Ellen Sandweiss

Ellen Sandweiss
Sandweiss in 2009
Born	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Michigan (BFA, MA)
Occupations	Actress dancer singer
Years active	1978–present

Ellen Sandweiss is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Cheryl Williams in The Evil Dead franchise.

Early life

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.^[1]

Career

She gained notoriety in the 1981 horror cult-classic The Evil Dead, playing Ash Williams' sister Cheryl. Afterwards, 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.

Personal life

Sandweiss has performed in musical theatre as a dancer and pop singer, and in a one-woman show of Jewish music.^[2]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1978	Within the Woods	Ellen	Short film
1978	Shemp Eats the Moon	The Snake	Short film
1981	The Evil Dead	Cheryl Williams	Main role
2006	Satan's Playground	Paula
2007	My Name is Bruce	Cheryl
2007	Brutal Massacre: A Comedy	Natalie Vasquez
2007	The Dread	Diane
2009	Dangerous Women	Cheryl	6 episodes
2009	Dark Fields	Mandy
2010	The Other Way	Guest #1	Short
2013	Oz the Great and Powerful	Quadling Woman	Cameo
2013	Evil Dead	Cheryl Williams	Voice cameo
2016	Ash vs Evil Dead	Cheryl Williams	2 episodes
2019	Sundowners	Dana	Short

Video games

Year	Title	Role
2022	Evil Dead: The Game	Cheryl Williams

References

1. Graham, Adam (2021-10-05). "Life after Dead: Rooted in Michigan, cult hit 'The Evil Dead' turns 40". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
2. "Ladies of The Evil Dead - Ellen". Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2007-10-16.

External links

• Ellen Sandweiss Interview at Evil Dead Archives
• Ellen Sandweiss at IMDb