Cheryl Waters (actress)
Cheryl Waters | |
|---|---|
| Born | Cheryl Ann Waters September 3, 1947 Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, U.S. |
| Died | September 1, 2025 (aged 77) Sandpoint, Idaho, U.S. |
| Other names | Leah Tate, Cheryl A. Waters |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1971–1998 |
Cheryl Ann Waters (January 18, 1947 – September 1, 2025) was an American actress. Her most famous role was the female lead in the 1974 film, Macon County Line.
Life and career
[edit]One of her earliest film appearances was in the 1971 biker film, Ride the Hot Wind, which starred Tommy Kirk 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 come to an end when they find trouble.[4][5] In 1978, Image of Death was released, in which Waters played the part of Barbara Shields. Tony Bonner and Penne Hackforth-Jones co-starred in the film.[6] Waters played the part of Lorraine Webster in the Real Mothers episode of The Trials of Rosie O'Neill which aired in September 1991.[7]
Waters died on September 1, 2025, at the age of 78.[8]
Filmography
[edit]| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
[edit]- ^ Letterboxd – Ride The Hot Wind 1971 Directed by Duke Kelly
- ^ House of Self-Indulgence – Schoolgirls in Chains (Donald M. Jones, 1973)
- ^ Blu-ray.com – Schoolgirls in Chains Blu-ray
- ^ Movie City News, Wednesday, January 10th, 2018 – The DVD Wrapup:, Macon County Line: Blu-ray
- ^ DVD Talk, January 16, 2018 – Macon County Line (Blu-ray)
- ^ Filmvandaag.nl – Image of Death, Alle acteurs
- ^ The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (1990–1992), Real Mothers, imdb.com. Accessed September 18, 2025.
- ^ "Cheryl Ann Waters, 78". Bonner County Daily Bee. September 6, 2025.
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