Cheryl Waters obit

Cheryl Ann Waters, 78

 

She was not on the list.

Cheryl Ann Waters, 78, passed away on Sept. 1, 2025, in Sandpoint, Idaho.

Cheryl lived in Hope, Idaho, for many years and will be missed.

She will be laid to rest at a later date where she was born in Hawaii. No services are planned.

Cheryl is survived by her brother, Buddy; sister-in-law, Renee; and nieces Tehya, Taniya and Aimee.

She was an American actress. Her most famous role was the female lead in the 1974 film, Macon County Line.

One of her earliest film appearances was in the 1971 biker film, Ride the Hot Wind, which starred Tommy Kirk and Sherry Bain. After that she played the part of Bonnie, a young woman having an affair with Robert Matthews, her psychology professor in Don Jones' 1971 exploitation film, Schoolgirls in Chains 

She played the female lead in Richard Compton's 1974 film, Macon County Line. Her character, the attractive Jenny Scott is making her way to Dallas and is picked up by good-time seeking brothers Chris and Wayne Dixon (played by Alan and Jesse Vint) who are making their way south-by-southwest. Their fun times eventually come to an end when they find trouble. In 1978, Image of Death was released, in which Waters played the part of Barbara Shields. Cathey Paine, Tony Bonner and Penne Hackforth-Jones also starred in the film. Waters played the part of Lorraine Webster in the Real Mothers episode of The Trials of Rosie O'Neill which aired in September 1991.

 

Actress

SiN (1998)

SiN

7.0

Video Game

Computer (voice)

1998

 

Annie Potts and Lorraine Toussaint in Any Day Now (1998)

Any Day Now

8.4

TV Series

1998

1 episode

 

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (1990)

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

7.4

TV Series

Lorraine WebsterGuard #1

1991

2 episodes

 

A Climate for Killing (1991)

A Climate for Killing

5.2

Birdy

1991

 

Charles Bronson in Messenger of Death (1988)

Messenger of Death

5.4

Magda Beecham

1988

 

Cagney & Lacey (1981)

Cagney & Lacey

6.9

TV Series

Jane Beckwith

1987

1 episode

 

Thunder Alley (1985)

Thunder Alley

6.1

Cowgirl

1985

 

This Is the Life (1952)

This Is the Life

6.3

TV Series

Nurse

1984

2 episodes

 

Cradle Song

9.0

Short

Rene

1981

 

Five Angry Women (1981)

Five Angry Women

4.3

Susan

1981

 

Image of Death (1978)

Image of Death

5.0

TV Movie

Barbara Shields

1978

 

Jack Palance in Bronk (1975)

Bronk

6.7

TV Series

Beverly

1975

1 episode

 

William Conrad in Cannon (1971)

Cannon

6.8

TV Series

Charlotte Gates (as Cheryl A. Waters)

1975

1 episode

 

Act of Vengeance (1974)

Act of Vengeance

5.5

Tamara

1974

 

Jesse Vint, Alan Vint, and Cheryl Waters in Macon County Line (1974)

Macon County Line

6.5

Jenny Scott

1974

 

Schoolgirls in Chains (1973)

Schoolgirls in Chains

4.8

Bonnie (as Leah Tate)

1973

 

Ride the Hot Wind (1973)

Ride the Hot Wind

5.3

Kathy

1973

 

Didn't You Hear? (1970)

Didn't You Hear?

6.5

Paige

1970

 

Production Designer

Ray Pizzi in End of the Rainbow (1983)

End of the Rainbow

7.5

Short

Production Designer

1983

 

Set Decorator

Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)

Going Hollywood: The '30s

7.2

Set Decorator

1984

 

Additional Crew

The Slayer (1982)

The Slayer

5.2

assistant to director

1982