Shawn Weatherly


Shawn Weatherly is an American actress and beauty queen who won the titles of Miss USA 1980 and Miss Universe 1980. She starred as Cadet Karen Adams in the film Police Academy 3: Back in Training and as Jill Riley in the first season of the TV series Baywatch.

Early life

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

Career

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. 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. She also had a main role in the 1986 comedy film Police Academy 3: Back in Training. In 2014, she was in the horror-comedy film Love in the Time of Monsters.

Personal life

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.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983The Dukes of HazzardBillie Ann BaxleyEpisode: "Coy vs. Vance"
1983The A-TeamDriving WomanEpisode: "Recipe for Heavy Bread"
1983T.J. HookerClaudia Cole4 episodes
1983Happy DaysSissyEpisode: "Where the Guys Are"
1983Lottery!SibylEpisode: "Boston: False Illusion"
1984Shaping UpMelissa McDonaldMain cast
1985HunterSherryEpisode: "The Shooter"
1985OceanquestHerselfMain cast
1985Amazing StoriesBeauty Pageant ContestantEpisode: "Remote Control Man"
1987The New Leave It to BeaverChristineEpisode: "Super Sunday"
1987MatlockDebra O'KeefeEpisode: "The Rat Pack"
1987Summer BreezeAmy DupreeEpisode: "Pilot"
1987The New Adventures of Beans BaxterSvetlana2 episodes
1987–1988J.J. StarbuckJill StarbuckMain cast
1988Private EyeRuth CorriganEpisode: "Hollywood Confidential"
1988Beverly Hills BuntzParalegalEpisode: "Cannon-Aid"
1989Baywatch: Panic on Malibu PierJill RileyTelevision film
1989–1990BaywatchJill RileyMain cast
1991ThirtysomethingAndrea LivingstonEpisode: "A Stop at Willoughby"
1992Jack's PlaceAliEpisode: "Solo"
1995Murder, She WroteKate DanburyEpisode: "Shooting in Rome"
1998Safety PatrolMrs. BozellTelevision film
1999Chicago HopeCarol DerricksEpisode: "Vigilance and Care"
2000V.I.P.Margot BurnsEpisode: "Throw Val from the Train"
2010Cold CaseBunny HargreaveEpisode: "The Runaway Bunny"