Slim, shapely and well-tanned blonde bombshell Cheri Caffaro was born in 1945 in Miami, Florida. Caffaro won a "Lifetime" magazine Brigitte Bardot lookalike contest when she was a teenager and worked as a model throughout the 60s. Cheri achieved a substantial amount of 70s exploitation cinema notoriety by portraying sexy, resourceful and formidable undercover government agent Ginger McAllister in a delightfully down'n'dirty trio of blithely seedy drive-in soft-core action romps: the supremely scuzzy Ginger (1971), the splendidly sleazy The Abductors (1972), and the pleasingly trashy Girls Are for Loving (1973). The "Ginger" pictures were a series of gleefully low-rent affairs with a funky distaff James Bond-type anti-heroine using both her brains and her body to thwart assorted nasty criminals. Caffaro brought a hard, fierce, steely edge and raw, earthy, unbridled sex appeal to the part of Ginger that's alluring and unnerving in equal measure. Cheri was likewise solid and effective as a stuck-up spoiled rich woman in the tawdry A Place Called Today (1972), a tough revolutionary in the fun Savage Sisters (1974), and a cunning, deadly, yet enticing international lady assassin in the entertainingly tacky Too Hot to Handle (1977). Alas, Caffaro's moment in the acting spotlight proved to be fleeting. Cheri went on to co-write and co-produce the hilariously raunchy comedy hoot H.O.T.S. (1979). She also served as an associate producer for the cruddy horror flick The Demons of Ludlow (1983). Her last known credit is supplying a voice for the Extreme Ghostbusters (1997) cartoon TV series. Cheri Caffaro abruptly quit show business and now lives in Los Angeles, where she raises her own honey bees. - IMDb mini biography by: woodyanders
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 29, 1945 (81)
- Miami, Florida, USA
- Actor, producer and writer
- 3 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
What are Cheri Caffaro's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Bonds.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 2
Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 2
Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1
Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Allyas Jo Turner in Savage Sisters (1974)
- Heroas Samantha Fox in Too Hot to Handle (1977)
- Shapeshifteras Samantha Fox in Too Hot to Handle (1977)
Moods and endings
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 Cheri Caffaro's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Cheri Caffaro'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
11 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.
Ransom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
The Demons of Ludlow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Rana: The Legend of Shadow Lake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
H.O.T.S.(1979)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Too Hot to Handle(1977)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Savage Sisters(1974)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Girls Are for Loving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
A Place Called Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
The Abductors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Up Your Alley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Ginger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Career shape
A full career of 11 titles from 1971 to 1988.
How do Cheri Caffaro's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 16th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 20th percentile for acclaim.
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 3 titles are Mixed.
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the acting 33/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 50, detractors 15. 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 Cheri Caffaro work with?
People who share at least 2 of Cheri Caffaro's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Vic Diaz shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Vic DiazShared titles: Too Hot to Handle (1977), Savage Sisters (1974)See all 2 shared titles with Vic Diaz
Editors
- Barbara PokrasShared titles: H.O.T.S. (1979), Too Hot to Handle (1977)See all 2 shared titles with Barbara Pokras
Mixed roles
- Don SchainShared titles: H.O.T.S. (1979), Too Hot to Handle (1977)See all 2 shared titles with Don Schain