1950-01-03 Fukuoka, Japan
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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Dallas Reunion: Return to Southfork | Self | 2004-11-07 |
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Television: The First Fifty Years | Self / Pamela Ewing (archive footage) | 1999-01-01 |
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Michael Kael contre la World News Company | Leila Parker | 1998-02-18 |
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Love in Another Town | Maggie Sorrell | 1997-10-19 |
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The Abduction | 1996-07-07 | |
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Dancing In The Dark | Anna Forbes | 1995-07-05 |
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Beyond Obsession | 1994-04-04 | |
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River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene | Maggie Keene | 1993-10-03 |
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Seduction: Three Tales from the 'Inner Sanctum' | Patty / Sylvia | 1992-04-05 |
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Secrets to Beautiful Skin | Self | 1991-01-01 |
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Don't Touch My Daughter | Linda Hemmings | 1991-04-07 |
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Sparks: The Price of Passion | Patricia Sparks | 1990-02-25 |
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Blind Witness | Maggie Kemlich | 1989-11-26 |
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Naked Lie | Joanne Dawson | 1989-02-26 |
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Mistress | Rae Colton | 1987-10-04 |
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Night of 100 Stars | Self | 1982-03-08 |
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Not Just Another Affair | Dr. Diana Dawson | 1982-10-01 |
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Sixty Years of Seduction | Self - Presenter | 1981-05-04 |
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Pleasure Palace | Patti Flynn | 1980-10-22 |
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The Night They Took Miss Beautiful | Reba Bar Lev | 1977-10-24 |
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Fantasy Island | Michelle | 1977-01-14 |
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I Will, I Will...For Now | Jackie Martin | 1976-02-18 |
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Vigilante Force | Linda Christopher | 1976-09-09 |
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Last Hours Before Morning | Yolanda Marquez | 1975-04-19 |
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Earthquake | Rosa Amici | 1974-11-15 |
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The Naked Ape | Cathy | 1973-08-01 |
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The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean | Maria Elena | 1972-12-18 |
