This page will contain wikis about Victoria Principal, as they become available.Victoria PrincipalVictoria Principal, in a still from Dallas.Victoria Principal (born January 3, 1946 in Fukuoka, Japan) is an American actress, best known for her role as Pamela Barnes Ewing on the CBS nighttime drama Dallas from 1978 to 1987. She is also well-known for her line of cosmetic products. Victoria was the elder of two daughters born to Victor Principal and Ree Veal. Her father, a sergeant in the U.S. Air Force, moved constantly, and she grew up in London, Florida, Puerto Rico, Massachusetts, and Georgia, among other places, attending 17 different schools. She acted in a commercial when five and began modeling in high school. She enrolled at Miami-Dade Community College, and wanted to study chiropractic medicine, but serious injures in a car crash at age 18 made her refocus her energy on acting. She moved to New York, and worked as a model and actress. She studied at RADA in London, and moved to Los Angeles in 1971. Her first film was as a Mexican mistress in Paul Newman's The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean. Four years later, disappointed with her career, she quit acting and for the next three years worked as an agent. Principal planned on going to law school and later become a studio executive, but Aaron Spelling offered her one year's tuition to accept a role in the pilot of Fantasy Island. She agreed - and then landed the role of Pamela Ewing on Dallas. She left the show after nine years, and began her own production company, Victoria Principal Productions. She still works as an actress and producer, and has also created a line of skin care products and written three books about beauty and skin-care. This page about Victoria Principal includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Victoria Principal News stories about Victoria Principal External links for Victoria Principal Videos for Victoria Principal Wikis about Victoria Principal Discussion Groups about Victoria Principal Blogs about Victoria Principal Images of Victoria Principal |
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She still works as an actress and producer, and has also created a line of skin care products and written three books about beauty and skin-care. Having no living relatives, she left her US$1,000,000 estate to fund the Irene Ryan Foundation, which donates scholarships to young theater arts students involved with the Kennedy Center's American College Theater Festival. She left the show after nine years, and began her own production company, Victoria Principal Productions. Pallbearers at her funeral include Hillbillies co-stars Buddy Ebsen and Max Baer, Jr., along with Hillbillies creator Paul Henning. She agreed - and then landed the role of Pamela Ewing on Dallas. She was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance. Principal planned on going to law school and later become a studio executive, but Aaron Spelling offered her one year's tuition to accept a role in the pilot of Fantasy Island. Her final acting role was also her first Broadway role, as "Berthe" in the popular musical Pippin, which included the show-stopping solo "No Time At All". Four years later, disappointed with her career, she quit acting and for the next three years worked as an agent. After the series' run, she made two Love, American Style appearances, the second one first aired post-humously. Her first film was as a Mexican mistress in Paul Newman's The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean. Ed, and appeared on the TV game show Password. She studied at RADA in London, and moved to Los Angeles in 1971. In 1965 she played Granny in an episode of Mr. She moved to New York, and worked as a model and actress. The Beverly Hillbillies debut in 1962 brought many new fans, as the show jumped to #1 in the US in 3 weeks, a feat (as of 2004) not since matched. She enrolled at Miami-Dade Community College, and wanted to study chiropractic medicine, but serious injures in a car crash at age 18 made her refocus her energy on acting. Knox. She acted in a commercial when five and began modeling in high school. It was also during this period that she married (1946), and divorced (1961), her second husband, Harold E. Air Force, moved constantly, and she grew up in London, Florida, Puerto Rico, Massachusetts, and Georgia, among other places, attending 17 different schools. In the following 17 years she had various roles in 25 movies, including Bonzo Goes to College and Rockabilly Baby, which also featured Les Brown and His Band of Renown. Her father, a sergeant in the U.S. Also in 1944, Tim and Irene were paired again, along with Dona Drake and Robert Lowery in another musical comedy, Hot Rhythm. Victoria was the elder of two daughters born to Victor Principal and Ree Veal. Tim, Irene, and Corio teamed up again, along with Charles Butterworth, in the Arthur Dreifuss film The Sultan's Daughter in 1944. She is also well-known for her line of cosmetic products. Her first starring big-screen role was with her Tim and Ann Corio, in Sarong Girl later in 1943. Victoria Principal (born January 3, 1946 in Fukuoka, Japan) is an American actress, best known for her role as Pamela Barnes Ewing on the CBS nighttime drama Dallas from 1978 to 1987. She later performed on NBC Radio's "The Bob Hope Show", from 1948 to 1950. Around this time she toured with Bob Hope's renowned USO tours. In 1943's Ann Miller musical Reveille with Beverly she had another small part, notable only in that it was her first time working with her ex-husband Tim since their 1942 divorce. Her first feature-length movie appearance was a bit part in the 1941 romantic comedy Unfinished Business, which starred Irene Dunne, Robert Montgomery, and Preston Foster. In the mid-1930s they made several short films based on the vaudeville shows. Her career in vaudeville began by touring in an act called "Tim & Irene", with her first husband, Tim Ryan, who was also a prolific actor in multiple media. She is interred at the Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery in Santa Monica, California. Shortly before she had suffered a stroke on-stage during a performance of the musical Pippin. Ryan was born October 17, 1902 in El Paso, Texas, USA, and died April 26, 1973 in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 70, due to a brain tumor. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead)" in 1963 and 1964. Today she is most widely known for her portrayal of "Granny" on the long running TV series The Beverly Hillbillies (1962-1971). Irene Ryan (née Noblette) was one of the few entertainers who found success in vaudeville, radio, film, and Broadway. |