Sheree J. Wilson

Sheree J. Wilson
File:ShereeWilson2008.jpg Wilson on the 2008 Trail of Tears Memorial Ride
Born	Sheree Julienne Wilson (1958-12-12) December 12, 1958 Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1984-present
Known for	April Stevens-Ewing on Dallas (1978) Alexandra "Alex" Cahill-Walker on Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
Spouse(s)	Paul DeRobbio (m. 1991–2004)
Children	Luke (b. 1990) Nicolas (b. 1997)
Website	Official website

Sheree Julienne Wilson (born on 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 prime-time 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. 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.

Career

While working in Denver on a fashion shoot, one of the photographers mistook Wilson for a model and then introduced her to a New York modeling agent who signed her on the spot. Wilson then moved to Manhattan, and within eighteen months she had appeared in over thirty commercial campaigns for Clairol, Sea Breeze, Keri-Lotion and Maybelline. Her print work ran in such popular magazines as Mademoiselle, Glamour and Redbook.

After three years of modeling Wilson moved to Los Angeles for a career in acting. Her first roles included the black comedy film Crimewave (1984) directed by Sam Raimi, Velvet (1984), an ABC/Aaron Spelling television movie opposite Leah Ayres, Shari Belafonte, and Mary Margaret Humes, and a guest role on the espionage series Cover Up (1984). She had a lead role with Tim Robbins in the comedy motion picture Fraternity Vacation (1985) and also appeared in a CBS television miniseries Kane & Abel (1985) with Peter Strauss. This immediately led to Our Family Honor (1985-1986), an NBC drama about Irish cops versus the Mafia, in which she co-starred with Ray Liotta, Michael Madsen and Eli Wallach. Her career continued to flourish with a role in the television movie News at Eleven (1986) alongside Martin Sheen.

Wilson gained the role as April Stevens Ewing on the CBS soap opera Dallas (1986–1991). Her character was gunned down in the fourth episode of the final season during her honeymoon (with new husband Bobby Ewing) in Paris. She continued to make some appearances in Bobby's dream sequences later that season. In reality Wilson was killed off and left the series due to maternity. 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.

In 1993, following guest roles in the television series Matlock and Renegade, 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).

In 2016 Wilson began performing in the role of Miss Daisy Werthan in the Popejoy Presents production Driving Miss Daisy opposite her former Walker, Texas Ranger co-star Clarence Gilyard.

Personal life

Wilson was married (now divorced) to Paul DeRobbio and has two sons; Luke and Nicolas.

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 non-profit organization for children with developmental disabilities located in Texas. Wilson also created a line of beauty therapy skin care products.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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

Television

Year	Title	Role	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	Series regular, 109 episodes TV Land Pop Culture Award (2006) Soap Opera Digest Award for Best Death Scene (1991) Nominated — Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Villainess: Prime Time (1988) Nominated — Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role: Prime Time (1989) Nominated — Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Lead Actress: Prime Time (1990) 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"
1995	Burke's Law	Jensen Farnsworth	Episode: "Who Killed the King of the Country Club?"
1999	Sons of Thunder	Alex Cahill	2 episodes
1993-2001	Walker, Texas Ranger	Alex Cahill	Series regular, 189 episodes
2014	DeVanity	Claudia Muller	Episode: "Death Becomes Him Part I"

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016-	Driving Miss Daisy	Miss Daisy Werthan

External links

• Sheree J. Wilson at the Internet Movie Database
• Sheree J. Wilson on Twitter