for my life, that was quite a miracle, and I'm so extraordinarily grateful for that."
- "I used to get spanked. Yeah, my mother used to line us up and we'd get it with the belt. I think she was into music 'cause we were all different sizes like a xylophone. But I've been through therapy, I'm OK now."
- In a comical British accent: "You know I do speak the Queens English. It's just the wrong Queens that's all. It's over the 59th Street Bridge. It's not over the Atlantic Ocean."
- Referring to the outfit she wore while singing with the Boston Pops on July 4, 2001: "Somebody did complain to me and tell me that my clothes were so loud they couldn't hear me sing."
Awards- Emmy Award: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, MAD ABOUT YOU (1995)
- Women in Film Crystal Awards: Crystal Award (1985)
- American Music Awards: Favorite Female Vocalist Pop/Rock (1983)
- American Music Awards: Favorite Female Vocalist Video Pop/Rock (1983)
- A Grammy Award: Best New Artist (1983)
- Rolling Stone: Best New Artist and Best Female Video Artist (1983)
- MTV Best Female Video Artist
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