Shannon Wilcox (May 21, 1943 – September 2, 2023) was an American character actress. She was known for her roles in the films The Border (1982), Songwriter (1984), and Frankie and Johnny (1991), and the series Buck James (1987–1988).
Personal life and death Wilcox was born in Ohio on May 21, 1943, and was raised on an Indiana farm. She was married to John Williams, a plastic surgeon, from 1965 until their divorce in 1984. She was married to actor Alex Rocco from 2005 until his death in 2015. Her two children are Sean Doyle and Kelli Williams. Wilcox died in Los Angeles on September 2, 2023, at the age of 80.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes1980Cheaper to Keep HerNora1982The BorderSavannahSix WeeksPeg Dalton1984The Karate KidMrs. MillsUncreditedSongwriterAnita1986Legal EaglesMrs. Williams1990Zapped Again!Kevin's MomDirect-to-video1991Frankie and JohnnyChristine the HookerFor the BoysMargaret Sparks1994There Goes My BabyMattieCriminal PassionJoanne PinderExit to EdenMary1995SevenWoman Cop Behind Desk1996Dear GodMadame Zeus1999The Other SisterDanny's Mom RuthieRunaway BrideLuau LadyThe Annihilation of FishHippie Preacher's Wife2001The Princess DiariesBall Reporter2004Raising HelenPhotographerThe Princess Diaries 2: Royal EngagementLady Salsa2009Ready or NotDon Julio's LadyAlso executive producer2014ScammerheadImby Sarnus2015The Atticus InstitutePatricia West2017The NeighborhoodCatherina Donatello
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1976–1977Starsky & HutchPolicewoman/Laura Lonigan2 episodes1977Dog and CatJaniceEpisode: "Dead Skunk"1978Hawaii Five-OAndrea KingEpisode: "The Silk Trap"KazKarenEpisode: "No Way to Treat the Lady"1979FamilyMarilynEpisode: "The Friend's Affair"Hart to HartEllie DugganEpisode: "Murder Between Friends"Mrs. ColumboClaireEpisode: "Feelings Can Be Murder"1982–1986Remington SteeleMrs. Tuttle/Charlotte Knight2 episodes1984Cagney & LaceyMrs. McKennaEpisode: "Out of Control"1985Magnum, P.I.Diana Franklin/Holly BerryEpisode: "A Pretty Good Dancing Chicken"1986–1993MatlockSarah Kerns/Marsha Barnes2 episodes1986–1994L.A. LawLydia Graham/Judy Rudolph1987Tales from the DarksideRuth CooleyEpisode: "The Milkman Cometh"1987–1988Buck JamesJenny James19 episodes19881st & TenBrendaEpisode: "Out of the Past"1989Alien NationCharlotte BrontëEpisode: "Little Lost Lamb"1990Jake and the FatmanLeonora WilkersonEpisode: "In the Still of the Night"Dangerous PassionJanet GregsonTV filmDallasAnita5 episodes1993In the Heat of the NightLibby Deschamps2 episodesAngel FallsRowena DareEpisode: "Fall from Grace"1997Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionMargaretEpisode: "The Apparition/The Electric Chair/On the Road/Number One with a Bullet/Dream House"2002Boston PublicNancyEpisode: "Chapter Fifty-Two"2004ERConnie MartinEpisode: "Forgive and Forget"A Boyfriend for ChristmasJoanna GrantTV film2011NCISMrs. RoachEpisode: "Enemy on the Hill"2016NCIS: Los AngelesSummerEpisode: "The Queen's Gambit"2018The RomanoffsNatalieEpisode: "The Royal We"2019The ResidentDonna JacksonEpisode: "Snowed In"2020Grey's AnatomyIrene SholmanEpisode: "Save the Last Dance for Me"
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