Cheryl Waters

Cheryl Ann Waters (September 3, 1947 – September 1, 2025) was an American actress. Her most famous role was the female lead in the 1974 film, Macon County Line.

Life and career One of her earliest film appearances was in the 1971 biker film, Ride the Hot Wind, which starred Tommy Kirk and Sherry Bain. After that she played the part of Bonnie, a young woman having an affair with Robert Matthews, her psychology professor in Don Jones' 1971 exploitation film, Schoolgirls in Chains.

She played the female lead in Richard Compton's 1974 film, Macon County Line. Her character, the attractive Jenny Scott is making her way to Dallas and is picked up by good-time seeking brothers Chris and Wayne Dixon (played by Alan and Jesse Vint) who are making their way south-by-southwest. Their fun times eventually come to an end when they find trouble. In 1978, Image of Death was released, in which Waters played the part of Barbara Shields. Tony Bonner and Penne Hackforth-Jones co-starred in the film. Waters played the part of Lorraine Webster in the Real Mothers episode of The Trials of Rosie O'Neill which aired in September 1991.

Waters died on September 1, 2025, at the age of 78.

Filmography + Film Title Role Director Year Notes # Didn't You Hear? Paige Skip Sherwood 1970 Ride the Hot Wind Duke Kelly 1971 Schoolgirls in Chains Bonnie Don Jones 1973 credited as Leah Tate Macon County Line Jenny Scott Richard Compton 1974 Act of Vengeance Tamara Robert Kelljchian 1974 Women Unchained Susan Kent Osborne 1974 Image of Death Barbara Shields Kevin James Dobson 1978 Cradle Song Rene Sharron Miller 1981 Thunder Alley Cowgirl J. S. Cardone 1985 Avenging Angels Magda Beecham J. Lee Thompson 1988 A Climate for Killing Birdy J. S. Cardone 1991

+ Television Title Episode # Role Director Year Notes # Cannon Tomorrow Ends at Noon Charlotte Gates William Wiard 1975 Credited as Cheryl A. Waters Bronk The Pickoff Beverly Sutton Roley 1975 The Fisher Family Reprise for the Lord Nurse Sharron Miller 1984 aka This Is the Life The Fisher Family Dark Journey Sharron Miller 1984 aka This Is the Life Cagney & Lacey Turn, Turn, Turn: Part 2 Jane Beckwith Sharron Miller 1987 The Trials of Rosie O'Neill State of Mind Guard #1 Sharron Miller 1991 The Trials of Rosie O'Neill Real Mothers Lorraine Webster Sharron Miller 1991 Any Day Now Please Don't Tell My Mother Sharron Miller 1988

+ Misc Title Role Director Year Notes # The Slayer assistant to director J.S. Cardone 1982 End of the Rainbow Production designer Laszlo Papas 1983 Going Hollywood: The '30s Set decorator Julian Schlossberg 1984 Documentary SiN Computer Voice 1998 Video game