Cheryl Cohen-Greene
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September 9, 1944
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| Born | Cheryl Theriault September 9, 1944 |
| Occupations | Sex surrogate partner, author, speaker |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Children | 2 |
Cheryl Cohen-Greene (born September 9, 1944) is an American sexual surrogate partner, speaker, and author. She is known for her work with American poet Mark O'Brien in 1986, who wrote about their process. (He died in 1999.)
She was portrayed in the film The Sessions by Helen Hunt, who received an Academy Award nomination for her performance.[1] In 2012, Cohen Greene released her memoir, titled An Intimate Life: Sex, Love, and My Journey as a Surrogate Partner.[2][3]
Cheryl Theriault was raised in Salem, Massachusetts, the daughter of Virginia (née Cote 1924–2002) and Robert Theriault (1921–2012). She has two brothers, David, a dentist, and Peter, an artist.
She was raised Roman Catholic and converted to Judaism after marrying her first husband, Michael Cohen, in 1964. They had an open marriage. She has a son, Allan, and a daughter, Jessica, from her first marriage, and several grandchildren.
After a divorce, she later married again, Bob Greene. He is a Vietnam war veteran, former client, and retired postal worker.
She began working as a sex surrogate partner in 1973 and also worked as a nude artist's model. She is a breast cancer and lymphoma survivor. She has dealt with dyslexia.[4]
After Cohen-Greene graduated from Salem High School, she attended the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in San Francisco.[5][6][7]
