Cheryl Smith
Acting
Born June 6, 1955 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Died October 25, 2002
Also known as Cheryl Rainbeaux Smith · Rainbeaux Smith · Cheryl Rainbeaux
Biography
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.
Filmography20 titles
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Phantom of the Paradise
Hart to Hart
Up in Smoke
Logan's Run
Farewell, My Lovely
Vice Squad
Nice Dreams
Massacre at Central High
The Swinging Cheerleaders
The Best of Sex and Violence
The Choirboys
Drum
Caged Heat
Evel Knievel
Parasite
The Pom Pom Girls
The Incredible Melting Man
Revenge of the Cheerleaders
Laserblast