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Number9Dream

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Sat Feb 14, 2026, 05:14 PM Feb 2026

Born February 15, 1942 - Sherry Jackson - American actress

Beginning with "Make Room for Daddy", Sherry Jackson then appeared in many TV shows and movies. She was Andrea in the Star Trek episode "What Are Little Girls Made Of?", and appeared in the Twilight Zone episode "The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank", and many others.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherry_Jackson

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Born February 15, 1942 - Sherry Jackson - American actress (Original Post) Number9Dream Feb 2026 OP
The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank scared the shit out of me at about the age of 8. rsdsharp Feb 2026 #1
That was a good one... Number9Dream Feb 2026 #2
I've seen it several times since. Lots of good people in it: rsdsharp Feb 2026 #3

rsdsharp

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1. The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank scared the shit out of me at about the age of 8.
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 07:09 PM
Feb 2026

I didn’t get far enough into it to see Sherry Jackson — I levitated and exited the room.

Number9Dream

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2. That was a good one...
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 05:06 PM
Feb 2026

If you can ever catch it on a TZ marathon... it's a good story, the beautiful Sherry Jackson, and a good ending.

rsdsharp

(12,093 posts)
3. I've seen it several times since. Lots of good people in it:
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 05:39 PM
Feb 2026

James Best, Edgar Buchanan, Dub Taylor, Ralph Moody, and of course Sherry Jackson. But when I was eight, I only got as far as the casket opening by itself, and got the hell out of Dodge.

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