Carol Mayo Jenkins

Carol Mayo Jenkins
Jenkins in 1977
Born (1938-11-24) November 24, 1938 (age 85)
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
OccupationActress
Known forFame

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]

She retired from the University of Tennessee in September, 2023.[8][9]

  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. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
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  6. ^ "UT Faculty and Staff Step Up, Discover Innovative Ways to Support Students". University of Tennessee, Knoxville. July 21, 2020. Archived from the original on July 29, 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 retires at UT; 'We need more people like Carol,' says friend and acting colleague". September 28, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  9. ^ "Carol Mayo Jenkins Retired Artist in Residence – Acting". University of Tennessee Knoxville, Department of Theatre College of Arts & Sciences. December 26, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2024.