Davetta Sherwood (born January , ) is an American actress and
musician. Sherwood first worked as a child model before venturing into
an acting career including appearing in music videos and guest
appearances. Her first breakthrough acting role was on the Emmy
award-winning soap opera The Young and the Restless, which earned her
a nomination for the NAACP Image Award for "Outstanding Actress in a
Daytime Drama Series". In , she launched her production company, Foot
Nuthin Productions.Sherwood was born in Mount Vernon, New York. She
was raised a devout Roman Catholic. At a young age, her parents
divorced. Sherwood later began acting at the age of seven and appeared
in several school productions throughout middle and high school
including A Raisin in the Sun, The Wizard of Oz and Annie.At the age
of , Sherwood and her mother left New York for Maryland. Sherwood
began to show an interest in acting and her mother took notice. Her
mother took on the role of 'momager' and along with Sherwood left
Maryland for Inland Empire, California. She attended Pershing Middle
School, Valley View High School as well as the prestigious boarding
school Northfield Mount Hermon School during the summer.In , Sherwood
enrolled in a program at University of California, Riverside so she
could finish high school and start college simultaneously, although
she did not finish college. She is represented by the Williams Talent
Agency. She owns an entertainment and event company, Liaison Inc.,
which, with the help of a business partner in Atlanta, Georgia, is
responsible for producing and coordinating entertainment-oriented
events, like the after-party and fashion show for Miami's "Swim Week".
musician. Sherwood first worked as a child model before venturing into
an acting career including appearing in music videos and guest
appearances. Her first breakthrough acting role was on the Emmy
award-winning soap opera The Young and the Restless, which earned her
a nomination for the NAACP Image Award for "Outstanding Actress in a
Daytime Drama Series". In , she launched her production company, Foot
Nuthin Productions.Sherwood was born in Mount Vernon, New York. She
was raised a devout Roman Catholic. At a young age, her parents
divorced. Sherwood later began acting at the age of seven and appeared
in several school productions throughout middle and high school
including A Raisin in the Sun, The Wizard of Oz and Annie.At the age
of , Sherwood and her mother left New York for Maryland. Sherwood
began to show an interest in acting and her mother took notice. Her
mother took on the role of 'momager' and along with Sherwood left
Maryland for Inland Empire, California. She attended Pershing Middle
School, Valley View High School as well as the prestigious boarding
school Northfield Mount Hermon School during the summer.In , Sherwood
enrolled in a program at University of California, Riverside so she
could finish high school and start college simultaneously, although
she did not finish college. She is represented by the Williams Talent
Agency. She owns an entertainment and event company, Liaison Inc.,
which, with the help of a business partner in Atlanta, Georgia, is
responsible for producing and coordinating entertainment-oriented
events, like the after-party and fashion show for Miami's "Swim Week".
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