Sherry Jackson

 Beautiful brown-eyed, chestnut-maned Sherry Jackson began her impressive career as a pig-tailed, attractive child actress. Born in Idaho on February 15, 1942 She was the sole child of four born to Maurita Kathleen Gilbert and Curtis Loys Jackson, Sr. Her father died at the age of six and the family relocated to Los Angeles. Her mother married television writer/director/actor Montgomery Pittman, who died of cancer in 1962. Her mother gave her daughter with drama as well as dancing and singing lessons when she was a kid. According to legend, the girl was spotted by a talent agent while she and her mother waited for an appointment on a bus. She started her career at age 7 with small bits that were not billed You're My Everything (1949), For Heaven's Sake (1950), Lorna Doone (1951), The Great Caruso (1951), and two of the "Ma and Pa Kettle" films series, Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950) and Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (1951) in the role of Susie Kettle, one of the many children of the couple.