Jan Sherwood (born c.1923) is an American actress mostly known for her work on the stage. She made herBroadway debut in 1944 as Marpha inThe Day Will Come. In 1950 she returned to Broadway to portray the Lady in Waiting toKatharine Hepburn's Rosalind inWilliam Shakespeare'sAs You Like It.[1]
In 1952 she portrayed Sarah Woodling in the original production ofPaint Your Wagon[2] and she originated the role of Venus in the 1954 musicalOndine.[3] In 1953, she appeared in the short-livedDuMont Television Network seriesMonodrama Theater.
In 1956 she took over the role of Ninotchka inSilk Stockings and then toured the United States in that role for that show's first national tour.[4]
Sherwood was born Jeanne Marie Jackson inMadison, Wisconsin.[5][6] She married J. Sherwood Weber in New York City in 1943.[7]
Sherwood later married George Marks, a Canadian business executive.[8] The couple and their children lived in Florida before moving, first to the United Kingdom and then to Canada.[9][10]
Jan Sherwood has withdrawn from "Affairs of the State" for a featured role in "Paint Your Wagon".
A promotion is in store for Jan Sherwood, understudy to Hildegarde Neff in "Silk Stockings"...When the hit musical begins its tour...Sherwood will step into the role Miss Neff is relinquishing
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