Carol Mayo Jenkins

{{Short description|American actress}}

{{Use American English|date=July 2020}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2014}}

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| name = Carol Mayo Jenkins

| image = Carol mayo jenkins 1977.JPG

| image_size = 150

| caption = Jenkins in 1977

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1938|11|24|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.

| known_for = Fame

| occupation = Actress

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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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.knoxnews.com/entertainment/life/carol-mayo-jenkins-will-be-honored-today-for-her-work-with-ut-theater-ep-358847771-356115571.html|title=Carol Mayo Jenkins will be honored today for her work with UT theater|website=www.knoxnews.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-05}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/expressyourself/119643/The-real-cost-of-Fame|title=The real cost of Fame|last=Mallon|first=Maggie|date=2009-08-10|website=Express.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2020-04-05}}{{Cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/fametvseriesepisodeguide/Home/interviews/carol-mayo-jenkins---the-daily-beacon-interview-2014|title=Carol Mayo Jenkins - The Daily Beacon Interview 2014 - Fame Episode Guide|website=sites.google.com|access-date=2020-04-05|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101032544/https://sites.google.com/site/fametvseriesepisodeguide/Home/interviews/carol-mayo-jenkins---the-daily-beacon-interview-2014|url-status=dead}} 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.

{{asof|2020|07}}, she teaches acting at the University of Tennessee,{{Cite web|date=2020-07-21|title=UT Faculty and Staff Step Up, Discover Innovative Ways to Support Students|url=https://news.utk.edu/2020/07/21/faculty-staff-innovative-support/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-11|website=University of Tennessee, Knoxville|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729080809/https://news.utk.edu/2020/07/21/faculty-staff-innovative-support/ |archive-date=July 29, 2020 }} where she appears frequently on the Clarence Brown Theatre stage.{{Cite web|url=https://www.knoxtntoday.com/carol-mayo-jenkins-triumphs-in-the-madwoman-of-chaillot/|title=Carol Mayo Jenkins triumphs in 'The Madwoman of Chaillot'|date=2019-04-29|website=Knox TN Today|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-05}}

She retired from the University of Tennessee in September, 2023.{{Cite web|date=2023-09-28|title=Carol Mayo Jenkins retires at UT; 'We need more people like Carol,' says friend and acting colleague|url=https://bluestreak.moxleycarmichael.com/2023/09/28/carol-mayo-jenkins-retires-at-ut-we-need-more-people-like-carol-says-friend-and-acting-colleague/|access-date=2024-01-05|website=|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|url=https://theatre.utk.edu/people/carol-mayo-jenkins/|title=Carol Mayo Jenkins Retired Artist in Residence – Acting|date=2023-12-26|website=University of Tennessee Knoxville, Department of Theatre College of Arts & Sciences|language=en-US|access-date=2024-01-05}}