
Victoria Principal
Victoria Principal (born January 3, 1950) is an American actress, producer, entrepreneur, and author, best known for her role as Pamela Barnes Ewing on the American primetime television soap opera series Dallas. After her debut in John Huston's The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972) (opposite Paul Newman), she earned a Golden Globe nomination as Most Promising Newcomer. After a few disappointing films, Principal decided to leave acting and became a Hollywood talent agent and booking agent, which was her profession from 1975 to late 1977. She then had ambitions to study at law school, and would support herself if needed through small acting roles on television, rather than in feature films, so as to fund her future college tuition. In 1977, she made a return to acting in a guest appearance on the pilot of the television series Fantasy Island which aired on the ABC network, and in the 1977 television film The Night They Took Miss Beautiful on the NBC network. The initial offer to return to acting came when television producer Aaron Spelling directly offered Principal a role in the pilot of his television series Fantasy Island, which she accepted on the condition that the contract stipulated for her role to be written out of the ongoing series, as she was reportedly planning to attend law school. When Principal obtained the pilot audition script for Dallas, her academic career ambitions changed, and she decided to return to the full-time acting profession.
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Credits
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Self★ NR
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Titans 2000Gwen Williams★ 5.6
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Jack & Jill 1999★ 7.5
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Family Guy 1999Dr. Amanda Rebecca (voice)★ 7.4
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Providence 1999Donna Tupperman★ 6.5
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Self / Pamela Ewing (archive footage)★ NR
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Leila Parker★ 3.4
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Love in Another Town 1997Maggie Sorrell★ 3.7
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The Practice 1997★ 7.7
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Just Shoot Me! 1997Roberta★ 6.6
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The Abduction 1996★ NR
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Dancing In The Dark 1995Anna Forbes★ 4.7
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Chicago Hope 1994Herself★ 7.2
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Beyond Obsession 1994Eleanor DiCarlo★ 5
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Intimate Portrait 1993Self★ 4.5
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Maggie Keene★ 4
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Patty / Sylvia★ NR
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The Burden of Proof 1992Margy Allison★ 3.8
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Home Improvement 1991Les Thompson★ 7.4
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Linda Hemmings★ 3.8
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Self★ NR
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Patricia Sparks★ 5.5
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Blind Witness 1989Maggie Kemlich★ 6
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Naked Lie 1989Joanne Dawson★ 3
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Mistress 1987Rae Colton★ 3.5
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Dr. Diana Dawson★ 4.3
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Night of 100 Stars 1982Self★ 6.7
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Self - Presenter★ NR
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Pleasure Palace 1980Patti Flynn★ 6
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Fridays 1980★ 5
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Queen Esther★ 3.5
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Dallas 1978Pamela Barnes Ewing★ 6.8
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Reba Bar Lev★ 4.8
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Fantasy Island 1977Michelle★ 6.8
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Vigilante Force 1976Linda Christopher★ 4.9
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Jackie Martin★ 3
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Yolanda Marquez★ 2
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Earthquake 1974Rosa Amici★ 6.1
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Love Story (US) 1973Karen★ 5
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The Naked Ape 1973Cathy★ 4.4
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Maria Elena★ 6.4
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Banacek 1972Brooke Collins★ 8.6
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Hawaii Five-O 1968Dolores Sandover★ 7.1