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Sherry Buchanan

Sherry Buchanan

Actor · Born January 1, 1954 (72) · Biloxi, Mississippi, United States

Lovely and becoming brunette Sherry Buchanan was born in Biloxi, Mississippi and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. Buchanan first got involved with the Italian film industry shortly after graduating from high school when she replaced a production secretary during the shooting of My Name Is Nobody (1973) in Louisiana. Sherry subsequently moved to Rome, Italy, where she established herself as a model prior to making her acting debut in the giallo What Have They Done to Your Daughters? (1974). Buchanan continued to act in both movies and TV commercials, but decided to take a hiatus from acting after she found out that a body double was used without her knowledge or consent for explicit hardcore insert scenes for the low-grade exploitation outing Emanuelle and Joanna (1979). Sherry returned to America to study sociology at Layola University in New Orleans and eventually moved back to Italy so she could resume acting in minor parts in a few movies prior to calling it a day as an actress in 1987.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
January 1, 1954 (72)
From
Biloxi, Mississippi, United States
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 20% in 30 days

What are Sherry Buchanan's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
41%
Bonds
22%
Morality
19%
Ideas
11%
Power
4%
Self
4%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Dread
3
Thrilling
3
Romantic
1
Cold
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Unsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sherry Buchanan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sherry Buchanan's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

17 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Capriccio(1987)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Crawlspace(1986)

    as First Victim (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Seagull Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mary Ann Saunders

  • The Secret of Seagull Island(1982)

    as Mary Ann Saunders

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Escape from Galaxy 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Stella Star

  • Carnada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Zombie Holocaust(1980)

    as Susan Kelly

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Il medium(1980)

    as Laura

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Emanuelle and Joanna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Emanuela

  • The Last House on the Beach(1978)

    as Elisa

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Eyes Behind the Stars(1978)

    as Karin Hale

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Maldoror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as La ragazza

  • The Heroin Busters(1977)

    as Vera

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Tentacles(1977)

    as Judy

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Sex Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Jennifer Milton

  • L'inconveniente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • What Have They Done to Your Daughters?(1974)

    as Silvia Polvesi

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 81st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 17 titles from 1974 to 1987; peak year 1987.

Highest rated

The Heroin Busters (1977)

Midcredits 60th

Most popular right now

Capriccio (1987)

Film career

19741987

Peak 1987 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1974Screen debut· What Have They Done to Your Daughters?

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting17 of 17: 17 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score21st

By decade

1970s9 · acting1980s8 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Sherry Buchanan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 21st percentile, the median of all 10; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 25th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

16thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 10 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Capriccio (1987)

72nd percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

What Have They Done to Your Daughters? (1974)

Midcredits 76th · 65% liked

Reviewers score the acting 52/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Sherry Buchanan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sherry Buchanan's MovieCove titles; Angelo Ragusa shares the most, 2.