birth_place article_title birth_date occupation
eugene , oregon priscilla weems
 18 january 1972 film , television actress , singer
priscilla weems

priscilla weems -lrb- born january 18 , 1972 -rrb- is an american-born actress and singer .
weems started acting at an early age , and was on the first two seasons of `` five mile creek '' .
later , she had a recurring role for five seasons as claudia shively , daughter of mary jo -lrb- annie potts -rrb- , on `` designing women '' .
she also guest-starred on several shows , including `` quantum leap '' and `` st. elsewhere '' .
weems left acting to get married and have a son .
her marriage ended in divorce and she later returned to the entertainment industry as a singer .
