- Born
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- Birth nameAnnette Frances Cardona
- Annette Charles was born on March 5, 1948 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Grease (1978), In Search of Historic Jesus (1979) and The Incredible Hulk (1977). She was married to Robert Romeo. She died on August 3, 2011 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseRobert Romeo(? - August 3, 2011) (her death)
- During the Thunder Road sequence in Grease (1978), she was experiencing terrible pain due to a tubular pregnancy, in which the fertilized egg begins growing in the fallopian tube rather than the uterus. This explains why she is frequently seen leaning against the cars. She received leave from her doctor to shoot the scene and upon finishing it, she was rushed to the hospital for surgery.
- She died of lung cancer but was not a smoker.
- While it fit the story that her character, Cha Cha, would wind up dancing with John Travolta since it got Olivia Newton-John's Sandy jealous, it wound up allowing Travolta to go full-blown with his dance moves since Annette Charles was a professional dancer, and thus, a ringer in the famous musical: both a professional actress and dancer.
- Teaching at California State University, Northridge
- Mattel, Inc. released a Grease® Cha Cha Barbie® Doll in 2008.
- I almost said no [to the role of Cha Cha in "Grease"]. I was working really hard to become an actress and didn't want to be thought of as just a dancer.
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