Cheryl Arutt — Movies & TV Shows

Biography

Dr. Cheryl Arutt (born May 13, 1966) is an American clinical and forensic psychologist and media consultant. Until 1991, she was a commercial, print, television, and film actress. She was a co-host and regular member of the Behavior Bureau on HLN's panel show Dr. Drew On Call and appears as a psychological expert on ABC, the Fox News Channel, HLN and In Session. She first appeared on TV in a Sara Lee cake commercial at the age of three. Hundreds of commercials followed, as well as an appearance in A.R. Gurney's teleplay adaptation of John Cheever's short story, O Youth and Beauty. Arutt started her film and video acting career at age four. She appeared in the soap operas: Secret Storm, Guiding Light, All My Children and As the World Turns. Modeling jobs included the cover of Seventeen magazine. As a teen she was dubbed "queen of the After School Specials" by her peers for her numerous roles in TV movies of that genre. She was nominated for a Youth in Film Award for her title role as an Amish girl in Bobby and Sarah in the Best Young Actress in a Family Film Made for TV category. After moving to Los Angeles, she appeared on Murder, She Wrote, Kay O'Brien, and Charles in Charge. …