Ellen Sandweiss

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Ellen Sandweiss
Sandweiss in 2009
Born	(1958-12-30) December 30, 1958 (age 62) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Education	University of Michigan (BFA, MA)
Occupation	Actress, dancer, singer
Years active	1978–1981, 2006–present
Spouse(s)	Matt Hodges (divorced)
Children	2, including Jessy Hodges

Ellen Sandweiss (born December 30, 1958) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Cheryl Williams in The Evil Dead franchise.

Career[]

Sandweiss was born in Detroit, Michigan, and is a graduate of the University of Michigan. She gained notoriety in the 1981 horror cult-classic The Evil Dead, playing Ash Williams' sister Cheryl. Afterwards, she went on a hiatus from acting for over 20 years. In 2006, Sandweiss starred in Satan's Playground. The following year, she appeared in My Name is Bruce. In 2013, Sandweiss had a cameo role in Sam Raimi's Oz the Great and Powerful. In 2016, Sandweiss reprised her role as Cheryl Williams in Ash vs. Evil Dead, the character being reborn as a deadite after a kandarian demon possesses a photo of her.

Personal life[]

Sandweiss has performed in musical theatre as a dancer and pop singer, and in a one-woman show of Jewish music.^[1] Her daughter is actress Jessy Hodges and her other daughter, Ali, taught the award winning choir classes at Berkley High School

Filmography[]

References[]

External links[]

• Ellen Sandweiss Interview at Deadites Online
• Ellen Sandweiss at IMDb
• Ellen Sandweiss at AllMovie

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