Schalet Jackson

Schalet Jackson was born on June 16, 1973 in Davenport, Iowa but spent the majority of her adolescent life in Lima, Ohio. She is the oldest of four children of Patricia Sue Cox (Golden) and Walter Kevin Cox. Schalet established three career goals by the end of her fourth grade year; music education, law and acting. She participated in church programs, junior high and high school musicals and tried to learn as many musical instruments as possible. In May 1991, Schalet graduated from Perry High School and Apollo Joint Vocational School, where she earned her Nursing Assistant certification, from Lima, Ohio. Immediately upon graduation, Schalet spent the summer traveling the United States while performing with the Glassmen Drum & Bugle Corps, from Toledo, Ohio. After returning home, Schalet finalized her plan on how she was to become an music teacher, work in a law field and become an actor. In March 1992, Schalet enlisted into the United States Army. She worked as a Veterinary Food Inspec