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Cheryl Waters (actress)

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Cheryl Waters
Born
Cheryl Ann Waters

January 18, 1947 (1947-01-18) (age 77)
Other namesLeah Tate, Cheryl A. Waters
Occupation(s)Film, television actress
Years active1971–1998

Cheryl Waters (born January 18, 1947) is an American film and television actress. Her most famous role was the female lead in the 1974 film, Macon County Line.

Career

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1970s

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One of her earliest film appearances was in the 1971 biker film, Ride the Hot Wind, which starred Tommy Kirk, Duke Kelly, and Sherry Bain.[1] After that she played the part of Bonnie, a young woman having an affair with Robert Matthews, her psychology professor in Don Jones' 1971 exploitation film, Schoolgirls in Chains.[2][3] She played the female lead in Richard Compton's 1974 film, Macon County Line. Her character, the attractive Jenny Scott is making her way to Dallas and is picked up by good-time seeking brothers Chris and Wayne Dixon (played by Alan and Jesse Vint) who are making their way south-by-southwest. Their fun times eventually comes to an end when they eventually find trouble.[4][5] In 1978, Kevin Image of Death was released, in which Waters played the part of Barbara Shields. Cathey Paine, Tony Bonner and Penne Hackforth-Jones also starred in the film.[6]

1980s to 1990s

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She played the part of Lorraine Webster in the Real Mothers episode of The Trials of Rosie O'Neill which aired in September 1991.[7]

Filmography

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Film
Title Role Director Year Notes #
Didn't You Hear Paige Skip Sherwood 1970
Ride the Hot Wind Duke Kelly 1971
Schoolgirls in Chains Bonnie Don Jones 1973 credited as Leah Tate
Macon County Line Jenny Scott Richard Compton 1974
Act of Vengeance Tamara Robert Kelljchian 1974
Women Unchained Susan Kent Osborne 1974
Image of Death Barbara Shields Kevin James Dobson 1978
Cradle Song Rene Sharron Miller 1981
Thunder Alley Cowgirl J. S. Cardone 1985
Avenging Angels Magda Beecham J. Lee Thompson 1988
A Climate for Killing Birdy J. S. Cardone 1991
Television
Title Episode # Role Director Year Notes #
Cannon Tomorrow Ends at Noon Charlotte Gates William Wiard 1975 Credited as Cheryl A. Waters
Bronk The Pickoff Beverly Sutton Roley 1975
The Fisher Family Reprise for the Lord Nurse Sharron Miller 1984 aka This Is the Life
The Fisher Family Dark Journey Sharron Miller 1984 aka This Is the Life
Cagney & Lacey Turn, Turn, Turn: Part 2 Jane Beckwith Sharron Miller 1987
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill State of Mind Guard #1 Sharron Miller 1991
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill Real Mothers Lorraine Webster Sharron Miller 1991
Any Day Now Please Don't Tell My Mother Sharron Miller 1988
Misc
Title Role Director Year Notes #
The Slayer assistant to director J.S. Cardone 1982
End of the Rainbow Production designer Laszlo Papas 1983
Going Hollywood: The '30s Set decorator Julian Schlossberg 1984 Documentary
SiN Computer Voice 1998 Video game

References

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