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Date of birth: 12 July 1951,
Birth Place: Huron, South Dakota, USA
Born Cheryl Jean Stoppelmoor on July 12, 1951, to an engineer father and waitress mother, her hometown of Huron, South Dakota, was a far cry from Hollywood. But the girl had long dreamed of becoming a movie star, and she took tap lessons and sang at home with her dad. In high school, she played in a jazz trio, "Music Shop Band," which traveled from the Midwest to California to try and make it professionally. When the group broke up, Ladd decided to stay and chase her dream. Her first real gig was singing backup on the cartoon show "Josie and the Pussycats."
After acting in commercials, she landed a role in a 1973 movie, "Jamaica Reef," and met her first husband, David Ladd. They married in 1973, and two years later, their daughter, Jordan, was born. The marriage lasted six years.
In 1977 she was tapped by Charlie's Angels producer Aaron Spelling to replace Farrah Fawcett, who had unexpectedly left the year-old sensation. Petite but with plenty of vavoom, Ladd was a hit as Kris Munroe. "She had to fill a big pair of shoes, and she did it with confidence," says costar Jaclyn Smith.
After her 1979 split, Ladd found romance with Scottish-born Brian Russell, who had cut two '70s pop albums before turning to movie producing in the '80s.
Cheryl won kudos for a role in last year's edgy film Permanent Midnight and played a mother in last month's family drama A Dog of Flanders. Her dream gig? "Some wonderful Mrs. Robinson part, where I can be really attractive, sexual and powerful," she says, adding with a purr, "There are a couple of young actors I'd sure like to work with."
Her hobbies include golf (she has a 17 handicap
and attends pro tournaments as a Buick spokeswoman), art (she collects
folk paintings of cows and sells prints of one of her own works on her
Web site) and writing children's books (The Adventures of Little Nettie
Windship, by her and her husband, was published in 1997). She also guides
daughter Jordan, an actress who starred with her in the 1998 TV movie
Every Mother's Worst Fear, and stepdaughter Lindsay Russell, a singer-guitarist
who plays L.A. clubs.
Her Best Friend's Husband (2002) (TV) .... Jane Thornton
Intimate Portrait: Cheryl Ladd (1999) (TV) .... Herself
Dog of Flanders, A (1999) .... Anna Cogez
Michael Landon, the Father I Knew (1999) (TV) .... Lynn Landon
Perfect Little Angels (1998) (TV) .... Elaine Freedman
Permanent Midnight (1998) .... Pamela Verlaine
Every Mother's Worst Fear (1998) (TV) .... Connie Hoagland
Intimate Portrait: Jaclyn Smith (1998) (TV) .... Herself
Vows of Deception (1996) (TV) .... Lucinda/Lucy Ann Michaels
... aka Deadly Seduction (1996) (TV)
... aka Tangled Web (1996) (TV)
Haunting of Lisa, The (1996) (TV) .... Ellen Downey
Kiss and Tell (1996) (TV) .... Jean McAvoy
"One West Waikiki" (1994) TV Series .... Dawn 'Holli' Holliday
M.E.
Dancing with Danger (1994) (TV) .... Mary Dannon
Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back (1993) (TV) .... Pam Cheney
... aka Broken Promises (1993) (TV)
Dead Before Dawn (1993) (TV) .... Linda
Poison Ivy (1992) .... Georgie Cooper
Locked Up: A Mother's Rage (1991) (TV) .... Annie Gallagher
... aka Other Side of Love (1991) (TV)
Changes (1991) (TV) .... Melanie Adams
... aka Danielle Steel's 'Changes' (1991) (TV)
Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501 (1990) (TV) .... Diane Halstead
... aka Aftermath (1990) (TV)
... aka Aftermath: The Fate of Flight 1501 (1990) (TV)
Lisa (1990) .... Katherine
... aka Candlelight Killer (1990)
Girl Who Came Between Them, The (1990) (TV) .... Laura
... aka Victim of Innocence (1990) (TV)
Jekyll & Hyde (1990) (TV) .... Sara Crawford
Millennium (1989) .... Louise Baltimore
Fulfillment of Mary Gray, The (1989) (TV) .... Mary
... aka Fulfillment (1989) (TV)
Bluegrass (1988) (TV) .... Maude Sage Breen
Deadly Care (1987) (TV)
"Crossings" (1986) (mini) TV Series .... Liane DeVilliers
Death in California, A (1985) (TV) .... Hope Masters
... aka Psychopath (1993) (TV) (USA: video title)
Romance on the Orient Express (1985) (TV) .... Lily Conrad
Purple Hearts (1984) .... Deborah Solomon
Hasty Heart, The (1983) (TV) .... Margaret
Now and Forever (1983) .... Jessie Clarke
Grace Kelly (1983) (TV) .... Grace Kelly
... aka Grace Kelly Story, The (1983) (TV) (USA: video title)
Kentucky Woman (1983) (TV) .... Maggie Telford
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980) (TV)
... aka Mad Messiah, The (1980) (TV)
When She Was Bad... (1979) (TV) .... Betina 'Teeny' Morgan
Willa (1979) (TV)
General Electric's All-Star Anniversary (1978) (TV)
Thaddeus Rose and Eddie (1978) (TV)
"Black Beauty" (1978) (mini) TV Series
Battle of the Network Stars III (1977) (TV) .... ABC Team Contestant
"Charlie's Angels" (1976) TV Series .... Kris Munroe (1977-1981)
Evil in the Deep (1976) (as Cheryl Stoppelmoor) .... Zappy
... aka Treasure of Jamaica Reef, The (1976) (USA: reissue title)
... aka Treasure of the Jamaica Deep (1976)
Satan's School for Girls (1973) (TV) (as Cheryl Stoppelmoor) .... Jody
Keller
"Ken Berry 'Wow' Show, The" (1972) TV Series
... aka "Ken Berry's Wow" (1972)
Devil's Daughter, The (1972) (TV)
"Alexander Zwo" (1972) (mini) TV Series (as Cheryl Jean Stoppelmoor)
.... Nelly
"Search" (1972) TV Series (as Cheryl Stoppelmoor) .... Amy (1972-73)
Chrome and Hot Leather (1971) (as Cherie Moor) .... Kathy
"Josie and the Pussycats" (1970) TV Series (singing voice) ....
Melody Valentine
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