Gale Sherwood (born Jacqueline Nash;[note 1] March 4, 1929 – December 31, 2017[1]) was a Canadian singer and actress.

The daughter of Mrs. Minette Nash,[2] 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.

[5] At the age of 5 she began singing on Canadian radio, three years before her family moved to California.

[10] Her stage roles included Julie in Show Boat in 1967 with the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera.

[12] She was divorced from her first husband, Howard Wayne McCoy, Jr.,[citation needed] and was the widow of Charles Edward Francis.