Allene Damian "Ally" Walker (born August 25, 1961) is an American
actress. She made her television debut in the NBC daytime soap opera
Santa Barbara (1988) before landing the leading roles on the
short-lived dramas True Blue (1989â€"1990), and Moon Over Miami
(1993).During the 1990s, Walker had roles in films such as Universal
Soldier (1992), Singles (1992), When the Bough Breaks (1994), While
You Were Sleeping (1995), Kazaam (1996), and Happy, Texas (1999). From
1996 to 1999, she played the leading role of Doctor Samantha Waters in
the NBC crime drama series Profiler, for which she received Saturn
Award for Best Actress on Television nomination. She returned to
television with a role in the HBO drama series Tell Me You Love Me
(2007), and later played villainous Agent June Stahl in the FX crime
drama, Sons of Anarchy (2008â€"2010). Walker also had the leading role
in the short-lived Lifetime police drama series The Protector in 2011.
During Seasons 4 and 5 (2014 and 2015) of Longmire, she played Dr.
Donna Monaghan, a therapist treating veterans who is the title
character's love interest.Walker was born in Tullahoma, Tennessee to
James Joseph Walker, a physicist, and Louhannah (née Mann) who would
become an attorney. She grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico where her
father worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Originally
intending to become a scientist, she attended the University of
California, Santa Cruz, where she earned a degree in biochemistry.
Subsequently, she worked as a researcher on a genetic engineering
project, while preparing for medical school at UCLA.[citation needed]
While spending a semester at Richmond College of Arts in London,
England, she discovered an interest in performing. Her professional
career began when she was cast in the film Aloha Summer (1988). Her
scene was cut from the final version.In early 1988, Walker joined the
cast of NBC daytime soap opera Santa Barbara, playing Andrea Bedford.
Later that year, she began appearing on primetime television. During
1989-90 television season, she played the female lead in the
short-lived NBC crime drama series True Blue. She later guest-starred
on Matlock, L.A. Law, and Tales from the Crypt. She starred in the
1991 NBC television movie Perry Mason and the Case of the Fatal
Fashion as the devious daughter of Diana Muldaur's character. In 1993,
she starred alongside Billy Campbell in the short-lived ABC
comedy-drama, Moon Over Miami.
actress. She made her television debut in the NBC daytime soap opera
Santa Barbara (1988) before landing the leading roles on the
short-lived dramas True Blue (1989â€"1990), and Moon Over Miami
(1993).During the 1990s, Walker had roles in films such as Universal
Soldier (1992), Singles (1992), When the Bough Breaks (1994), While
You Were Sleeping (1995), Kazaam (1996), and Happy, Texas (1999). From
1996 to 1999, she played the leading role of Doctor Samantha Waters in
the NBC crime drama series Profiler, for which she received Saturn
Award for Best Actress on Television nomination. She returned to
television with a role in the HBO drama series Tell Me You Love Me
(2007), and later played villainous Agent June Stahl in the FX crime
drama, Sons of Anarchy (2008â€"2010). Walker also had the leading role
in the short-lived Lifetime police drama series The Protector in 2011.
During Seasons 4 and 5 (2014 and 2015) of Longmire, she played Dr.
Donna Monaghan, a therapist treating veterans who is the title
character's love interest.Walker was born in Tullahoma, Tennessee to
James Joseph Walker, a physicist, and Louhannah (née Mann) who would
become an attorney. She grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico where her
father worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Originally
intending to become a scientist, she attended the University of
California, Santa Cruz, where she earned a degree in biochemistry.
Subsequently, she worked as a researcher on a genetic engineering
project, while preparing for medical school at UCLA.[citation needed]
While spending a semester at Richmond College of Arts in London,
England, she discovered an interest in performing. Her professional
career began when she was cast in the film Aloha Summer (1988). Her
scene was cut from the final version.In early 1988, Walker joined the
cast of NBC daytime soap opera Santa Barbara, playing Andrea Bedford.
Later that year, she began appearing on primetime television. During
1989-90 television season, she played the female lead in the
short-lived NBC crime drama series True Blue. She later guest-starred
on Matlock, L.A. Law, and Tales from the Crypt. She starred in the
1991 NBC television movie Perry Mason and the Case of the Fatal
Fashion as the devious daughter of Diana Muldaur's character. In 1993,
she starred alongside Billy Campbell in the short-lived ABC
comedy-drama, Moon Over Miami.
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