Sheila Wills
{{short description|American actress (born 1947)}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|8|11}}{{cite web|title=Birth reference results for: Sheila Wills DeWindt|url=https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3ASheila~%20%2Bsurname%3ADeWindt~|work=Familysearch.org|access-date=November 27, 2018}}
| birth_place = Louisiana{{cite magazine|title=Sheila De Windt: BJ And Bear Star Says Beauty Can Be A Handicap|date=August 6, 1981|magazine=Jet|pages=54–56|publisher=Johnson Publishing Company|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MkIDAAAAMBAJ&q=sheila+de+windt&pg=PA54|access-date=January 2, 2017}}
| nationality = American
| other_names = Sheila DeWindt
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| alma_mater = Occidental College{{cite magazine|author1=Sylvia P. Flanagan|title=Sheila DeWindt Combines Successful Career With Motherhood|date=October 21, 1985|magazine=Jet|pages=55–57|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9rADAAAAMBAJ&q=sheila+de+windt&pg=PA57|access-date=January 2, 2017}}
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1975–present
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| credits = Role as Angie on NBC-TV series B. J. and the Bear, numerous TV series guest or recurring appearances
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| spouse = Hal DeWindt (1977-1981)
| partner = Philip Michael Thomas (1982-?){{cite book|title=Celebrity Beat|date=May 9, 1983|publisher=Jet|page=54|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7EEDAAAAMBAJ&q=sheila+de+windt&pg=PA54|access-date=January 2, 2017}}
| children = Melody Thomas
India Thomas
| relatives = Deborah Lacey (sister){{cite book|title=Celebrity Beat|date=March 3, 1986|publisher=Jet|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D7QDAAAAMBAJ&q=sheila+de+windt&pg=PA53|access-date=January 2, 2017}}
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Sheila Wills (born August 11, 1947) is an American actress, also known as Sheila DeWindt. She is known for her regular role on the television series B. J. and the Bear, and recurring roles on series including Days of Our Lives, Battlestar Galactica, and Generations.{{cite book|author1=Kathleen Fearn-Banks|title=The A to Z of African-American Television|date=August 4, 2009|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=9780810863484|page=106|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U1Pe45NhU08C&q=sheila+de+windt&pg=PA106}}{{cite magazine|title=People Are Talking About...|date=May 21, 1990|magazine=Jet|pages=55|publisher=Johnson Publishing Company|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7K8DAAAAMBAJ&q=sheila+de+windt&pg=PA55|access-date=January 2, 2017}}
Early life and education
Wills was born in Louisiana and raised in Los Angeles, California. She started working at a young age, stating in 1982, "I've had a job since I was 11 - it might have been waiting tables or cleaning houses... but it helped me attain a goal".{{cite magazine|title=Sheila De Windt Plays Tough Cop On TV|date=May 3, 1982|magazine=Jet|pages=58–59|publisher=Johnson Publishing Company|access-date=January 2, 2017|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dD0DAAAAMBAJ&q=sheila+de+windt&pg=PA59}} Wills graduated from Occidental College, where she later became an assistant dean of admissions. She had always wanted to be an actress, and quit her job in education shortly after attending an actor's workshop in Los Angeles in 1975.
Career
Before landing the role of Angie on B.J. and the Bear, Wills made guest appearances on a number of television series, including Baretta, Kojak, Quincy, and The Six Million Dollar Man. Later television appearances included McClain's Law, The Jeffersons, and The A-Team. Wills has also modeled and appeared in commercials and films, including Goldengirl, Youngblood, and The Concorde... Airport '79.
Personal life
The actor's workshop Wills attended in 1975 was run by producer/director/actor Hal DeWindt. Wills and DeWindt married two years later. The couple divorced in 1981, and the actress returned to using the name Wills some years later. Following her divorce, Wills had a relationship with actor Philip Michael Thomas. Wills and Thomas had two children together, Melody and India.{{cite magazine|author1=Carol Wallace|title=The Ego Has Landed|url=http://people.com/archive/cover-story-the-ego-has-landed-vol-24-no-24/|magazine=People|access-date=January 2, 2017|date=December 9, 1985}}
Filmography (selected)
=Film=
class="wikitable sortable" |
Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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1979
| Young Girl | |
1979
| Debbie | |
1978
| Joan | |
1978
| A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich | Admissions Clerk | |
=Television=
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Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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2022
|NCIS: Los Angeles{{Cite web |title=Sheila Wills {{!}} IMDbPro |url=https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm0223179/ |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=pro.imdb.com}} |Thelma |One episode |
2022–present
| Ms. Maritta | Two episodes |
2003
| Scrubs | Wife | Episode: My Friend the Doctor |
1997
| Teacher | Episode: Dangerous Liaisons: Part 2 |
1996
| Lawyer | TV movie |
1995
| Professor Helen Kincaid | Episode: Breast Side Up |
1995
| Tyson | Ruth Roper | TV movie |
1994
| Jack Reed: A Search for Justice | Mary Alice | TV movie |
1994
| Lily Scott | TV movie |
1992
| Daphne Scott | Episode: Dead and Married |
1990
| Liz Washington | Episode: Custody |
1989
| Ticket Taker | Episode: Road Trip |
1989
| Hunter | Donna Carlisle | Episode: Teen Dreams |
1989
| Rita Barton | |
1988
| Stacey | Episode: "Amends" |
1988
| Beverly Murdock | Three episodes |
1986
| Deborah Duke | Episode: The Duke of Whispering Pines |
1985
| Angela | Episode: The Ping Pong Caper |
1984
| Webster | Ms. Oliver | Episode: Dreamland |
1983–1984
| Joan Hopkins | Two episodes |
1983
| Kerry | Episode: Brain Drain |
1982
| Dede Sanderson | Episode: Appointment in 8-B |
1982
| | Episode: That Was No Lady |
1981
| | Episode: A Time of Peril |
1981
| Angie | Fifteen episodes |
1980
| Stewardess | Episode: The Night the Cylons Landed: Part 1 |
1980
| Katya Hester | Episode: T.K.O. |
1979
| Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | Major Fields | Episode: Planet of the Slave Girls |
1978
| Lieutenant Deitra | Two episodes |
1978
| Switch | Cleo Johnson | Episode: Photo Finish |
1978
| Baretta | Minnie | Episode: The Bundle |
1977
| Kojak | Leilah | Episode: The Summer of '69: Part 1 |
1976–1977
| Rhonda/Saleslady | Two episodes |
1975
| Clerk | Episode: The Medea Factor |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0223179|Sheila Wills}}
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Category:American television actresses
Category:Occidental College alumni
Category:Actresses from Los Angeles
Category:21st-century African-American actresses
Category:21st-century American actresses