Carol Mayo Jenkins
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Carol Mayo Jenkins (born November 24, 1938) is an American actress who is most famous for playing Elizabeth Sherwood, a liberal and stern but fair-minded English teacher at New York City's High School for the Performing Arts on the T.V. series Fame.[1][2][3] She left the show at the end of its fifth season in 1986 but made a return for the series finale a year later.
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Carol Mayo Jenkins | |
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Born | (1938-11-24) November 24, 1938 (age 85) Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Known for | Fame |
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She also appeared in the television shows Aaron's Way, Matlock, and Max Headroom.[4][5]
As of July 2020[update], she teaches acting at the University of Tennessee,[6] where she appears frequently on the Clarence Brown Theatre stage.[7]
She retired from the University of Tennessee in September, 2023.[8][9]