The daughter of Mrs. Minette Nash, Sherwood was born in
Hamilton, Ontario and graduated in 1945 from the Mar-Ken School, a preparatory high school that catered to children in (or with parents in) the entertainment industry in
Hollywood, California. Her mother began training her musically when Sherwood was 18 months old. She became the youngest person to sing on the
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation when she did so at age 3 and a half. At the age of 5 she began singing on Canadian radio, three years before her family moved to California. When Sherwood was 9 years old, producer
Samuel Goldwyn signed her to a film contract. ==Career==