Jonelle Allen

Jonelle: Our creator/producer, Beth Sullivan, is painstakingly accurate about Dr. Quinn. Everything you see on our program is something that either did or could have happened [in the late 1800's].

Jonelle: They couldn't find any black stunt women who rode horses, which I found amazing. But then, I'm the first African-American woman, who has a prime-time role in a Western.

Jonelle: I've gone through a divorce, the death of my grandmother, and the death of my aunt, who was like a mom to me. So there's been a lot of loss. A lot of loss. I think, though, that because all these things have happened, I'm able to bring a real depth of emotion to Grace [her character on Dr. Quinn.]