Background
Charles was born Annette Cardona in Los Angeles, California.
Charles was born Annette Cardona in Los Angeles, California.
New York University.
She made several appearances on television as well. She died on August 3, 2011, in Los Angeles due to complications from cancer. She had initially been hospitalized for pneumonia.
Charles became an actress, and was best known for her role as Charlene "Cha Cha" DiGregorio in the 1978 feature film Grease.
She made several appearances on television as well. Charles later became a speech professor at California State University, Northridge.