Cheryl Annie Paris (born 1959) is an American television and film actress and former fashion model.

Cheryl Paris
Born
Cheryl Annie Paris

1959
Occupation(s)Model
Actress
Years active1979-92
Spouses
Jim Porter
(m. 1980; div. 1986)
(m. 1994; div. 2004)
Children2

Career

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In 1979, Paris worked as an Elite Agency model, and during that time she posed for fashion layouts found in both Vogue and Mademoiselle magazines.[1] While attending college for two years in Tampa and Miami, she studied criminal justice.[1]

Personal life

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Paris and her five older brothers were raised in California by their mother, who divorced their father around 1963. She spent part of her early childhood in the town of North Highlands, California.[citation needed]

Her first marriage (1980–86) was to Delta Air Lines pilot Jim Porter.[2] They had a daughter, Katherine, together in 1984.[3] Her second marriage (1994-2004) was to the television actor Ken Kercheval. She was Kercheval's fourth wife. The couple had one child together.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Television
Year Title Role Notes
1981 Golden Gate Claire McCartney TV movie/pilot[4]
1982 The Renegades Tracy TV movie/pilot[2]
1983 T. J. Hooker Carol Ann Baker "The Hostages" (season 2, episode 20)
1989 Sweet Bird of Youth Heavenly Finley TV movie[5]
1990 Matlock Sarah McClain "The Pro" (season 4, episode 19)
1990 Nasty Boys Jan Palmer "The Line" (season 1, episode 9)
1990 Good Cops, Bad Cops Kelly Sherwood TV movie
1991 Columbo Marcy Edwards Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star[6] (season 10, episode 3)
1992 Dangerous Curves Courtney Douglas "Daddy Dearest" (season 2, episode 2)
1992 From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One Rita Mulick TV movie
Film
Year Title Role Notes
1989 Liberty & Bash Melissa film debut
1992 Me, Myself and I Aunt Felicia
1992 Sweet Justice Suzanne
1992 Rescue Me Hannah

References

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  1. ^ a b Weiss, Ray (September 18, 1980). "Cheryl Paris ought to be in pictures". The Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Turner, Steve (August 11, 1982). "LHS graduate turns up on the tube again: Cheryl Paris appears in ABC show". The Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  3. ^ Park, Jeannie & Koffler, Kevin (October 2, 1989). "Playing Sweet Bird of Youth 's Abandoned Lover, Cheryl Paris Draws on Her Own Unhappy Past". People.com. Retrieved March 31, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "About Women: Cheryl Paris - Anne Lockhart - Colleen McCullough". The News-Dispatch. Jeannette, Pennsylvania. February 25, 1981. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  5. ^ Hull, Christopher (October 1, 1989). "Perrine keeps a tight lip". Times Daily. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  6. ^ Zuckerman, Faye B. (April 28, 1991). "Columbo solves another mystery". The Telegraph-Herald. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
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