25 Facts About Sherry Alberoni

Sharyn Eileen "Sherry" Alberoni was born on December 4,1946 and is a former American child actress.

Sherry Alberoni got her start as a Mouseketeer on the weekday ABC television program The Mickey Mouse Club.

Besides providing voices for numerous incidental characters in series such as Jeannie, Sherry Alberoni is best known as the voice of nasty rich-girl Alexandra Cabot from Josie and the Pussycats; "superhero-in-training" Wendy from the first season of Super Friends; the heroic robot Bo in Mighty Orbots; and Glumdalclitch in The Three Worlds of Gulliver.

Sherry Alberoni was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the youngest of three children.

Sherry Alberoni displayed a generosity of spirit that would stay with her throughout her life.

Sherry Alberoni volunteered for charity work, and became so successful at it that she was proclaimed a "Red Feather" girl by the Community Chest.

Sherry Alberoni graduated from Westchester High School in Los Angeles, where she was a straight "A" student.

Sherry Alberoni joined The Mickey Mouse Club as a second season replacement and was assigned to the Blue Team.

Sherry Alberoni had few solo performances in her one season with the club, but was part of many audience scenes for guest stars and circus acts.

Sherry Alberoni had a long show business career as an adult, including voice work for cartoons.

At age nine, Sherry Alberoni was the youngest Mouseketeer for the show's second season.

Sherry Alberoni used the stage name Sherry Allen upon the advice of her first agent, who thought some casting directors might not hire an ethnic talent.

Sherry Alberoni recalled in later years that director Sidney Miller would often change her lines to include many sibilants, so fond was he of hearing her lisp.

Sherry Alberoni played Midge Beamer in The Ed Wynn Show and Debbie Potter in The Tom Ewell Show.

Sherry Alberoni provided the voices of Laurie Partridge in Partridge Family 2200 AD and Wendy in Super Friends.

Sherry Alberoni appeared in the film Dance with Me, Henry, the last Abbott and Costello picture.

Lou Costello advised Sherry Alberoni to stick with her original last name.

Sherry Alberoni followed that up with guest appearances on Bronco before going to Europe in 1960 to make The Three Worlds of Gulliver.

In 1962 her brother Roy founded a professional combo called The Rhythmaires, for which Sherry Alberoni was the lead vocalist.

Sherry Alberoni's biggest recurring television role was as Sharon James on Family Affair.

Sherry Alberoni took a regular part in entertaining Marines at Camp Pendleton during these same years for a monthly production called "The Julie London Show".

Sherry Alberoni is credited with dubbing in Patty Duke's singing voice for Duke's character, Neely O'Hara, in the 1967 release Valley of the Dolls.

In 1980 Sherry Alberoni took part in the televised Mouseketeer Reunion, and for once got a chance to tap dance with the Red Team.

Sherry Alberoni took part in the Mouseketeer live performances at Disneyland in the 1980s, and became a fixture on Mouseketeer personal appearance tours during the late 1980s and 1990s, often teaming with Bobby Burgess.

Sherry Alberoni has been married to Dr Richard Van Meter since 1971.