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Shawn Weatherly

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Shawn Weatherly
Shawn Weatherly in the Oval Office, 1981
Born (1959-07-24) July 24, 1959 (age 65)
Spouse
Chip Harris
(m. 1994)
Children2
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title
Years active1980–2014
Alma materClemson University
OccupationActress
Known for

Shawn Weatherly (born July 24, 1959) is an American actress and beauty queen who won the titles of Miss USA 1980 and Miss Universe 1980.[1] She starred as Cadet Karen Adams in the film Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986) and as Jill Riley in the first season of the TV series Baywatch (1989–1990).

Early life

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Shawn Weatherly was born on July 24, 1959, in San Antonio, Texas, and was raised in Sumter, South Carolina.[2] She grew up alongside two brothers, Kurt and Michael; their father Albert was a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force. (Joanne, the Weatherly siblings' mother, died of cancer in 1968.)[3] Shawn attended Clemson University as a nursing major, and was also a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority.[4]

Career

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Weatherly is best known for her work as Jill Riley on the television show Baywatch and for the early reality show Oceanquest, which had her swimming with sharks.[5][6][7] She played a small part on The Dukes of Hazzard episode "Coy vs. Vance," and she appeared in other shows such as The A-Team, T. J. Hooker and Happy Days.[8] She also had a main role in the 1986 comedy film Police Academy 3: Back in Training.[9] In 2014, she was in the horror-comedy film Love in the Time of Monsters.[8]

Personal life

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In 1994, Weatherly married Chip Harris, president of a biotech research company, and they have two children. Previously, she had relationships with Ted McGinley, Lee Majors and Dwight Clark.[4][10][11]

Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
1984 Cannonball Run II Blake's Girl
1986 Police Academy 3: Back in Training Cadet Karen Adams
1988 Party Line Stacy Sloan
1989 Mind Games Rita Lund
1990 Shadowzone Dr. Kidwell
1990 Thieves of Fortune Petra Christopher
1992 Amityville: It's About Time Andrea Livingston
1998 Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 Sue Ann
Detached Wife Short film
1999 Five Aces Jackie
2001 Rustin Kay Stagen
2014 Love in the Time of Monsters Marianna
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1983 The Dukes of Hazzard Billie Ann Baxley Episode: "Coy vs. Vance"
The A-Team Driving Woman Episode: "Recipe for Heavy Bread"
T.J. Hooker Claudia Cole 4 episodes
Happy Days Sissy Episode: "Where the Guys Are"
Lottery! Sibyl Episode: "Boston: False Illusion"
1984 Shaping Up Melissa McDonald Main cast (5 episodes)
1985 Hunter Sherry Episode: "The Shooter"
Oceanquest Herself Main cast (6 episodes)
Amazing Stories Beauty Pageant Contestant Episode: "Remote Control Man"
1987 The New Leave It to Beaver Christine Episode: "Super Sunday"
Matlock Debra O'Keefe Episode: "The Rat Pack"
Summer Breeze Amy Dupree Episode: "Pilot"
The New Adventures of Beans Baxter Svetlana 2 episodes
1987–1988 J.J. Starbuck Jill Starbuck Main cast (13 episodes)
1988 Private Eye Ruth Corrigan Episode: "Hollywood Confidential"
Beverly Hills Buntz Paralegal Episode: "Cannon-Aid"
1989 Baywatch: Panic on Malibu Pier Jill Riley Television film
1989–1990 Baywatch Jill Riley Main cast (18 episodes)
1991 Thirtysomething Andrea Livingston Episode: "A Stop at Willoughby"
1992 Jack's Place Ali Episode: "Solo"
1995 Murder, She Wrote Kate Danbury Episode: "Shooting in Rome"
1998 Safety Patrol Mrs. Bozell Television film
1999 Chicago Hope Carol Derricks Episode: "Vigilance and Care"
2000 V.I.P. Margot Burns Episode: "Throw Val from the Train"
2010 Cold Case Bunny Hargreave Episode: "The Runaway Bunny"

References

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  1. ^ https://www.amazon.com/prime-video/actor/Shawn-Weatherly/amzn1.dv.gti.71c289cf-0fde-4b11-b521-14b793683234/#:~:text=Shawn%20Weatherly%20was%20born%20on,)%2C%20Dancer%2C%20Texas%20Pop.
  2. ^ https://www.amazon.com/prime-video/actor/Shawn-Weatherly/amzn1.dv.gti.71c289cf-0fde-4b11-b521-14b793683234/#:~:text=Shawn%20Weatherly%20was%20born%20on,)%2C%20Dancer%2C%20Texas%20Pop.
  3. ^ "Shawn Weatherly - Biography". IMDb.
  4. ^ a b Apodaca, Patrice (June 24, 2011). "Miss Universe gives more than beauty tips". The Los Angeles Times. No. Daily Pilot. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  5. ^ Shales, Tom (March 10, 1990). "TROUBLESOME CHARACTERS GET DEEP-SIXED". The Sun-Sentinel.
  6. ^ Shales, Tom (March 11, 1990). "JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO GO BACK INTO PRIME TIME TV . . ". Deseret News.
  7. ^ Hill, Michael E. (August 25, 1985). "TAKING THE PLUNGE FORMER MISS UNIVERSE RELISHES UNDERWATER CHALLENGE OF 'OCEANQUEST'". The Orlando Sentinel.
  8. ^ a b Longmire, Becca (June 2, 2016). "You'll never BELIEVE what Baywatch sex symbol Jill Riley looks like nowadays..." Daily Express. UK. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  9. ^ "Police Academy 3: Back in Training". Rotten Tomatoes.
  10. ^ "The Harris team". The Orange County Register. May 14, 2006.
  11. ^ Faber, Nancy (January 21, 1985). "San Francisco's Top Receiver Dwight Clark, Thinks His Best Catch May Be His Wife, Ashley". People Magazine. was known as much for his romance with former Miss Universe Shawn Weatherly
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Universe
1980
Succeeded by
Preceded by Miss USA
1980
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Janice McDonald
Miss South Carolina USA
1980
Succeeded by
Zade Turner