Sherry Faulkner，Sherry Ann Faulkner was the first of thirteen children born to Derrell and Lucille Faulkner of Chicago, Illinois. At age 14 Sherry attended a Upward Bound Program where she was the mistress of ceremony. She was a natural. Sherry had dreams of becoming an actress. Ms. Anna Mae Smith offered to pay for acting classes at the Hull House in Chicago.