Cheryl Rixon
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Cheryl Rixon is an Australian actress and model. She was chosen as a Penthouse
Pet of the Month in 1977 and later as Pet of the Year in 1979.
In the early 1970s, she was twice a finalist in the Annual Miss West Coast bikini beauty pageant, staged in Perth each January. She was described as a "bombshell", and later appeared as a game show helper on local TV.
After appearing in obscure low-budget sex-comedy film Plugg (1975), shot in Perth, Rixon came to Melbourne and acted in several television roles for Crawford Productions
. She played three different roles during the final episodes of Homicide. Her appearances did not feature much in the way of dialogue or characterisation and the focus was on showcasing her attractive figure in revealing costumes.
Starting mid 1975 Rixon also began making appearances in Crawford Production's sex-comedy soap opera The Box. Playing television starlet Angela O'Malley, Rixon made several nude appearances in the series. Rixon left The Box towards the end of 1975, but returned for a three month stint starting February 1976.
She subsequently found fame as a nude pin-up model. She was Penthouse magazine's December 1977 Pet, and in 1979 she was chosen Penthouses Pet of the Year in a televised pageant held at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas
. In July 1980 Cheryl kicked off New York Mayor Ed Koch
's "Festival of Fragrances". She was again showcased with a ten-page spread in Penthouse in 1980, and posed for Oui Magazine in November 1982. During this period she appeared in films such as The Eyes of Laura Mars and Used Cars
.
She did not receive the Penthouse prizes promised, and in 1985 took the company to the New York State Supreme Court which ruled that she was entitled to them. The judgment was later affirmed on appeal.
Cheryl now lives in the US and designs jewelry which she sells under the name of Royal Order.
Penthouse (magazine)
Penthouse, a men's magazine founded by Bob Guccione, combines urban lifestyle articles and softcore pornographic pictorials that, in the 1990s, evolved into hardcore. Penthouse is owned by FriendFinder Network. formerly known as General Media, Inc. whose parent company was Penthouse International...
Pet of the Month in 1977 and later as Pet of the Year in 1979.
In the early 1970s, she was twice a finalist in the Annual Miss West Coast bikini beauty pageant, staged in Perth each January. She was described as a "bombshell", and later appeared as a game show helper on local TV.
After appearing in obscure low-budget sex-comedy film Plugg (1975), shot in Perth, Rixon came to Melbourne and acted in several television roles for Crawford Productions
Crawford Productions
Crawford Productions is an Australian television production company founded by Hector Crawford; the present incarnation of the company, Crawfords Australia, is now a subsidiary of the WIN television corporation.-History:...
. She played three different roles during the final episodes of Homicide. Her appearances did not feature much in the way of dialogue or characterisation and the focus was on showcasing her attractive figure in revealing costumes.
Starting mid 1975 Rixon also began making appearances in Crawford Production's sex-comedy soap opera The Box. Playing television starlet Angela O'Malley, Rixon made several nude appearances in the series. Rixon left The Box towards the end of 1975, but returned for a three month stint starting February 1976.
She subsequently found fame as a nude pin-up model. She was Penthouse magazine's December 1977 Pet, and in 1979 she was chosen Penthouses Pet of the Year in a televised pageant held at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
. In July 1980 Cheryl kicked off New York Mayor Ed Koch
Ed Koch
Edward Irving "Ed" Koch is an American lawyer, politician, and political commentator. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977 and three terms as mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989...
's "Festival of Fragrances". She was again showcased with a ten-page spread in Penthouse in 1980, and posed for Oui Magazine in November 1982. During this period she appeared in films such as The Eyes of Laura Mars and Used Cars
Used Cars
Used Cars is a 1980 comedy satire film. It stars Kurt Russell, Jack Warden , Deborah Harmon, and Gerrit Graham.Kurt Russell portrays a devious car salesman working for affable but monumentally unsuccessful used car dealer Luke Fuchs . Luke's principal rival, located directly across the street, is...
.
She did not receive the Penthouse prizes promised, and in 1985 took the company to the New York State Supreme Court which ruled that she was entitled to them. The judgment was later affirmed on appeal.
Cheryl now lives in the US and designs jewelry which she sells under the name of Royal Order.