Victoria Principal
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 3, 1950 (age 76)
- Birthplace
- Fukuoka, Japan
Biography
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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Filmography
Dallas Reunion: The Return to Southfork
Movie · as Self
Titans
TV · as Gwen Williams · 13 eps
Television: The First Fifty Years
Movie · as Self / Pamela Ewing (archive footage)
Family Guy
TV · as Dr. Amanda Rebecca (voice), Pamela Barnes Ewing · 1 ep
Jack & Jill
TV · as Cecilia Barrett · 1 ep
Providence
TV · as Donna Tupperman · 3 eps
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company
Movie · as Leila Parker
Love in Another Town
Movie · as Maggie Sorrell
The Practice
TV · as Courtney Hansen · 1 ep
Just Shoot Me!
TV · as Roberta · 1 ep
The Abduction
Movie
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Dancing in the Dark
Movie · as Anna Forbes
Beyond Obsession
Movie · as Eleanor DiCarlo
Chicago Hope
TV · as Herself · 1 ep
River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene
Movie · as Maggie Keene
Intimate Portrait
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Seduction: Three Tales from the 'Inner Sanctum'
Movie · as Patty / Sylvia
The Burden of Proof
TV · as Margy Allison · 2 eps
The Larry Sanders Show
TV · as Victoria Principal · 1 ep
Don't Touch My Daughter
Movie · as Linda Hemmings
Secrets to Beautiful Skin
Movie · as Self
Home Improvement
TV · as Les Thompson · 1 ep
Sparks: The Price of Passion
Movie · as Patricia Sparks
Naked Lie
Movie · as Joanne Dawson
Blind Witness
Movie · as Maggie Kemlich
Mistress
Movie · as Rae Colton
Not Just Another Affair
Movie · as Dr. Diana Dawson
Night of 100 Stars
Movie · as Self
Wogan
TV · as Self · 1 ep
exclusiv
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sixty Years of Seduction
Movie · as Self - Presenter
Command Performance: The Stars Salute the President
Movie · as Self
Pleasure Palace
Movie · as Patti Flynn
Fridays
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Greatest Heroes of the Bible
TV · as Queen Esther · 4 eps
Dallas
TV · as Pamela Barnes Ewing · 251 eps
Fantasy Island
Movie · as Michelle
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful
Movie · as Reba Bar Lev
Vigilante Force
Movie · as Linda Christopher
I Will, I Will...For Now
Movie · as Jackie Martin
Last Hours Before Morning
Movie · as Yolanda Marquez
Earthquake
Movie · as Rosa Amici
The Naked Ape
Movie · as Cathy
Love Story (US)
TV · as Karen · 12 eps
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Movie · as Maria Elena
Banacek
TV · as Brooke Collins · 1 ep
Hawaii Five-O
TV · as Dolores Sandover · 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 4 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps