Shannon Wilcox, ‘Raising Helen,’ ‘Karate Kid’ actress, dead at 80

Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content DeskShannon Wilcox, a versatile character actress who appeared in “Raising Helen,” “Runaway Bride,” “The Karate Kid” and several episodes of “Dallas,” died Sept. 2, her daughter said. She was 80.She made her onscreen debut on television on “Starsky and Hutch” in 1976, according to the entertainment news website. She had guest appearances on “Sirota’s Court,” “Dog and Cat,” “Hawaii Five-O,” “Hart to Hart,” “Cagney & Lacey,” “Magnum, P.I.

She also played the mother of Elisabeth Shue’s character in “The Karate Kid” and had roles in “The Border,” “Legal Eagle,” “Songwriter,” “Six Weeks,” “Frankie and Johnny,” “The Princess Diaries” and “For the Boys,” according to Born Mary Kay Wilcox in Ohio, she was raised on a farm in Indiana but attended high school in Boulder, Colorado, according to

She was married to John Williams 1965 and divorced him in 1984. She was then married to “The Godfather” actor Alex Rocco from 2004 until his death in 2015.Shooting at Tacoma bar that killed 2, wounded 3, may have stemmed from argument over hairline

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