Jada Rowland

Jada Rowland (born February 23, 1943) is an American actress.

Jada Rowland
Born	(1943-02-23) February 23, 1943 (age 82) Staten Island, New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1949–1983
Spouse	David Helfand ​ (m. 1982)​

Early life

A native of Staten Island, Rowland was born into a family of actors and artists. Rowland is the sister of actor Jeffrey Rowland and actress Gigi Anderson. Her brother played her husband on As the World Turns (Dr. Dan Stewart), although they appeared on the show in different years. Rowland's sister appeared on The Secret Storm as Peggy Bennett during the time Rowland was working on the show.

Career

Aldrich's credits include appearances on Broadway and television daytime soap operas. She portrayed Dr. Susan Stewart on As the World Turns and was the second actress to portray Carolee Simpson Aldrich, R. N. on The Doctors. She began appearing as Carolee on September 7, 1976 and was a member of the cast until the final episode on December 31, 1982.^[1] She later appeared on the prime-time serial The Hamptons. Rowland was invited to audition for the Dustin Hoffman film Tootsie, since that feature film incorporated a fictional soap opera, Southwest General, but declined.

In her signature role, Rowland portrayed Amy Ames Britton Kincaid on The Secret Storm for most of its 20-year run.^[2] This character grew up in real time instead of the common soap-opera "rapid aging", where a young actor is replaced by an older one to age the character more quickly.

Published children's books she has illustrated include Bringing the Farmhouse Home (by Gloria Whelan, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1992); Miss Tizzy (by Libba Moore Gray, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1993); The Statue of Liberty (by Lucille Recht Penner, Random House, 1995); and Raising the Roof (by Ronald Kidd, Habitat for Humanity International, 1995).^[3]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1954, 1955	Pond's Theater	Lee	2 episodes
1954–1973	The Secret Storm	Amy Ames	5,009 episodes
1955	The Devil's Disciple	Essie	Television film
1955	Producers' Showcase	Child / Little Mary	2 episodes
1956	Star Tonight	Alice	Episode: "Early Frost"
1959	The United States Steel Hour	Sally	Episode: "Whisper of Evil"
1959	Deadline	Kathy	Episode: "Dumb Kid"
1962	Armstrong Circle Theatre	Peggy Hayward	Episode: "Journey to Oblivion"
1968; 1986	As The World Turns	Dr. Susan Burke Stewart	1968-contract; 1986-temporary replacement for Marie Masters
1969–1979	Sesame Street	Jennie	8 episodes
1976–1982	The Doctors	Carolee Simpson	848 episodes