Victoria Principal
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.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Family Guy
1999
Family Guy
1999
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Dallas
1978
Chicago Hope
1994
The Practice
1997
Hawaii Five-O
1969
Home Improvement
1991
Wogan
1982
Intimate Portrait
1993
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self · 1962
Family Guy
as Dr. Amanda Rebecca (voice) · 1999
Family Guy
as Pamela Barnes Ewing · 1999
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self · 1961
Dallas
as Pamela Barnes Ewing · 1978
Chicago Hope
as Herself · 1994
The Practice
as Courtney Hansen · 1997
Hawaii Five-O
as Dolores Sandover · 1969
Home Improvement
as Les Thompson · 1991
Wogan
as Self · 1982
Intimate Portrait
as Self · 1993
The Larry Sanders Show
as Victoria Principal · 1992
Just Shoot Me!
as Roberta · 1997
Providence
as Donna Tupperman · 1999
Jack & Jill
as Cecilia Barrett · 1999
Fridays
as Self · 1980
Banacek
as Brooke Collins · 1972
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self · 1996
Titans
as Gwen Williams · 2000
Earthquake
as Rosa Amici · 1974
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
as Maria Elena · 1972
The Burden of Proof
as Margy Allison · 1992
exclusiv
as Self · 1982
Greatest Heroes of the Bible
as Queen Esther · 1978
Dallas Reunion: The Return to Southfork
as Self · 2004
Command Performance: The Stars Salute the President
as Self · 1981
Night of 100 Stars
as Self · 1982
Dancing in the Dark
as Anna Forbes · 1995
Fantasy Island
as Michelle · 1977
Pleasure Palace
as Patti Flynn · 1980
Vigilante Force
as Linda Christopher · 1976
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful
as Reba Bar Lev · 1977
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self / Pamela Ewing (archive footage) · 1999
Sparks: The Price of Passion
as Patricia Sparks · 1990
Love Story (US)
as Karen · 1973
Last Hours Before Morning
as Yolanda Marquez · 1975
Don't Touch My Daughter
as Linda Hemmings · 1991
Not Just Another Affair
as Dr. Diana Dawson · 1982
River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene
as Maggie Keene · 1993
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company
as Leila Parker · 1998
I Will, I Will...For Now
as Jackie Martin · 1976
Naked Lie
as Joanne Dawson · 1989
The Naked Ape
as Cathy · 1973
Mistress
as Rae Colton · 1987
Love in Another Town
as Maggie Sorrell · 1997
Blind Witness
as Maggie Kemlich · 1989
Sixty Years of Seduction
as Self - Presenter · 1981
Seduction: Three Tales from the 'Inner Sanctum'
as Patty / Sylvia · 1992
The Abduction
· 1996
Beyond Obsession
as Eleanor DiCarlo · 1994
Secrets to Beautiful Skin
as Self · 1991