Background and career
Shawn Weatherly (born July 24, 1959) 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 (1986) and as Jill Riley in the first season of the TV series Baywatch (1989–1990). She was also preceded and succeeded by Venezuelan delegates in Miss Universe.
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.
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, Thirtysomething, 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.
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.
Sources
Net-worth figure: Celebrity Net Worth (October 2026), in USD. Biography and career facts: the person's Wikipedia article and linked reporting. Snapshot date for all StarWorth figures: 28 October 2026.
