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Actor
Gender
Female
Birthday
30 December
Location
Michigan, United States
Edit pageEllen Sandweiss
Biography
Ellen Sandweiss is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Cheryl Williams in The Evil Dead franchise.
Sandweiss was born in Detroit, Michigan, and is a graduate of the University of Michigan. She went to Groves High School, where she participated in plays and later Super 8 movies with Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell.
She gained notoriety in the 1981 horror cult classic The Evil Dead, playing Ash Williams' sister Cheryl. Afterward, 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.
