Jan Sherwood

Jan Sherwood is an American actress mostly known for her work on the stage. She made her Broadway debut in 1944 as Marpha in The Day Will Come. In 1950 she returned to Broadway to portray the Lady in Waiting to Katharine Hepburn's Rosalind in William Shakespeare's As You Like It.^[1]

In 1952 she portrayed Sarah Woodling in the original production of Paint Your Wagon^[2] and she originated the role of Venus in the 1954 musical Ondine.^[3] In 1953, she appeared in the short-lived DuMont Television Network series Monodrama Theater.

In 1956 she took over the role of Ninotchka in Silk Stockings and then toured the United States in that role for that show's first national tour.^[4]

References

1. "Eve Getting Two Adams In Lakewood Offering". Lewiston Evening Journal. June 13, 1953. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
2. "Julie Harris gets lead in new play". The New York Times (ProQuest ID 111879334). August 30, 1951. p. 19. Jan Sherwood has withdrawn from "Affairs of the State" for a featured role in "Paint Your Wagon".
3. "FIRST NIGHT AT THE THEATRE: Audrey Hepburn, Mel Ferrer Appear Under Direction of Alfred Lunt". The New York Times (ProQuest ID 113155500). February 19, 1954. p. 23.
4. "Patrick adapting novel for stage". The New York Times (ProQuest ID 113508968). March 27, 1956. p. 39. 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.

External links

• Jan Sherwood at the Internet Broadway Database
• Jan Sherwood at the Internet Movie Database
• "TV Lure Drains NY Stage". Pittsburgh Press. July 8, 1956. Retrieved January 25, 2012.