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Birth Name: Sheree Julienne Wilson
Place of Birth: Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States
Date of Birth: December 12, 1958
Ethnicity: * father – German (one half), English, Scottish, Irish * mother – Norwegian
Sheree J. Wilson is an American actress, producer, businessperson, and model. Her roles include the series Our Family Honor , Kane & Abel , Dallas , Walker, Texas Ranger ; and Sons of Thunder ; the films Crimewave , Fraternity Vacation , Hellbound (1994), Birdie & Bogey , and Easy Rider: The Ride Back ; the made-for-tv movies Velvet (1984), Past Tense (1994), and Mystery Woman: Game Time ; and the theme park attraction King Kong Encounter .
Her parents were IBM executives. Sheree was raised in Colorado from the age of nine. She is married to Vince Morella. Sheree has two children with her former husband Paul DeRobbio.
Sheree’s paternal grandfather was Earl William Wilson (the son of Henry Wilson and May Bell Lovejoy). Earl was born in Cresco, Iowa. Henry was the son of Henry Wilson, who was an Irish immigrant; and of Isabella McCulla, whose father was from County Antrim, Northern Ireland, and whose maternal grandparents were also from Ireland. Sheree’s great-grandmother May was the daughter of Owen Douglas Lovejoy, whose maternal grandparents were Scottish, from Morven, Argyllshire; and of Emogene Salisbury, who had deep roots in the U.S.
Sheree’s paternal grandmother was Caroline Barbara Kapler (the daughter of Charles Joseph Kapler and Mary Mae Lickteig). Caroline was born in Cresco, Iowa. Charles was the son of Zacharias Kapler, who was a German emigrant, from Binsdorf, Württemberg; and of Mary Herold, who was the daughter of German emigrants, from Eichsfeld, Thüringen. Sheree’s great-grandmother Mary was also the daughter of German parents, Anton Lickteig and Maria Anna Lickteig, and had roots in Rheinland-Pfalz.
Sheree’s maternal grandfather was Stanley Christian Egge (the son of Christian Gustav Egge and Sina Pauline Strom). Stanley was born in Fillmore, Minnesota. Sheree’s great-grandfather Christian was the son of Norwegian parents, from Buskerud, Carl Andreas Corneliuson Egge, from Lier; and Gunnild Gulbrandsen, from Lunder. Sheree’s great-grandmother Sina was also the daughter of Norwegian parents, Søren Christensen Strøm, from Vesle-Strøm, Nes, Akershus; and Marthea Tharaldsdatter Rotnæseie Larshus, from Oslo.
Sheree’s maternal grandmother was Ruth Eleanor Thrulson (the daughter of Louis Myre Thrulson and Margit Helgesdotter “Mary” Amundson). Ruth was born in Fillmore, Minnesota. Louis was the son of Norwegian emigrants, from Buskerud, Ole Thrulson and Anne Iversdatter, from Kittelsbyere. Sheree’s great-grandmother Margit was a Norwegian emigrant, from Gol, Buskerud, the daughter of Helge H. Amundson and Sigrid Anfinsdatter Gjesthuus.