- Born
- Birth nameSharon Lee Percy
- Sharon Rockefeller was born on December 10, 1944 in Oakland, California, USA. She is known for Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004), Bring Them Home (2024) and The Central Park Five (2012). She has been married to Jay Rockefeller since April 1, 1967. They have four children.
- SpouseJay Rockefeller(April 1, 1967 - present) (4 children)
- Children
- ParentsJeanne Valerie Dickerson
- RelativesValerie Jeanne Percy(Sibling)Roger Dickerson Percy(Sibling)
- Daughter of Charles Percy.
- Her twin sister Valerie was murdered in the family's home on September 18, 1966; the case remains unsolved. Sharon named her only daughter after her sister.
- Since 1989 she has been president of WETA, the public radio and TV broadcasting stations in Washington, D.C.
- She was awarded the 2019 National Medal of the Arts in Washington D.C. She is a broadcasting executive and patron of the arts in Washington D.C.
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