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| Cheryl Ladd |
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"I don't think people will ever forget I was an 'Angel,' anymore than they'll forget Sally Field was 'The Flying Nun.'"
| Date of Birth: July 12, 1951 |
| Birthplace: Huron, South Dakota |
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| Two words: Charlie's Angels. No one could ever replace Farrah Fawcett, but Ladd nicely filled the heels left vacant after America's favorite feathered blonde left the series. Ladd played an angel on the television series longer than any of the original beauties, and she did the role justice. |
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| In the '70s, Ladd was a television icon who oozed sex appeal. Today, Internet searches allow us to look back at those images of her in short shorts, thigh-high boots and two-piece bikini suits. She has left an image in the mind of man no one is soon to forget. |
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Cheryl Ladd was born Cheryl Jean Stoppelmoor on July 12, 1951, in Huron, South Dakota. She grew up with her younger brother Seth. While attending high school and participating in the extracurricular activity of cheerleading, Ladd waited on cars at The Barn, a local carhop.
Ladd started her career in entertainment in 1970 as a singer. She was known as "Cherie Moor" on her first project, an album based on Hanna-Barbera's Josie and the Pussycats animated series.
In 1971, Ladd moved into acting. She started out with roles in feature-length and made-for-television movies such as Chrome and Hot Leather (1971) and Satan's School for Girls (1973). During this time, Ladd also made guest appearances on television series such as Search, Ironside and The Partridge Family.
In 1974, Ladd married her first husband, fellow actor David Ladd. She took his surname as her own, and gave birth to their daughter, Jordan, one year later.
In 1977, at the age of 26, Ladd received her breakthrough role when she was asked to replace Farrah Fawcett in the second season of Charlie's Angels. However, Ladd didn't give up on singing and, in 1978, she recorded her self-titled debut album. In '79, she followed up with Dance Forever. One of the songs from the album, "Think It Over," peaked in the Top 40 on the Billboard music charts.
In 1980, Ladd divorced from her husband but kept his last name after the marriage ended. One year later, Charlie's Angels came to an end and Cheryl married Brian Russell, an actor and music producer.
Ladd returned to the made-for-TV movie market, starring in over 35 films, including Kentucky Woman (1983), Jekyll & Hyde (1990) and Eve's Christmas (2004). She also appeared on the big screen in Poison Ivy (1992) and Permanent Midnight (1998). Since 2003, she has had a recurring guest role on the NBC series, Las Vegas.
In 2005, Ladd released her first book, entitled Token Chick: A Woman's Guide to Golfing with the Boys. It addresses Ladd's experience as the only woman in the male celebrity-dominated professional-amateur world of golf, and details how she turned her status of "token chick" into an advantage in the sport.
Ladd also enjoyed her favorite pastime in the All-Star Cup 2005, a televised Ryder Cup-style competition between teams of celebrity golfers from Europe and the United States. This event also stars Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Rob Lowe, and Jane Seymour, to name a few. |
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