Cheryl Pollak
Cheryl Pollak | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 31, 1967 Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. |
| Occupations | Actress, director, producer |
| Years active | 1986–2012 |
| Spouse |
Richard Murphy (m. 1999) |
Cheryl Pollak (born August 31, 1967) is an American former actress, director and producer. Her last screen role was the direct-to-video Time of Fear (2002), while her last director/producer work was the animated video short Jasper: A Fabulous Fourth (2012).
Biography
Pollak was born in Scottsdale, Arizona and grew up in Greenville, Texas.[1] She graduated from Eisenhower High School in 1985.[2]
She got her start in the entertainment business starring in a series of Jordache jeans commercials.[1][3] She made her film debut in My Best Friend Is a Vampire.[4] She was in the main cast of four television series that were cancelled after – or pulled off the air during – their first season: Hull High (1990, three episodes unaired),[4] The Heights (1992, one episode unaired),[5] Hotel Malibu (1994),[6] and Live Shot (1995).[7]
Personal life
Pollak has been married to actor Richard Murphy since 1999.
Partial filmography
- My Best Friend Is a Vampire...Darla Blake (1987)
- 21 Jump Street (TV series)...Diana (1988)
- The Dark Side of the Sun...Frances (1988)
- Night Life...Charly (1989)
- Alien Nation (TV series)...Kirby Sikes (1989)
- What's Alan Watching (TV pilot)...Alyssa (1989)
- Pump Up the Volume...Paige Woodward (1990)
- Hull High (TV series)...Camilla (1990)
- The Hidden Room (TV series)...Young Woman (1991)
- The Marla Hanson Story (a.k.a. Face Value)... Marla Hanson (1991)
- Quantum Leap (TV series)... Katie McBain (1991)
- The Heights (TV series)... Rita MacDougal (1992)
- Crossing the Bridge...Carol Brockton (1992)
- Hotel Malibu (TV series)...Stephane "Stevie" Mayfield (1994)
- Melrose Place (TV series)...Susan Madsen (1994)
- Live Shot (TV series)...Nancy Lockridge (1995)
- JAG (TV series)... Gloria Goldberg (2001)
- Time of Fear... Cheryl Hammer (2002)
References
- ^ a b Peterson, Bettelou (November 17, 1992). "Celebrity Q&A - Cheryl Pollak". Deseret News. Knight-Ridder Newspapers. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
- ^ Shimabukuro, Betty (January 30, 1987). "Jazz to Jeans". Living. The San Bernardino County Sun. p. 51. Retrieved December 3, 2025 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
... the 18-year-old actress says.
- ^ "Cheryl Pollak, the Quirky Post-Brooke Queen of TV Jeans". People. October 6, 1986. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
... model Cheryl Pollak, 18...
- ^ a b King, Susan (February 2, 1991). "Pollak Learns a Tough Lesson From 'The Marla Hanson Story'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 12, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
...Pollak, 23, says.
- ^ Scott, Tony (August 27, 1992). "The Heights Talk to an Angel". Television. Variety. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ Scott, Tony (August 8, 1994). "Hotel Malibu". Television. Variety. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ Slewinsky, Christy (October 27, 1995). "'Live Shot' actress would kill to be evil". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2025.