Ellen Sandweiss is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Cheryl Williams in The Evil Dead (franchise).
Early life
Sandweiss was born in
Detroit to a
Jews family.
She graduated from Groves High School in 1977,
[ where she participated in plays and later Super 8 movies with classmates Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell.]
Career
She gained notoriety in the 1981 horror cult-classic The Evil Dead, playing Ash Williams' sister Cheryl. Afterwards, she went on a hiatus from acting for over 20 years. In 2006, Sandweiss starred in Satan's Playground. The following year, she appeared in My Name Is Bruce. In 2013, Sandweiss had a cameo role in Sam Raimi's Oz the Great and Powerful. In 2016, Sandweiss reprised her role as Cheryl Williams in Ash vs. Evil Dead, the character being reborn as a Deadite after a Kandarian demon possesses a photo of her.
Personal life
Sandweiss has performed in musical theatre as a dancer and pop music singing, and in a one-woman show of Jewish music.
Filmography
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| Short film |
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| Main role |
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| 6 episodes |
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| Short |
| Cameo |
| Voice cameo |
| 2 episodes |
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Video games
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