Cheryl Lynn "Rainbeaux" Smith (June 6, 1955 – October 25, 2002) was an American actress and musician who appeared in a number of mainstream features, as well as exploitation and horror films throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

Her first love was Ethan Margalith; they lived together during 1972 and 1973, and he went on to found Starving Students Moving Company with Darryl Marshak, who later represented Leonardo DiCaprio.

Smith's first film appearance was in avant-garde filmmaker Leland Auslander's short The Birth of Aphrodite (1971), after a friend of her mother suggested her for the role.

In the late 1970s, Smith began a career in music as a drummer, vocalist, and songwriter, and she fronted the all-girl rock group named L.A.

An impromptu group was created on the spot, casting Smith through her counsel Stann Findelle and Runaways manager Toby Mamis.

[6] 1978 also marked Smith's appearances in Charles Band's cult classic Laserblast and Cheech and Chong's box-office hit Up in Smoke, the latter directed by Lou Adler, record producer and co-owner of the Roxy Theatre.

She also worked for the third and final time with Band in 1982's Parasite, which was shot in 3-D. Smith also was in Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982), portraying Veronica Lake in a non-speaking role.

Due to substance-abuse problems, Smith left the film industry after shooting Independence Day (1983) and supported herself with work as a freelance graphic artist during the 1980s.