Sherry Hursey

Sherry Hursey is an American actress known for her recurring role as Ilene Markham on the sitcom Home Improvement and her stint as Paula Carson on the soap opera Days of Our Lives. She has appeared in various television shows including 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. Hursey has also been featured in television films and theatrical movies such as Tom and Huck (1995) and Bring It On (2000). In 2010, she starred and produced the television pilot Lilly's Light, playing the title role of Lilly, a foster mother living in an enchanted lighthouse.