Sharon Gans (born July 29, 1942, in New York City) is an American actress and alleged cult leader.
Gans grew up in Brooklyn New York.
She attended Erasmus High School in Williamsburg, New York.
She graduated from University of California, Berkeley in 1959 with a degree in Theater and performance studies.
She is best known for playing the role of Billy Pilgrim's wife, Valencia Merble, in George Roy Hill's the 1972 film version of Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five.
Gans also starred in the award-winning documentary Artists and Orphans: A True Drama.
In 1966, she won an Obie Award for Best Actress for her performance in Soon Jack November.