Cha Cha from ‘Grease,’ Annette Charles, Dies at 63

[Kennah]

Source: International Business Times

Actress Annette Charles, who played Cha Cha in the 1978 film "Grease," is dead.

Charles, 63, passed away at her home in Los Angeles on Wednesday night, following complications from cancer. Her family confirmed that "Annette had recently started having difficulty breathing ... and when she went to the doctor she learned that she had a cancerous tumor in one of her lungs," TMZ reports.

Fans of "Grease" will remember Charles as Charlene "Cha Cha" DiGregorio, the ex-girlfriend of Danny Zuko, played by John Travolta.

Charles' most memorable scene is perhaps the one at the school dance, when Cha Cha, dressed in a sizzling black and blue number, steals Danny away from Sandy Olsen (Olivia Newton-John). Cha Cha and Danny go on to win the school's dance competition on national television.


Read more: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/192570/20110804/cha-cha-grease-annette-charles-dead-john-travolta.htm

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First Hightower, now Cha Cha.

[earcandle]

1. They are dying too young.

[closeupready]

2. Oh, she was brilliant in Grease. Sad.

RIP, Annette! :cry:

[jus_the_facts]

3. She was also in the mini-series Centennial ...which is another fave from the 70's

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centennial_(miniseries)

[elleng]

4. Sorry. Thanks for the memories.

[Major Hogwash]

5. She was great.

She's dancing with the stars now.

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

6. "I'm the best dancer at St. Bernnadettes"

"with the worst reputation".

RIP to a real 70's bad girl icon...