Carol Mayo Jenkins

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Carol Mayo Jenkins
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Jenkins in 1977
Born (1938-11-24) November 24, 1938 (age 82)
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
OccupationActress

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.

She also appeared in the television shows Aaron's Way, Matlock, and Max Headroom.[4][5]

As of July 2020, she teaches acting at the University of Tennessee,[6] where she appears frequently on the Clarence Brown Theatre stage.[7]

Work[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Ref
1983 Happy Endings Jan Wilkerson [8]
1990 Hollywood Heartbreak Lottie [5]
1992 Seduction: Three Tales From the Inner Sanctum [5]

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes Ref
1977 Another World Vera Finley [4]
1982-1987 Fame Elizabeth Sherwood [5]
1987 Max Headroom Valerie Towne 1 Episodes [4]
1988 Aaron's Way Mrs. Seward 1 Episode [5][4]
1991 Matlock Dr. Doris Massler 1 Episode [9]

Stage[]

Year Title Role Ref
1969 The Three Sisters Natalya Ivanovna [10]
1972 There's One in Every Marriage Hotel Guest [10]
1976 Kings Jocasta [10]
1978 First Monday in October Miss Birnbaum [10]
1980 The Suicide Margarita Ivanovna [10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Carol Mayo Jenkins will be honored today for her work with UT theater". www.knoxnews.com. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  2. ^ Mallon, Maggie (August 10, 2009). "The real cost of Fame". Express.co.uk. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "Carol Mayo Jenkins - The Daily Beacon Interview 2014 - Fame Episode Guide". sites.google.com. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Carol Mayo Jenkins". TV.com. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Carol Mayo Jenkins". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  6. ^ "UT Faculty and Staff Step Up, Discover Innovative Ways to Support Students". University of Tennessee, Knoxville. July 21, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  7. ^ "Carol Mayo Jenkins triumphs in 'The Madwoman of Chaillot'". Knox TN Today. April 29, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  8. ^ "Carol Mayo Jenkins". BFI. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  9. ^ "Matlock - Season 5 Episode 18". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Carol Mayo Jenkins". IBDB Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved March 11, 2021.

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