Ellen Sandweiss is an American actress best known for portraying Cheryl Williams in The Evil Dead (1981), one of the defining films of independent horror cinema. A founding member of the filmmaking group that collaborated with Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell and Robert G. Tapert, she reprised the role in Evil Dead media decades later, including Evil Dead Rise through archival material. Alongside her screen work, she has also appeared in theatre productions and independent films. Her performance in The Evil Dead has earned her enduring recognition among horror fans.