Sherry Boucher
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Sherry Lynn Boucher, or Sherry Boucher-Lytle (born 1945), is a former American
actress who was once married to actor
George Peppard
. She is now a Realtor
in Bossier Parish in northwestern Louisiana
. She is a younger sister of actress Savannah Smith Boucher
.
Boucher was born in Springhill
in northern Webster Parish
to Jesse L. Boucher
(1912–2004) and the former Mary Eloise Herrington (born November 21, 1923). Her father co-owned Boucher and Slack Insurance
Agency, served as mayor
of Springhill from 1958–1962, and later became a successful developer. Sherry Boucher graduated in 1963 from Springhill High School
, having been involved in multiple school activities, including basketball
, cheerleading
, and student council. She first attended Northwestern State University
at Natchitoches
, Louisiana, her father’s alma mater
. In 1965, she was voted queen of the Sugar Bowl
in New Orleans
. In April 1966, she appeared as queen of Holiday in Dixie, an annual spring observance in Shreveport
. Soon she was under contract with Universal Studios
. She transferred to the University of Southern California
in Los Angeles
, from which she received a Bachelor of Arts
degree in speech
and drama
.
Between 1967 and 1974, Boucher guest starred on such television series as Lassie
(in the recurring role of Sue Lambert, 1973–1974), Dragnet
with Jack Webb
(as Carmen Willis in "The Bank Jobs"), Run for Your Life
, with Ben Gazzara
, The F.B.I. with Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.
, O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
with David Janssen
, Sanford and Son
with Redd Foxx
, and Columbo with Peter Falk
.
She also had leading roles in various plays, including The Impossible Years (with Ozzie
and Harriet Nelson
) and "Couple of White Chicks Sitting Around Talking" by John Ford Noonan. In 1964, she appeared under the name "Sherry Lynn" in the film
The Shepherd of the Hills, with Richard Arlen
as "The Shepherd", based on the Harold Bell Wright
novel
. Two other film roles were in White Lightning
(1973) with Burt Reynolds
and Five Days from Home (1979), in the role of Wanda Dulac, co-starring with husband, George Peppard, and sister, Savannah. Her most recent roles were in the films Nursie (2004), having appeared again with her sister, and Jeremiah’s Secret (2006), in which she played the role of "Pam".
Boucher-Lytle has addresses in Bossier City
and nearby Benton
, the Bossier Parish seat of government, where she continues to work in real estate
. She belongs to the Louisiana Realty Political Action Group, the Screen Actors Guild
, and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
. She is descended from a line of Louisiana Democratic
politician
s. Her mayor-father’s first cousin, the late Drayton Boucher
, was a member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature
, having served from 1936-1952. Boucher's maternal uncle, Johnny D. Herrington, served as Springhill mayor from 1978–1986 and again from 1995-2006.
A motivational speaker
, Boucher-Lytle is the founder of Mothers Against Guns in the Classroom. She has a daughter, Chessa B. Lytle, by former husband John R. Lytle, Boucher also has a younger sister, Jessica Boucher, who is engaged to American Record Producer & Mixer Kevin Beamish
, Nashville, Tennessee
, as of 2009. Boucher also appears to have lost a child in another, presumably second, marriage; her father's obituary lists a deceased granddaughter, Sherri LeAnn Campbell, but there is no mention of who the father "Campbell" was.
United States
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actress who was once married to actor
Actor
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George Peppard
George Peppard
George Peppard, Jr. was an American film and television actor.Peppard secured a major role when he starred alongside Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's , portrayed a character based on Howard Hughes in The Carpetbaggers , and played the title role of the millionaire sleuth Thomas Banacek in...
. She is now a Realtor
Real estate broker
A real estate broker, real estate agent or realtor is a party who acts as an intermediary between sellers and buyers of real estate/real property and attempts to find sellers who wish to sell and buyers who wish to buy...
in Bossier Parish in northwestern Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
. She is a younger sister of actress Savannah Smith Boucher
Savannah Smith Boucher
Savannah Smith Boucher is an American actress originally from Springhill in Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana. Her younger sister, Sherry Boucher, is a former actress who was the third wife of the late actor George Peppard....
.
Boucher was born in Springhill
Springhill, Louisiana
Springhill is a city in northern Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,439 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Minden Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
in northern Webster Parish
Webster Parish, Louisiana
Webster Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The seat of the parish is Minden. In 2010, its population was 41,207....
to Jesse L. Boucher
Jesse L. Boucher
Jesse L. Boucher was a north Louisiana insurance agency owner and large-scale real estate developer who also served from 1958-1962 as the mayor of his native Springhill in northern Webster Parish....
(1912–2004) and the former Mary Eloise Herrington (born November 21, 1923). Her father co-owned Boucher and Slack Insurance
Insurance
In law and economics, insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent, uncertain loss. Insurance is defined as the equitable transfer of the risk of a loss, from one entity to another, in exchange for payment. An insurer is a company selling the...
Agency, served as mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Springhill from 1958–1962, and later became a successful developer. Sherry Boucher graduated in 1963 from Springhill High School
Springhill High School
Springhill High School may refer to these schools:* Springhill High School in Canada* Springhill High School in England* Springhill High School in the USA...
, having been involved in multiple school activities, including basketball
Basketball
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, cheerleading
Cheerleading
Cheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...
, and student council. She first attended Northwestern State University
Northwestern State University
Northwestern State University, known as NSU, is a four-year public university primarily situated in Natchitoches, Louisiana, with a nursing campus in Shreveport and general campuses in Leesville/Fort Polk and Alexandria. It is a part of the University of Louisiana System.NSU was founded in 1884 as...
at Natchitoches
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Natchitoches is a city in and the parish seat of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. Established in 1714 by Louis Juchereau de St. Denis as part of French Louisiana, the community was named after the Natchitoches Indian tribe. The City of Natchitoches was first incorporated on February...
, Louisiana, her father’s alma mater
Alma mater
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. In 1965, she was voted queen of the Sugar Bowl
Sugar Bowl
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in New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana
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. In April 1966, she appeared as queen of Holiday in Dixie, an annual spring observance in Shreveport
Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport is the third largest city in Louisiana. It is the principal city of the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana and is the 109th-largest city in the United States....
. Soon she was under contract with Universal Studios
Universal Studios
Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....
. She transferred to the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
in Los Angeles
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, from which she received a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree in speech
Speech
Speech is the human faculty of speaking.It may also refer to:* Public speaking, the process of speaking to a group of people* Manner of articulation, how the body parts involved in making speech are manipulated...
and drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
.
Between 1967 and 1974, Boucher guest starred on such television series as Lassie
Lassie (1954 TV series)
Lassie is an American television series that follows the adventures of a female Rough Collie named Lassie and her companions, human and animal. The show was the creation of producer Robert Maxwell and animal trainer Rudd Weatherwax and was televised from September 12, 1954, to March 24, 1973...
(in the recurring role of Sue Lambert, 1973–1974), Dragnet
Dragnet (series)
Dragnet is a radio and television crime drama about the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners...
with Jack Webb
Jack Webb
John Randolph "Jack" Webb , also known by the pseudonym John Randolph, was an American actor, television producer, director and screenwriter, who is most famous for his role as Sergeant Joe Friday in the radio and television series Dragnet...
(as Carmen Willis in "The Bank Jobs"), Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life (TV series)
Run for Your Life is an American television drama series starring Ben Gazzara as a man with only a short time to live. It ran on NBC from 1965 to 1968. The series was created by Roy Huggins, who had previously explored the "man on the move" concept with The Fugitive.-Synopsis:Gazzara plays lawyer...
, with Ben Gazzara
Ben Gazzara
-Early life:Gazzara was born Biagio Anthony Gazzara in New York City, the son of Italian immigrants Angelina and Antonio Gazzara, who was a laborer and carpenter. Gazzara grew up on New York's tough Lower East Side. He actually lived on E. 29th Street and participated in the drama program at...
, The F.B.I. with Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.
Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.
Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. is an American actor known for his starring roles in the television series 77 Sunset Strip and The F.B.I. He is also known as recurring character "Dandy Jim Buckley" in the series Maverick and as the voice behind the character Alfred Pennyworth in Batman: The Animated Series...
, O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury is an American television crime drama broadcast by CBS during the 1971-72 television season. Jack Webb's Mark VII Limited packaged the program for Universal Television. Webb and longtime colleague James E. Moser created the show; Leonard B. Kaufman was the...
with David Janssen
David Janssen
David Janssen was an American film and television actor who is best known for his starring role as Dr. Richard Kimble in the television series The Fugitive , the starring role in the 1950s hit detective series Richard Diamond, Private Detective , and as Harry Orwell on Harry O.In 1996 TV Guide...
, Sanford and Son
Sanford and Son
Sanford and Son is an American sitcom, based on the BBC's Steptoe and Son, that ran on the NBC television network from January 14, 1972, to March 25, 1977....
with Redd Foxx
Redd Foxx
John Elroy Sanford , better known by his stage name Redd Foxx, was an American comedian and actor, best known for his starring role on the sitcom Sanford and Son.-Early life:...
, and Columbo with Peter Falk
Peter Falk
Peter Michael Falk was an American actor, best known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the television series Columbo...
.
She also had leading roles in various plays, including The Impossible Years (with Ozzie
Ozzie Nelson
Oswald George "Ozzie" Nelson was an American entertainer and band leader who originated and starred in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet radio and television series with his wife and two sons.-Early life:...
and Harriet Nelson
Harriet Nelson
Harriet Nelson was an American singer and actress. Nelson is best known for her role on the long-running sitcom The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.-Early life and career:...
) and "Couple of White Chicks Sitting Around Talking" by John Ford Noonan. In 1964, she appeared under the name "Sherry Lynn" in the film
Film
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The Shepherd of the Hills, with Richard Arlen
Richard Arlen
-Biography:Born Sylvanus Richard Van Mattimore in St. Paul, Minnesota, he attended the University of Pennsylvania. He served as a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. His first job after the war was with St. Paul's Athletic Club...
as "The Shepherd", based on the Harold Bell Wright
Harold Bell Wright
Harold Bell Wright was a best-selling American writer of fiction, essays, and non-fiction during the first half of the 20th century. Although mostly forgotten or ignored after the middle of the 20th century, he is said to have been the first American writer to sell a million copies of a novel and...
novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
. Two other film roles were in White Lightning
White Lightning (1973 film)
White Lightning is a 1973 American action film from United Artists starring Burt Reynolds as Gator McKlusky. The film, directed by Joseph Sargent and written by William W. Norton, also starred Jennifer Billingsley, Ned Beatty, Bo Hopkins, R.G. Armstrong, and Diane Ladd...
(1973) with Burt Reynolds
Burt Reynolds
Burton Leon "Burt" Reynolds, Jr. is an American actor. Some of his memorable roles include Bo 'Bandit' Darville in Smokey and the Bandit, Lewis Medlock in Deliverance, Bobby "Gator" McCluskey in White Lightning and sequel Gator, Paul Crewe and Coach Nate Scarborough in The Longest Yard and its...
and Five Days from Home (1979), in the role of Wanda Dulac, co-starring with husband, George Peppard, and sister, Savannah. Her most recent roles were in the films Nursie (2004), having appeared again with her sister, and Jeremiah’s Secret (2006), in which she played the role of "Pam".
Boucher-Lytle has addresses in Bossier City
Bossier City, Louisiana
Bossier City is a city in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States.As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total population of 61,315. Bossier City is closely tied to its larger sister city Shreveport, located on the western bank of the Red River. The Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan area is the...
and nearby Benton
Benton, Louisiana
The town of Benton is the parish seat of Bossier Parish, in the US state of Louisiana. The population was 2,035 at the 2000 census. The larger Bossier City is located south of Benton...
, the Bossier Parish seat of government, where she continues to work in real estate
Real estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
. She belongs to the Louisiana Realty Political Action Group, the Screen Actors Guild
Screen Actors Guild
The Screen Actors Guild is an American labor union representing over 200,000 film and television principal performers and background performers worldwide...
, and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
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. She is descended from a line of Louisiana Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
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politician
Politician
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s. Her mayor-father’s first cousin, the late Drayton Boucher
Drayton Boucher
Drayton Rogers Boucher was a Louisiana state legislator from Springhill in northern Webster Parish, Louisiana, affiliated with the Long faction of state Democratic politics. Boucher represented Webster Parish for a single four-year term in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1936 to 1940...
, was a member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature
Louisiana State Legislature
The Louisiana State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is bicameral body, comprising the lower house, the Louisiana House of Representatives with 105 representatives, and the upper house, the Louisiana Senate with 39 senators...
, having served from 1936-1952. Boucher's maternal uncle, Johnny D. Herrington, served as Springhill mayor from 1978–1986 and again from 1995-2006.
A motivational speaker
Motivational speaker
A motivational speaker or inspirational speaker is a speaker who makes speeches intended to motivate or inspire an audience. In a business context, they are employed to communicate company strategy with clarity and help employees to see the future in a positive light and inspire workers to pull...
, Boucher-Lytle is the founder of Mothers Against Guns in the Classroom. She has a daughter, Chessa B. Lytle, by former husband John R. Lytle, Boucher also has a younger sister, Jessica Boucher, who is engaged to American Record Producer & Mixer Kevin Beamish
Kevin Beamish
Kevin Beamish is an American record producer, sound engineer and mixer.He was the producer and engineer of REO Speedwagon #1 album Hi Infidelity and of the hit single "Keep on Loving You", with 15 million albums and 4 million singles sold worldwide....
, Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, as of 2009. Boucher also appears to have lost a child in another, presumably second, marriage; her father's obituary lists a deceased granddaughter, Sherri LeAnn Campbell, but there is no mention of who the father "Campbell" was.