Ellen Sandweiss (born December 30, 1958) is an American B-movie actress. She has also performed in musical theatre as a dancer and pop singer, and in a one-woman show of Jewish music.Sandweiss was born in Detroit, Michigan, and is a graduate of the University of Michigan. She gained notoriety in the 1981 horror cult-classic The Evil Dead, playing Ash's sister Cheryl. Afterwards, she had a hiatus from acting for over 20 years.