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Starting at a young age


John Wayne, Sherry Jackson and Donna Reed
John Wayne, Sherry Jackson and Donna Reed

Sherry Jackson (born February 15, 1942.)

Sherry D. Jackson is a retired American actress and former child star. She appeared in several of the Ma and Pa Kettle movies during the 1950s as Susie Kettle, one of the couple's numerous children. Jackson may be best remembered for her five-season run as older daughter Terry Williams on The Danny Thomas Show (known as Make Room for Daddy during the first three seasons) from 1953 to 1958.


She appears with Donna Reed in the football-themed Trouble Along the Way (1953) as John Wayne's daughter.

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