Sheree J. Wilson (born December 12, 1958) is an American actress, producer, businesswoman, and model. She is best known for her roles as April Stevens Ewing on the American primetime television series Dallas (1986–1991) and as Alex Cahill-Walker on the television series Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001).
Early life
Wilson was born in Rochester, Minnesota on December 12, 1958. The daughter of two IBM executives, Wilson moved to Colorado at the age of nine and graduated from Fairview High School. In 1981, she received a degree in fashion merchandising and business from the University of Colorado Boulder. Her performance earned her the Soap Opera Digest Award for Best Death Scene in 1991, as well as four other nominations. In 2006, she attended the TV Land Award ceremony for Dallas and in November 2008, the Dallas 30th anniversary reunion party at Southfork Ranch in Parker, Texas, with cast members Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray, Ken Kercheval, Steve Kanaly, and Charlene Tilton.
left|thumb|Wilson on the 2008 Trail of Tears Memorial Ride
In 1993, following guest roles in the television series Matlock (opposite Clarence Gilyard's former acting mentor, Andy Griffith), Burke's Law, and Renegade (opposite Lorenzo Lamas), Wilson played the lead female role in Hellbound opposite Chuck Norris, which led to her best-known role as Alexandra "Alex" Cahill-Walker also opposite Norris in Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001). In 2005, she reprised her role in the television movie Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire which ended with her character being the victim of a courthouse shooting. This left many viewers to believe that there would be a follow-up movie which was severely impaired when CBS said that they would no longer be producing "Sunday Night Movie of the Week" projects. She also co-starred in the Showtime movie Past Tense (1994).
In 2006, Wilson appeared in Fragile, the first short film by documentary filmmaker Fredric Lean. She played the lead role in television movies Mystery Woman: Game Time (2005) and Anna's Storm (2007). She produced and starred in independent films Killing Down (2006), The Gundown (2011), Easy Rider: The Ride Back (2012), and Dug Up (2013). She co-starred in the television series Pink (2007–2008) and had a guest role in the television series DeVanity (2014). She played a major role in the television movie Christmas Belle (2013), A Mermaid for Christmas (2019), and The Silent Natural (2019).
Wilson performed in the role of Miss Daisy Werthan in the Neil Simon Film Festival's Driving Miss Daisy (2016–2022) opposite her former Walker, Texas Ranger co-star, Clarence Gilyard.
Personal life
Wilson married Vince Morella in 2018 and currently resides in Dallas, Texas. She has two sons from a previous marriage (1991-2004) to Paul DeRobbio.
Wilson has been active in the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Trail of Tears Remembrance Motorcycle Ride, Wings for Life aimed at healing spinal cord injuries, and White Bridle Humane Society, a horse rescue equine therapy nonprofit organization for children with developmental disabilities located in Texas. Wilson also created a line of beauty therapy skin care products.
Filmography
Film
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
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| 1984
| Velvet
| Ellen Stockwell
| Television film
|-
| 1985
| Crimewave
| Nancy
|
|-
| 1985
| Fraternity Vacation
| Ashley Taylor
|
|-
| 1986
| News at Eleven
| Christine Arnold
| Television film
|-
| 1994
|Past Tense
| Emily Talbert
| Television film
|-
| 1994
| Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
| Alex Cahill
|
|-
| 1994
| Hellbound
| Leslie
|
|-
| 2003
| Midnight Expression
| Mary Drake
| Short film
|-
| 2004
| Birdie and Bogey
| Shelia
|
|-
| 2005
| Mystery Woman: Game Time
| Jody Fiske
| Television film
|-
| 2005
| Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire
| Alex Cahill-Walker
| Television film
|-
| 2006
| Killing Down
| Rachel
|
|-
| 2006
| Fragile
| Sophie
| Short film
|-
| 2007
| Anna's Storm
| Mayor Anna Davenport-Baxter
| Television film
|-
| 2011
| The Gundown
| Sarah Morgan
| Also producer
|-
| 2012
| Dug Up
| Mona Walker
| Also producer
|-
| 2013
| A Country Christmas
| Bonnie Branson
|
|-
| 2013
| Easy Rider: The Ride Back
| Shane Williams
| Also producer
|-
| 2013
| Christmas Belle
| Angie
|-
| 2014
| Jail Wagon
| Martha
| Also producer
|-
| 2019
| The Silent Natural
| Rebecca Hoy
|-
|2019
|A Mermaid for Christmas
|Theodora
| Television film
|-
|2020
|Flip Turn
|Grandma
|
|}
Television
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1984
| Cover Up
| Rachel
| Episode: "Death in Vogue"
|-
| 1985–1986
| Our Family Honor
| Rita Danzig
| Series regular, 13 episodes
|-
| 1985
| Kane & Abel
| Melanie LeRoy
| Mini-Series
|-
| 1986–1991
| Dallas
| April Stevens Ewing
| Series regular, 112 episodes<br>TV Land Pop Culture Award (2006)<br>Soap Opera Digest Award for Best Death Scene (1991)<br>Nominated — Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Villainess: Prime Time (1988)<br>Nominated — Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role: Prime Time (1989)<br>Nominated — Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Lead Actress: Prime Time (1990)<br>Nominated — Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Heroine: Prime Time (1991)
|-
| 1991
| Matlock
| Claire Mayfield
| Episode: "The Dame"
|-
| 1992
| Renegade
| Lisa Stone
| Episode: "Final Judgement"
|-
| 1993–2001
| Walker, Texas Ranger
| Alex Cahill
| Series regular, 196 episodes
|-
| 1995
| Burke's Law
| Jensen Farnsworth
| Episode: "Who Killed the King of the Country Club?"
|-
| 1999
| Sons of Thunder
| Alex Cahill
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2005
| Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire
| Alex Cahill
| TV movie
|-
| 2014
| DeVanity
| Claudia Muller
| Episode: "Death Becomes Him Part I"
|}
Stage
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2016-2022
| Driving Miss Daisy
| Miss Daisy Werthan
|
|}
Attraction
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1986–2008
| King Kong Encounter
| Kelly King
|
|}