Shannon Richardson 

From 2010 to 2012, Bowie County resident Shannon Richardson was steadily working in TV and films. She was a vampire in “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn” and had a guest role on “The Walking Dead.”

 In 2013, her life took a strange twist. On this date that year, she pleaded guilty to charges related to sending ricin-laced threatening letters to President Barack Obama and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

 She was convicted of having a biological weapon and sentenced to 18 years in prison. 

 In the Spotlight

— 2017: Terrell native Jamie Foxx stars in “Baby Driver” and appears on “Reel Junkie.”

— 2013: Terrell native Jamie Foxx plays the president of the United States in “White House Down.”

— 2009: At the BET Awards, Terrell native Jamie Foxx and T-Pain win Best Collaboration (“Blame It”) and are nominees for Best Video (“Blame It”) and Foxx is a nominee for Best Male R&B artist. 

— 2006: Marshall native George Foreman is a guest on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

— 2005: Terrell native Jamie Foxx is named Best Actor at the BET Awards.

— 2004: Donna Bullock, who attended Tyler Junior College, and Rusk native Caroline Williams have  guest roles on a two-part episode of “The Division.”

— 2002: K.T. Oslin, who attended Lon Morris College in Jacksonville, is a guest on “The Oprah Winfrey Show.”

— 2000: Irma P. Hall, a graduate of Texas College in Tyler, begins playing Mama Joe on the TV series “Soul Food.” 

— 1988: Donna Bullock, who attended Tyler Junior College, appears in a guest role on “CBS Summer Playhouse.”

— 1978: Longview native Marvin Fleming, a pro football player, appears in “Heaven Can Wait.” 

— 1974: Tyler native Sandy Duncan is a guest on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.”

— 1972: Quitman native Sissy Spacek stars as an orphan being sold into prostitution in “Prime Cut.”

— 1972: Gilmer native Johnny Mathis is a guest on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.”

— 1961: “Fanny,” a movie directed by Texarkana native Josh Logan, hits theaters with Leslie Caron, Charles Boyer and Maurice Chevalier in starring roles.