Cheryl Smith
Acting
Born June 6, 1955 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Died October 25, 2002
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
Filmography
Independence Day
1983 · Ginny
The Best of Sex and Violence
1982 · (archive footage)
Vice Squad
1982 · White Prostitute
Parasite
1982 · Captive Girl
Nice Dreams
1981 · Blondie Group #1
Melvin and Howard
1980 · Patient Ronnie
Laserblast
1978 · Kathy Farley
Up in Smoke
1978 · Laughing Lady
Fantasm Comes Again
1977 · Carol
Cinderella
1977 · Cinderella
The Incredible Melting Man
1977 · The Model
The Choirboys
1977 · Tammy
Game Show Models
1977 · Game Show Assistant / Prize
The Pom Pom Girls
1976 · Roxanne
Revenge of the Cheerleaders
1976 · Heather
Massacre at Central High
1976 · Mary
Drum
1976 · Sophie Maxwell
Logan's Run
1976 · Screamer Party Woman (uncredited)
Video Vixens!
1975 · 'Twinkle Twat' Girl
Farewell, My Lovely
1975 · Doris
Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural
1974 · Lila Lee
Phantom of the Paradise
1974 · Groupie
Caged Heat
1974 · Lavelle
The Swinging Cheerleaders
1974 · Andrea
Evel Knievel
1971 · Rodeo Ticket Buyer (uncredited)