Cheryl Lynn Miller

Cheryl Lynn Miller is an American actress and musician.

Career The film Casanova Brown (1944) marked her screen debut at the age of 19 days. 1965 was a break-through year for Miller. She was featured with an elephant and a chimp on the hit TV series Flipper. This caught the attention of the director (Ivan Tors) who later cast her in the film, Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion. In this film she played Paula Tracy, the daughter of veterinarian Marsh Tracy (Marshall Thompson). The film led to her role again playing Paula Tracy alongside Thompson in the CBS television series, Daktari, (1966–69). In the opening credits, she is shown riding on the back of a lion.

During the summer of 1965, Walt Disney chose Miller as his own contractee, dubbing her "The Typical American Girl". By early 1966, filming began for Daktari in Africa, U.S.A., on a 200-acre ranch about 40 miles north of the Los Angeles metro area.

Later that year, Miller was one of 13 young actresses who were designated Hollywood Deb Stars of 1966. By the summer, she became Miss Golden Globe of 1966 and assisted Andy Williams in the presentation of the Golden Globe Awards. In 1966, she was voted as honorary mayor of Studio City, California.

Miller made many appearances in other television series, including Leave It to Beaver, Our Man Higgins, and The Donna Reed Show. She created the role of Samantha Pudding on the NBC soap opera, Bright Promise.

She also appeared in several other films, including The Monkey's Uncle, with Annette Funicello and Tommy Kirk and Guardian of the Wilderness with Denver Pyle as Galen Clark, John Dehner as John Muir and Ford Rainey as Abraham Lincoln.

Personal life Miller married Stan Shapiro, a stockbroker, in 1968. She married again in 1979 in Hawaii to the CEO of Compact Video Systems and RTS Systems, Robert E. Seidenglanz, the inventor of the single camera, live television truck, and high definition television. They had a son, Erik, a year later.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes1965 The Monkey's Uncle Lisa Comedy film Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion Paula Tracy Adventure film 1973 Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls Sandy Horror film 1976 Guardian of the Wilderness Kathleen Clark

Television Year Title Role Notes 1957 Bachelor Father Nancy S1 E3: "Uncle Bentley and the Lady Doctor"1962 Perry Mason First Girl S6 E10: "The Case of the Lurid Letter" Leave It to Beaver Helen S6 E14: "The Party Spoiler"1965 Flipper Bonnie McCoy 4 episodes Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color Gladys Fuller S11 E23: "Kilroy: Part 2" 1966-1969 Daktari Paula Tracy 89 episodes1972 Love, American Style Laurie/Ruth 2 episodes Cade's County Alana Meredith S1 E15: "The Brothers" 1973 Emergency! Rochelle Kayner S2 E17: "Honest"1974 Barnaby Jones Kathy Sayers S3 E3: "The Challenge" The Streets of San Francisco Kimberly Young S3 E3: "Target: Red" Run, Joe, Run Jill S1 E10: "Sunken Treasure" The Man from Clover Grove Millie Swickle TV film 1975 ABC's Wide World of Mystery Arlene S3 E23: "The Deadly Volley"1976 Gemini Man Receptionist 2 episodes Monster Squad Phoebe Snow S1 E11: "The Weatherman" 1977 The Six Million Dollar Man Kim Durbin S4 E18: "Carnival of Spies" 1978 Police Story Judy Bivins S5 E5: "The Broken Badge" 1980 The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo Jennifer S1 E14: "Police Escort"