Cheryl Miller (actress)

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Cheryl Miller
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Cheryl Miller in 1964
Born
Cheryl Lynn Miller
Occupations
  • Actress
  • musician
Years active1943–2018
Known for
Spouse
Stan Shapiro
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(m. 1968;div. 1971)​

Cheryl Lynn Miller is an American actress and musician.

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Early years

A California native, [1] Miller is one of two children of an architect and film studio set designer, Howard Miller and accountant mother and travel agent, Elsie. She began acting as a young girl.[ citation needed ]

Career

The film Casanova Brown (1944) marked her screen debut at the age of 19 days. [1] 1965 was a break-through year for Miller. She was featured with an elephant and a chimp on the hit TV series Flipper . This caught the attention of the director (Ivan Tors) who later cast her in the film, Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion . [2] In this film she played Paula Tracy, the daughter of veterinarian Marsh Tracy (Marshall Thompson). The film led to her role again playing Paula Tracy alongside Thompson in the CBS television series, Daktari , (1966–69). [3] In the opening credits, she is shown riding the back of a lion.

During the summer of 1965, Walt Disney chose Miller as his own contractee, dubbing her "The Typical American Girl". By early 1966, filming began for Daktari in Africa, U.S.A., a 200-acre ranch about 40 miles north of the Los Angeles metro area.

Later that year, Miller was one of 13 young actresses who were designated Hollywood Deb Stars of 1966. By the summer, she became Miss Golden Globe of 1966 and assisted Andy Williams in the presentation of the Golden Globe Awards. In 1966, she was voted as honorary mayor of Studio City, California. [4]

Miller made many appearances in other television series, including Leave It to Beaver , Our Man Higgins , and The Donna Reed Show . She created the role of Samantha Pudding on the NBC soap opera, Bright Promise .

She also appeared in several other films, including The Monkey's Uncle , with Annette Funicello and Tommy Kirk and Guardian of the Wilderness with Denver Pyle as Galen Clark, John Dehner as John Muir and Ford Rainey as Abraham Lincoln.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1965 The Monkey's Uncle Lisa Comedy film
Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion Paula Tracy Adventure film
1973 Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls Sandy Horror film
1976 Guardian of the Wilderness Kathleen Clark

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1957 Bachelor Father NancyS1 E3: "Uncle Bentley and the Lady Doctor"
1962 Perry Mason First GirlS6 E10: "The Case of the Lurid Letter"
Leave It to Beaver HelenS6 E14: "The Party Spoiler"
1965 Flipper Bonnie McCoy4 episodes
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color Gladys FullerS11 E23: "Kilroy: Part 2"
1966-1969 Daktari Paula Tracy89 episodes
1972 Love, American Style Laurie/Ruth2 episodes
Cade's County Alana MeredithS1 E15: "The Brothers"
1973 Emergency! Rochelle KaynerS2 E17: "Honest"
1974 Barnaby Jones Kathy SayersS3 E3: "The Challenge"
The Streets of San Francisco Kimberly YoungS3 E3: "Target: Red"
Run, Joe, Run JillS1 E10: "Sunken Treasure"
The Man from Clover GroveMillie SwickleTV film
1975 ABC's Wide World of Mystery ArleneS3 E23: "The Deadly Volley"
1976 Gemini Man Receptionist2 episodes
Monster Squad Phoebe SnowS1 E11: "The Weatherman"
1977 The Six Million Dollar Man Kim DurbinS4 E18: "Carnival of Spies"
1978 Police Story Judy BivinsS5 E5: "The Broken Badge"
1980 The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo JenniferS1 E14: "Police Escort"

Personal life

Miller married Stan Shapiro, a stockbroker, in 1968. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 Powers, Forrest (October 23, 1967). "TV-Radio Chatter". The Minneapolis Star. Minnesota, Minneapolis. p. 17. Retrieved July 21, 2018– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. ↑ Susan Bailey, "Cheryl Miller biographical information" Daktari Fan Site, March 27, 2013
  3. ↑ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 229. ISBN   978-0-7864-6477-7.
  4. ↑ "Cheryl Lynn Miller", Glamour Girls of The Silver Screen
  5. ↑ "'Daktari' Star Weds". The Akron Beacon Journal. Ohio, Akron. Associated Press. December 15, 1968. p. 69. Retrieved July 21, 2018– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg


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