Cheryl Smith
Actor
- Born
- June 6, 1955 · Los Angeles, California, USA
- Died
- October 25, 2002 (age 47)
Cheryl "Rainbeaux" Smith is an actress quite familiar to genre film fans. With leads in "B" pictures and meaty smaller parts in more major ones, her career showed great promise in the 1970s. Alas, it was not meant to be . . . the lure of hard drugs was to bring tragedy to the lovely and talented "Rainbeaux" (a nickname given her for being a mainstay at L.A.'s Rainbow Club, a popular spot for musicians). She was once a member of the legendary girl band The Runaways, but heroin plagued her life for many years and caused her to contract hepatitis, which ultimately killed her. She is the mother of a son, allegedly sired by a member of the rock band The Animals.
Known for
Logan's Run
June 23, 1976
Phantom of the Paradise
October 31, 1974
Up in Smoke
September 15, 1978
Farewell, My Lovely
August 8, 1975
Nice Dreams
July 24, 1981
Laserblast
March 1, 1978
The Incredible Melting Man
November 10, 1977
Vice Squad
January 22, 1982
Caged Heat
April 19, 1974
Parasite
March 12, 1982
Melvin and Howard
September 19, 1980
Massacre at Central High
September 1, 1976
Acting31
- 1996Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-O-Rama Show Vol. 3
- 1984Du-beat-e-o as Runaways Member (uncredited)
- 1983Independence Day as Ginny
- 1982Parasite as Captive Girl
- 1982The Best of Sex and Violence as (archive footage)
- 1982Vice Squad as White Prostitute
- 1981Nice Dreams as Blondie Group #1
- 1981The Choice as Chris
- 1980Melvin and Howard as Patient Ronnie
- 1978Up in Smoke as Laughing Lady