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Ellen Sandweiss

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Ellen Sandweiss
B-movie legend Bruce Campbell is mistaken for his character Ash from the Evil Dead trilogy and forced to fight a real monster in a small town in Oregon
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Michigan native Ellen Sandweiss gained fame as one of the young cast members of The Evil Dead (1981). She first began her association with The Evil Dead (1981)'s director Sam Raimi and its star Bruce Campbell when she attended high school with them. Sandweiss appeared in some of Raimi's early Super 8 films, including Within the Woods (1978), the short film that Raimi and company used to interest investors in the feature-length version of The Evil Dead (1981). Sandweiss went on to play Cheryl, the sister of Bruce Campbell's Ash character, in the legendary horror flick. The Evil Dead (1981) was shot on a shoestring budget in Morristown, Tennessee, and it was a grueling production for all involved. When it was over, Sandweiss finished college and left her movie days behind her while The Evil Dead (1981) amassed a tremendous cult following. On the twentieth anniversary of the film's release, Sandweiss and her fellow The Evil Dead (1981) cast members Betsy Baker and Theresa Tilly began making public appearances under the name "Ladies of the Evil Dead". Soon after, Sandweiss made a return to horror films with a role in Satan's Playground (2006) which also starred another horror icon, Sleepaway Camp (1983)'s Felissa Rose.
BornDecember 30, 1958
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Bruce Campbell and Ellen Sandweiss in Ash vs Evil Dead (2015)
Ellen Sandweiss in The Evil Dead (1981)
Ellen Sandweiss in The Evil Dead (1981)
Betsy Baker, Ellen Sandweiss, and Theresa Tilly in The Evil Dead (1981)
The ladies of Evil Dead.

Known for

Bridget Hoffman in The Evil Dead (1981)
The Evil Dead
7.4
  • Cheryl
  • 1981
Jane Levy in Evil Dead (2013)
Evil Dead
6.5
  • Cheryl from the Original 'Evil Dead'(voice)
  • 2013
Rachel Weisz, Mila Kunis, James Franco, and Michelle Williams in Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
Oz the Great and Powerful
6.3
  • Quadling Woman
  • 2013
Bruce Campbell in Within the Woods (1978)
Within the Woods
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Short
  • Ellen
  • 1978

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Actress

  • Evil Dead: The Game (2022)
    Evil Dead: The Game
    • (voice)
  • Sundowners (2019)
    Sundowners
  • Ash vs Evil Dead (2015)
    Ash vs Evil Dead
  • Jane Levy in Evil Dead (2013)
    Evil Dead
    • (voice)
  • Rachel Weisz, Mila Kunis, James Franco, and Michelle Williams in Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
    Oz the Great and Powerful
  • The Other Way (2010)
    The Other Way
  • Dark Fields (2009)
    Dark Fields
  • Betsy Baker, Ellen Sandweiss, and Theresa Tilly in Dangerous Women (2009)
    Dangerous Women
  • Ellen Sandweiss, Tom Sullivan, Sally Pressman, Isabel Holtreman Baldree, Nicolas Pangborn, Ryan Patrick Welsh, Sid Ellis, Kate Rudd, and Yvonne Galmiche in The Dread (2007)
    The Dread
  • Gerry Bednob, Ken Foree, Gunnar Hansen, David Naughton, Brian O'Halloran, and Ellen Sandweiss in Brutal Massacre: A Comedy (2007)
    Brutal Massacre: A Comedy
  • Bruce Campbell in My Name Is Bruce (2007)
    My Name Is Bruce
  • Morrow Road Concept Trailer
  • Satan's Playground (2006)
    Satan's Playground
  • Speedbag (2006)
    Speedbag
  • Bridget Hoffman in The Evil Dead (1981)
    The Evil Dead

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  • Betsy Baker, Ellen Sandweiss, and Theresa Tilly in Dangerous Women (2009)
    Dangerous Women
  • Life After Dead: The Ladies of the Evil Dead
  • The Ladies of the Evil Dead Meet Bruce Campbell

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  • Life After Dead: The Ladies of the Evil Dead
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The Evil Dead
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The Evil Dead

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    • December 30, 1958
    • Detroit, Michigan, USA
    • (divorced, 2 children)

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    Attended the University of Michigan earning a bachelor's degree in Theatre and Drama and getting a master's degree in Theatre Management.

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