It was because of the actors' television roles that they met each other, perInsider.
The two thought that Morgan and Burton might hit it off and they were right.
The actress admitted that she nearly met her husband, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, much earlier in life.

However, the part eventually went to Craig Sheffer.
“When I met Jeff, he was like, ‘Oh, I auditioned for that show.’
I’m like, ‘Wait, what?’

My husband, Jeffrey, auditioned for [Craig] Sheffer’s part.