Cheryl Campbell is an English actress, probably best known in the United States for her role as Eileen in Dennis Potter's Tanz in den Wolken (1978), for which she received a BAFTA nomination as Best Television Actress. The following year, she won the award for her roles in three shows: Testament einer Jugend (1979), Teuflischer Plan (1979) and Une maison, une histoire (1980).
Born in 1949 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, she studied acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), then went on to apprentice in repertory theater, most notably with Birmingham Rep. She was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), during which time she played, among many other roles, Nora Helmer, in Ibsen's "A Doll's House". For her performance as Nora she won the prestigious Olivier Award in 1983 for Best Actress in a Revival. She is a member of the Royal National Theatre.
