Cheryl Holdridge (born June 20, 1944) is an American actress, best known for having been a cast member of the original Mickey Mouse Club. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Annette Funicello on The Mickey Mouse Club The Mickey Mouse Club was a very long-running variety television series in the 1950s, produced and televised by the Walt Disney Studios, featuring a regular but ever-changing cast of teenage performers, of which the most popular was Annette Funicello. ... is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... NOLA redirects here. ... The year 1955 in film involved some significant events. ... See also: 1963 in television, other events of 1964, 1965 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1964-65 American network television schedule. ... Lance Reventlow (February 24, 1936–July 24, 1972) was a wealthy playboy, entrepreneur, and Formula One race car driver. ... is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... The Mickey Mouse Club was a long-running American variety television series that began in the 1950s, produced and televised by Walt Disney Productions and featuring a regular but ever-changing cast of teenage performers. ...

Early life

Holdridge was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her mother Julie (1908-2001) was a former dancer who had performed on Broadway with her partner Dick Mason. Julie brought her to California when she married Herbert C. Holdridge, a retired Brigadier General active in fringe political movements. He adopted her and gave her his family name, a secret that she only revealed to an interviewer in 1976.^[1] Holdridge grew up in Sherman Oaks and Van Nuys, California. She started dance lessons from an early age with Joyce Cole in North Hollywood, learning both ballet and tap. NOLA redirects here. ... Herbert Charles Holdridge (1892-1974) was an American military officer, who was best known for being the only US Army General to retire during World War II, and for having several times sought presidential nominations on fringe party tickets after retirement. ... A Brigadier General, or one-star general, is the lowest rank of general officer in the United States and some other countries, ranking just above Colonel and just below Major General. ... Sherman Oaks is a district of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California. ... Van Nuys is a district within the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. ... North Hollywood is a district in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles, California. ...

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 Suite in Los Angeles. Her first screen appearance was as an uncredited extra in the 1956 film production of Carousel. Carousel is a 1956 film adaptation of the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical of the same name which was based on Ferenc Molnars Liliom. ...

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. Annette Funicello on The Mickey Mouse Club The Mickey Mouse Club was a very long-running variety television series in the 1950s, produced and televised by the Walt Disney Studios, featuring a regular but ever-changing cast of teenage performers, of which the most popular was Annette Funicello. ...

After the show's run ended, Cheryl returned to Van Nuys High School. She received a big break when she was cast in two episodes of Leave It to Beaver in 1959. (She would later play an occasional recurring role on that show as Wally Cleaver's girlfriend, Julie Foster). Van Nuys High School Van Nuys High School (VNHS) established in 1914, is a high school in the Van Nuys area of Los Angeles, California, belonging to the Los Angeles Unified School District: District 2. ... For other uses, see Leave It to Beaver (disambiguation). ... Wally Cleaver is a fictional character, the older brother of Beaver Cleaver on the popular U.S. television show Leave It to Beaver. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Leave It to Beaver. ...

In May 1960, Holdridge went on a live tour to Australia with other former Mouseketeers. While there, she became involved with Lucky Star, an Australian singer.^[2] She would later be linked in fan magazines and gossip columns with many other celebrities, including Elvis Presley. Leslie Morrison (born 29 December 1940), better known by his stage name Lucky Starr, is an Australian singer. ... “Elvis” redirects here. ...

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 and The Dick Van Dyke Show. She was also cast in the lead role of Betty in an unsold television series pilot based on the Archie Comics. While still very much in demand, Holdridge left acting abruptly in 1964 to get married. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... My Three Sons was a situation comedy that ran from September 29, 1960 to August 24, 1972. ... This article is about an American television sitcom. ... The Dick Van Dyke Show is an American television situation comedy which initially aired on CBS from October 3, 1961 to June 1, 1966, created by Carl Reiner and starring Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore. ... Archie Comics is an American comic book publisher known for its many series featuring the fictional teenage Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle and Forsythe Jughead Jones characters created by Bob Montana. ...

After the death of her second husband, Holdridge made a cameo appearance in the 2000 feature film, The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas. In 2005 she appeared at Disneyland for 50th anniversary celebrations of both the park's opening and The Mickey Mouse Club. More recently, she appeared in televised documentary specials about Cary Grant (2005), and Barbara Hutton (2006), and has also done a special feature interview for a Disney DVD. The year 2000 in film involved some significant events. ... The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas is a 2000 film based on the Hanna-Barbera animated television series The Flintstones, produced by Amblin Entertainment and Univershell (Universal) Pictures. ... For other uses, see Disneyland (disambiguation). ... This article is about the British actor. ... Disney may refer to: The Walt Disney Company and its divisions, including Walt Disney Pictures. ... DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is a popular optical disc storage media format. ...

Personal life

Holdridge's first husband was sportsman and athlete Lance Reventlow, the only son of mercantile heiress Barbara Hutton and her second husband, a Danish count. The couple were devoted to each other, but maintained residences in separate states. Reventlow died in the crash of a small plane eight years after their marriage. Lance Reventlow (February 24, 1936–July 24, 1972) was a wealthy playboy, entrepreneur, and Formula One race car driver. ... Barbara Hutton (November 14, 1912 – May 11, 1979) was an American socialite dubbed by the media as the Poor Little Rich Girl because of her troubled life. ...

Her second husband was Manning J. Post, a major figure in Democratic politics in California. Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Further information: Politics of the United States#Organization of American political parties The Democratic...

Holdridge is a long-time supporter of environmental causes and charities, and with her second marriage became more active in fund-raising events. Manning Post died of natural causes in 1999. Both of her marriages were childless.

Filmography

• Carousel (1956) ... as Little Girl (uncredited)
• A Summer Place (1959) ...as Girl (uncredited)
• The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000) ...as Genevieve

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Television credits

• The Mickey Mouse Club: series regular (1956-1958) ....as Mouseketeer Cheryl
• Disneyland: "The Fourth Anniversary Show" (1957) ....as Mouseketeer Cheryl
• Leave It to Beaver: 8 episodes (1959-1963) ....as Gloria Cusick/Julie Foster
• My Three Sons: 3 episodes (1960-1964) ....as Judy Doucette/Juliet Johnson
• Westinghouse Playhouse: "A Date for Buddy" (1961) ....as Mona Morgan
• Bringing Up Buddy: "Buddy and the Teenager" (1961) ....as Sharon Davis
• The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet: 4 episodes (1961-1962) ....as Joyce Maynard/Norma Lane
• Life with Archie: TV Movie (1962) ....as Betty
• The Rifleman: "A Young Man's Fancy" (1962) ....as Sally Walker
• The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis: "The Big Blunder and Egg Man" (1962) ....as Daphne Winsett
• Dennis the Menace: "Dennis' Lovesick Friend" (1962) ....as Helen Franklin
• King of Diamonds: "Rain on Wednesday" (1962) ....as Chick Hendricks
• The Donna Reed Show: "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary" (1963) ....as Pat Walker
• Ripcord: "The Inventor" (1963) ....as Angie Carter
• Hawaiian Eye: "Go Steady with Danger" (1963) ....as Mary Anne Sayer
• Mr. Novak: "The Private Life of Douglas Morgan Jr" (1964) ....as Betty
• Dr. Kildare: "Quid Pro Quo" (1964) ....as Nurse Reynolds
• The Eleventh Hour : "Does My Mother Have to Know?" (1964) ....as Judy Gormley
• The Dick Van Dyke Show: "The Third One From the Left" (1964) ....as Joan Delroy
• Wagon Train "The Race Town Story" (1964) ....as Annabelle
• Bewitched: "The Girl Reporter" (1964) ....as Liza Randall
• The Wonderful World of Disney: "The Mouseketeer Reunion" (1980) ....as Mouseketeer Cheryl
• Cary Grant: A Class Apart Documentary (2004) ...as Cheryl Reventlow Post
• Biography: "Barbara Hutton" (2006) ....as Cheryl Reventlow Post

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References

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External links

• Cheryl Holdridge at the Internet Movie Database
• Images of Cheryl from her appearance on Bewitched
• Cheryl Holdridge, before and after the Mickey Mouse Club
• Cheryl Holdridge profile