Cheryl Paris
Birth date1959
Birth placeBurley, Idaho, U.S.
Birth nameCheryl Annie Paris
OccupationModel
Actress
Years active1979–92
Spouse
  • Jim Porter (m. 1980; ended 1986)
  • Ken Kercheval (m. 1994; ended 2004)

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

Career

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

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 third wife. The couple had one child together.[citation needed]

Filmography

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1981Golden GateClaire McCartneyTV movie/pilot[4]
1982The RenegadesTracyTV movie/pilot[2]
1983T. J. HookerCarol Ann Baker"The Hostages" (season 2, episode 20)
1989Sweet Bird of YouthHeavenly FinleyTV movie[5]
1990MatlockSarah McClain"The Pro" (season 4, episode 19)
Nasty BoysJan Palmer"The Line" (season 1, episode 9)
Good Cops, Bad CopsKelly SherwoodTV movie
1991ColumboMarcy EdwardsColumbo and the Murder of a Rock Star[6] (season 10, episode 3)
1992Dangerous CurvesCourtney Douglas"Daddy Dearest" (season 2, episode 2)
From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of OneRita MulickTV movie
Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1989Liberty & BashMelissafilm debut
1992Me, Myself and IAunt Felicia
Sweet JusticeSuzanne
Rescue MeHannah

References

  1. ^ Weiss, Ray (September 18, 1980). "Cheryl Paris ought to be in pictures". The Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  2. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "About Women: Cheryl Paris - Anne Lockhart - Colleen McCullough". The News-Dispatch. 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.