Shannon Wilcox | |
Birth Name: | Mary Kay Wilcox |
Birth Date: | 21 May 1943 |
Birth Place: | Ohio, U.S. |
Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation: | Actress |
Notable Works: | The Border Songwriter Buck James |
Spouses: | |
Children: | 2 (including Kelli Williams) |
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).
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 also married to Alex Rocco from 2005 until his death in 2015.[1] Her two children are Sean Doyle and Kelli Williams. Wilcox died in Los Angeles on September 2, 2023, at the age of 80.[2] [3] [4] [5]