- During the Thunder Road sequence in Grease (1978), she was experiencing terrible pain due to a tubular pregnancy, in which the fertilized egg begins growing in the fallopian tube rather than the uterus. This explains why she is frequently seen leaning against the cars. She received leave from her doctor to shoot the scene and upon finishing it, she was rushed to the hospital for surgery.
- She died of lung cancer but was not a smoker.
- Third young cast member from the movie "Grease" to have passed away. Jeff Conaway passed away in 2011, and Dennis Stewart passed away in 1996.
- She performed for President of the United States Ronald Reagan at the White House in 1983.
- Mattel, Inc. released a Grease® Cha Cha Barbie® Doll in 2008.
- Teaching at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). (2004)
- Graduated from NYU School of Social Work in 2001
- Jersey City, NJ, USA: Teaching Acting at NJCU (New Jersey City University) (January 2002)
- Teaching at California State University, Northridge (2002)
- While it fit the story that her character, Cha Cha, would wind up dancing with John Travolta since it got Olivia Newton-John's Sandy jealous, it wound up allowing Travolta to go full-blown with his dance moves since Annette Charles was a professional dancer, and thus, a ringer in the famous musical: both a professional actress and dancer.
- Earned a masters degree in social work from New York University and later became a speech communications professor in the Chicano Studies department at California State University, Northridge.
- A cult movie legend for playing bad girl Cha Cha in Grease.
- Resembled (when young) actress Poupée Bocar.
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