Sherry Willis-Burch (born February 15, 1957) is an American actress who had a brief career in the 1980s, starring in the horror films ''

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'' (1981) and ''

Killer Party ''Killer Party'' is a 1986 Canadian supernatural slasher film directed by William Fruet, and starring Martin Hewitt, Ralph Seymour, Elaine Wilkes, Joanna Johnson, Sherry Willis-Burch, and Paul Bartel. It follows a trio of female sorority pledge ...

'' (1986).

History

Sherry was born and raised in

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. Her only two film credits are major roles in the horror film ''

'' (1981) as Janet McArdle and the lead in

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's ''

'' (1986) as Vivia. She was also set to appear in the film ''The Last Prom'', although this project was later scrapped. She received the part of Janet McArdle in ''Final Exam'' when, while working for the films production company MPM, the producers saw her in a play. Sherry disappeared from the industry after ''Killer Party'' (1986), but she reappeared for an interview and commentary on both DVD releases of ''Final Exam'' (1981), where she stated, "for someone who doesn't like slasher flicks, I made two"! Following her film appearances, Sherry began a career as a schoolteacher in

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. Sherry portrayed Cass in the stage production of ''The Real Queen Of Hearts Ain't Even Pretty'' at The Actors Playhouse in Los Angeles, in the fall of 1983, as well as other local productions, including for the Hermosa Beach Community Theatre.

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* Actresses from Texas American film actresses American stage actresses Living people 20th-century American women 21st-century American women 1957 births {{US-film-actor-stub