Annette Charles
Encyclopedia
Annette Charles was an American
actress best known for her role as Charlene "Cha Cha" DiGregorio in Grease
. She made several appearances on television as well.
Charles was born Annette Cardona in Los Angeles
, California
. Under that name, she was a speech professor at California State University, Northridge
.
She died on August 3, 2011, in Los Angeles due to complications from cancer
.
Americans
The people of the United States, also known as simply Americans or American people, are the inhabitants or citizens of the United States. The United States is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different ethnic and national backgrounds...
actress best known for her role as Charlene "Cha Cha" DiGregorio in Grease
Grease (film)
Grease is a 1978 American musical film directed by Randal Kleiser and based on Warren Casey's and Jim Jacobs's 1971 musical of the same name about two lovers in a 1950s high school. The film stars John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, and Jeff Conaway...
. She made several appearances on television as well.
Charles was born Annette Cardona in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Under that name, she was a speech professor at California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge is a public university in Northridge, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California, United States....
.
She died on August 3, 2011, in Los Angeles due to complications from cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
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Credits
- 1987: Magnum, P.I.Magnum, P.I.Magnum, P.I. is an American television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from 1980 to 1988 in first-run broadcast on the American CBS television network....
(TV series) Maria Torres - 1985: LatinoLatino (film)Latino is a 1985 American war film directed by Haskell Wexler. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.-Summary:...
Marlena (as Annette Cardona) - 1981: Musical Comedy Tonight II (TV movie)
- 1980: The Incredible Hulk (TV series) Rita
- 1979: Can You Hear the Laughter? The Story of Freddie Prinze (TV movie) Billy
- 1979: In Search of Historic Jesus (documentary) Mary MagdaleneMary MagdaleneMary Magdalene was one of Jesus' most celebrated disciples, and the most important woman disciple in the movement of Jesus. Jesus cleansed her of "seven demons", conventionally interpreted as referring to complex illnesses...
- 1978: CentennialCentennial (miniseries)Centennial is a 12-episode American television miniseriesthat aired on NBC from October 1978 to February 1979. It was based on the novel of the same name by James A. Michener. The miniseries was produced by John Wilder....
(TV mini-series) Senora Alvarez - 1978: GreaseGrease (film)Grease is a 1978 American musical film directed by Randal Kleiser and based on Warren Casey's and Jim Jacobs's 1971 musical of the same name about two lovers in a 1950s high school. The film stars John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, and Jeff Conaway...
Cha Cha DiGregorio - 1977: Man from Atlantis (TV series) Ginny Mendoza (as Annette Courset)
- 1976: The Bionic WomanThe Bionic WomanThe Bionic Woman is an American television series starring Lindsay Wagner that aired for three seasons between 1976 and 1978 as a spin off from The Six Million Dollar Man. Wagner stars as tennis pro Jaime Sommers who is nearly killed in a skydiving accident. Sommers' life is saved by Oscar Goldman ...
(TV series) Elora / Emerald (1976–1977) - 1974: Barnaby JonesBarnaby JonesBarnaby Jones is a television detective series starring Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether as father- and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles. A spin-off from Cannon, the show ran on CBS from January 28, 1973 to April 3, 1980, beginning as a midseason replacement...
(TV series) Angela / Lucy Stahl (1974–1977) - 1972: Emergency!Emergency!Emergency! is an American television series that combines the medical drama and action-adventure genres. It was produced by Mark VII Limited and distributed by Universal Studios...
(TV series) Mrs. Harrow / Wife (1972–1974) - 1972: BanacekBanacekBanacek is a short-lived, light-hearted detective TV series starring George Peppard on NBC from 1972 to 1974. It alternated in its timeslot with several other shows but was the only one to last beyond its first season...
(TV series) Cecelia Gomez (as Annette Cardona) - 1972: Bonanza (TV series) Carmen
- 1972: The Mod SquadThe Mod SquadThe Mod Squad is a television series that ran on ABC from September 24, 1968, until August 23, 1973. This series starred Michael Cole, Peggy Lipton, Clarence Williams III, and Tige Andrews...
(TV series) Cory (as Annette Cardona) - 1970: GunsmokeGunsmokeGunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West....
(TV series) Rita (as Annette Cardona) - 1970: The Flying NunThe Flying NunThe Flying Nun is an American sitcom produced by Screen Gems for ABC based on the 1965 book The Fifteenth Pelican, by Tere Rios, which starred Sally Field as Sister Bertrille...
(TV series) Louisa (as Annette Cardona) - 1968: The High ChaparralThe High ChaparralThe High Chaparral is a Western-themed television series starring Leif Erickson and Cameron Mitchell which aired on NBC from 1967 to 1971. The show was created by David Dortort, who had previously created the hit Bonanza for the network...
(TV series) Jill
External links
- "I Love Cha Cha DiGregorio", Ebola Entertainment via KHitsChicago.Radio.co, August. 5, 2011 (compilation video of Grease scenes)