cheryl holdridge

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Cheryl Holdridge on The Mickey Mouse Club

in 1957 Born Cheryl Lynn Phelps

June 20, 1944(1944-06-20)

New Orleans, Louisiana Died January 6, 2009 (aged 64)

Santa Monica, California Years active 1955 - 1964 Spouse(s) Lance Reventlow (1964-1972)

Manning J. Post (1976-2000)

Cheryl Holdridge (June 20, 1944 – January 6, 2009)[1] was an American actress, best known for having been a cast member of the original Mickey Mouse Club. Contents [hide] 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 Television credits 6 References 7 External links //

Early life

Holdridge was born Cheryl Lynn Phelps in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her mother Julie A. Phelps (October 19, 1908 - October 24, 2003) was a former dancer who had performed on Broadway with her partner Dick Mason. Julie brought her to Burbank, California shortly after her birth. In 1950 her mother married Herbert Charles Holdridge, a retired Brigadier General active in fringe political movements. He adopted her in 1953 and gave her his family name. [2] Holdridge grew up in Sherman Oaks, California. She started dance lessons from an early age with Joyce Cole in North Hollywood, learning both ballet and tap.

Career

Holdridge first performed professionally at the age of nine, when she landed a role in the New York City Ballet's version of The Nutcracker in Los Angeles. Her first screen appearance was as an uncredited extra in the 1956 film production of Carousel.

She auditioned for The Mickey Mouse Club in the spring of 1956, was hired, and joined the club's "Red Team"--the most visible and popular of the Mouseketeers. Though a good dancer, her weak singing voice kept her in the background of most musical numbers performed by the Mouseketeers. A competent actress with a pleasant speaking voice, she was employed for two of the show's episodic serials: Boys of the Western Sea and Annette.

After the show's run ended, Cheryl returned to Van Nuys High School and graduated from Grant High School with the winter 1961 class. She received a big break when she was cast in two episodes of Leave It to Beaver in 1959 as 'Gloria Cusick'. (She would later play an occasional, recurring role on that show as Wally Cleaver's girlfriend, Julie Foster.)

In May 1960, Holdridge went on a live tour to Australia with other former Mouseketeers. While there, she became involved with Lucky Starr, an Australian singer.[3] She would later be linked in fan magazines and gossip columns with many other celebrities, including Elvis Presley.

Holdridge's television career went into high gear starting in 1960. She had guest appearances on over twenty different shows, including The Rifleman, My Three Sons, Bewitched, Bringing Up Buddy, and The Dick Van Dyke Show. She was also