Sheree J. Wilson

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.

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

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 Ewing Series regular, 112 episodesTV 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" 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 Year Title Role Notes 2016-2022 Driving Miss Daisy Miss Daisy Werthan

Attraction Year Title Role Notes 1986–2008 King Kong Encounter Kelly King