Cheryl Annie Paris (born 1959) is an American television and film actress and former fashion model.

Career

In 1979, Paris worked as an

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model, and during that time she posed for fashion layouts found in both ''

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'' and '' Mademoiselle'' magazines. While attending college for two years in

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and

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, she studied

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Personal life

Paris and her five older brothers were raised in California by their mother, who divorced their father around 1963. She spent part of her early childhood in the town of

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. Her first marriage (1980–86) was to

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pilot Jim Porter. They had a daughter, Katherine, together in 1984. Her second marriage (1994-2004) was to the much older television actor

Ken Kercheval Kenneth Marine Kercheval (July 15, 1935 – April 21, 2019) was an American actor, best known for his role as Cliff Barnes on the television series ''Dallas'' and its 2012 revival. Early life Kercheval was born on July 15, 1935, in Wolcottville ...

. She was Kercheval's fourth wife. The couple had one child together.

Filmography

;Television ;Film

References

External links

* 1959 births American television actresses Living people People from Burley, Idaho Actresses from Idaho 21st-century American women {{US-tv-actor-1950s-stub