# Sherry Hursey

Sherry Hursey is an American actress. She is best known for her recurring role as Ilene Markham on the sitcom Home Improvement and her 1988–1989 stint as Paula Carson on the soap opera Days of Our Lives.
Her other television credits include The Rookies, Happy Days, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Mary Tyler Moore Show , Rhoda, Simon & Simon, Matlock, Step by Step, Major Dad, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, NYPD Blue and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. She also appeared in a number of television films and the theatrical films Tom and Huck (1995) and Bring It On (2000), playing the mother of Kirsten Dunst's character. In 1996, she appeared in the television film Lying Eyes.
In 2010, Hursey starred and produced the television pilot Lilly's Light, starring in the title role. The series was about Lilly (Hursey), a foster mother living in an enchanted lighthouse while raising three foster children. Actors Mindy Sterling and Fred Willard also co-starred.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1978 | Almost Summer | Lori Ottinger | |
| 1982 | The Avenging | Cynthia Justin | |
| 1991 | By the Sword | Tanos | |
| 1996 | Dead of Night | Hillary | |
| 1999 | California Myth | Jill Klein | |
| 2000 | Bring It On | Christine Shipman | |
| ???? | For the Actor | Casting Director | Short film, completed |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1975 | The Rookies | Shirley | "Reading, Writing and Angel Dust" |
| 1975 | Happy Days | Winnie McKinnie | "The Other Richie Cunningham" |
| 1975 | Rhoda | Patty Pappas | "If You Don't Tell Her, I Will" |
| 1976 | The Waltons | Felicia | "The House" |
| 1976 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Bonnie Slaughter | "Mary's Insomnia" |
| 1977 | Best Friends | Kathy | TV film |
| 1977 | The Six Million Dollar Man | Melissa McGrath | "Deadly Countdown: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 1978 | Family | Sherry Wilson | "Fear of Shadows" |
| 1978 | The Paper Chase | Jennie Todd | "Bell's in Love" |
| 1979 | Friendly Fire | Patricia Mullen | TV film |
| 1980 | Number 96 | Jill Keaton | TV series |
| 1980 | Knots Landing | Trish | "Hitchhike: Part 2" |
| 1981 | Insight | Felicita | "God's Guerillas" |
| 1982 | Victims | Susan Arthur | TV film |
| 1982 | Tucker's Witch | Dawn | "Big Mouth" |
| 1982 | The Member of the Wedding | Janice | TV film |
| 1982 | High Powder | Cathy Brock | TV film |
| 1983 | Uncommon Valor | Nurse Keifer | TV film |
| 1984 | Emerald Point N.A.S. | Cindi Baines | "The Assignment", "Secrets" |
| 1984 | Riptide | Cheryl Watson | "Father's Day" |
| 1984 | Simon & Simon | Marie Blandings | "Corpus Delecti" |
| 1985 | Simon & Simon | Julie Bronson | "Have You Hugged Your Private Detective Today?" |
| 1986 | Prince of Bel-Air | Sandi | TV film |
| 1986 | Morningstar/Eveningstar | Debbie Flynn | Regular role |
| 1986 | You Are the Jury | Jane | "The State of Arizona vs. Dr. Evan Blake" |
| 1987 | Matlock | Diane Benson | "The Husband" |
| 1988 | She's the Sheriff | Lucy | "All Alone" |
| 1988 | Paradise | Jane Parker | "Stray Bullet" |
| 1988-1989 | Days of Our Lives | Paula Carson | TV series |
| 1989 | Freddy's Nightmares | Sheila Rake | "Silence Is Golden" |
| 1989 | Tour of Duty | Kitty Ashton | "Green Christmas" |
| 1990 | Doctor Doctor | Marilyn Challenger | "Fetal Attraction" |
| 1990 | Going Places | Michelle | "Married to the Mob" |
| 1991 | Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love | Etta Crue | TV film |
| 1991 | Dark Justice | Estelle Roberts | "The Neutralizing Factor" |
| 1992 | Step by Step | Luanne Dexter | "Daddy's Girl" |
| 1992 | Tequila and Bonetti | Janice Curtis | "A Perfect Match" |
| 1992 | Major Dad | Liz Harrington | "Here's Looking at You, Pol" |
| 1993-1997 | Home Improvement | Ilene Markham | Recurring role |
| 1994 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Louise Chambers | "Just One Lullaby" |
| 1994 | The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. | Mattie | TV film |
| 1994 | The Last Chance Detectives: Mystery Lights of Navajo Mesa | Gail Fowler | TV film |
| 1995 | Bless This House | Mrs. Lessner | "The Postman Always Moves Twice" |
| 1995 | The Last Chance Detectives: Legend of the Desert Bigfoot | Gail Fowler | TV film |
| 1996 | Lying Eyes | Ruth Miller | TV film |
| 1996 | The Last Chance Detectives: Escape from Fire Lake | Gail Fowler | TV film |
| 1999 | Hit and Run | Nancy Grayson | TV film |
| 2000 | NYPD Blue | Sara Lorenz | "Little Abner" |
| 2001 | Any Day Now | Ms. Hubbard | "Don't Give Up" |
| 2001 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Mrs. Rycoff | "Chaos Theory" |
| 2002 | Touched by an Angel | Debbi | "Secrets and Lies" |
| 2003 | Judging Amy | Joanne Padgett | "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" |
| 2003 | JAG | Mrs. Lindsey | "Second Acts" |
| 2005 | Nip/Tuck | Lynn James | "Rhea Reynolds" |
| 2010 | Lilly's Light | Lilly | TV film |