Charkie Phillips

Who is Charkie Phillips?

Charlotte “Charkie” Phillips is an American choreographer best known as a water ballet choreographer for television and films in the 1970s and 80s. Born in Ohio, she began her dance training at the age of three in Atlanta, Georgia, and was accepted at the age of eight into the Southern Ballet Company.

In New York City she studied dance at the Ballets Russes and after moving to California she appeared as a dancer on television programs such as The Mac Davis Show, the Mitzi Gaynor Special, and the Entertainer of the Year Awards. In addition to choreographing water ballet for The Krofftettes in The Brady Bunch Hour, Charkie staged synchronized swimming for thirteen episodes of NBC's The Big Show, on screen in The Great Muppet Caper, and for a McDonald's commercial in the 1988 Olympics. Onstage she was in the international tour of The Ray Anthony Show as a "Bookend" and The Happy Side of the Thirties at the Shubert Theater. Charkie also appeared as a dancer in the movie Grease and was a choreographer for Star Wars Holiday Special.