Actress Annette Charles dies

Annette Charles, who performed Cha Cha DiGregorio within the 1978 film version of "Grease," died Wednesday evening in La from complications with cancer. She was 63 and received diagnosing only in recent several weeks.In "Grease" Charles' Cha Cha did an attractive dance with John Travolta's Danny Zuko in the across the country broadcast school dance contest, compelling Olivia Newton-John's Sandy to depart inside a fit of jealousy.The actress guested on a number of TV series throughout the seventies including "The Flying Nun," "Mod Squad" and "The Bionic Lady."She made an appearance in Haskell Wexler's 1985 film "Latino" as well as in a 1987 episode of "Magnum, P.I."Charles made an appearance inside a 2002 episode of VH1's "Where Could They Be Now?" series. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com