Kotero worked as an Actress, singer and model. After winning the Miss San Pedro beauty competition, and following a stint as a Cheerleader for the Los Angeles Rams in the early 1980s, Kotero began acting in film and television series such as CHiPs, Tales of the Gold Monkey, Fantasy Island, Matt Houston and Knight Rider. In 1982, she appeared in the music videos for "The Other Woman" by Ray Parker Jr. and "Shakin'" by Eddie Money. In 1984, she appeared in the ABC television movie The Mystic Warrior as the Native American woman "Wicahpi".