Cheryl "Rainbeaux" Smith is an actress quite familiar to genre film fans. With leads in "B" pictures and meaty smaller parts in more major ones, her career showed great promise in the 1970s. Alas, it was not meant to be . . . the lure of hard drugs was to bring tragedy to the lovely and talented "Rainbeaux" (a nickname given her for being a mainstay at L.A.'s Rainbow Club, a popular spot for musicians). She was once a member of the legendary girl band The Runaways, but heroin plagued her life for many years and caused her to contract hepatitis, which ultimately killed her. She is the mother of a son, allegedly sired by a member of the rock band The Animals.

Cheryl Smith

Acting Born June 6, 1955 – Died October 25, 2002 Los Angeles, California, USA

Cheryl "Rainbeaux" Smith is an actress quite familiar to genre film fans. With leads in "B" pictures and meaty smaller parts in more major ones, her career showed great promise in the 1970s. Alas, it was not meant to be . . . the lure of hard drugs was to bring tragedy to the lovely and talented "Rainbeaux" (a nickname given her for being a mainstay at L.A.'s Rainbow Club, a popular spot for musicians). She was once a member of the legendary girl band The Runaways, but heroin plagued her life for many years and caused her to contract hepatitis, which ultimately killed her. She is the mother of a son, allegedly sired by a member of the rock band The Animals.

Known For

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Butch's Mother

Hart to Hart

Woman

Logan's Run

Screamer Party Woman (uncredited)

Up in Smoke

Laughing Lady

Phantom of the Paradise

Groupie

Nice Dreams

Blondie Group #1

Farewell, My Lovely

Doris

Vice Squad

White Prostitute

The Incredible Melting Man

The Model

Parasite

Captive Girl

Fantasm Comes Again

Carol

The Pom Pom Girls

Roxanne