Victoria Principal
Born
January 3, 1950 (75 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
Dallas Reunion: Return to Southfork
Self
2004
Titans
Gwen Williams · (13 episodes)
2000
Jack & Jill
(1 episode)
1999
Family Guy
Dr. Amanda Rebecca (voice) · (1 episode)
1999
Family Guy
Pamela Barnes Ewing · (1 episode)
1999
Providence
Donna Tupperman · (3 episodes)
1999
Television: The First Fifty Years
Self / Pamela Ewing (archive footage)
1999
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company
Leila Parker
1998
Love in Another Town
Maggie Sorrell
1997
The Practice
(1 episode)
1997
Just Shoot Me!
Roberta · (1 episode)
1997
The Abduction
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self · (1 episode)
1996
Dancing In The Dark
Anna Forbes
1995
Chicago Hope
Herself · (1 episode)
1994
Beyond Obsession
Eleanor DiCarlo
1994
Intimate Portrait
Self · (1 episode)
1993
River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene
Maggie Keene
1993
Seduction: Three Tales from the 'Inner Sanctum'
Patty / Sylvia
1992
The Burden of Proof
Margy Allison · (2 episodes)
1992
Home Improvement
Les Thompson · (1 episode)
1991
Don't Touch My Daughter
Linda Hemmings
1991
Secrets to Beautiful Skin
Self
1991
Sparks: The Price of Passion
Patricia Sparks
1990
Blind Witness
Maggie Kemlich
1989
Naked Lie
Joanne Dawson
1989
Mistress
Rae Colton
1987
Not Just Another Affair
Dr. Diana Dawson
1982
Wogan
Self · (1 episode)
1982
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
Sixty Years of Seduction
Self - Presenter
1981
Pleasure Palace
Patti Flynn
1980
Fridays
(1 episode)
1980
Greatest Heroes of the Bible
Queen Esther · (4 episodes)
1978
Dallas
Pamela Barnes Ewing · (251 episodes)
1978
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful
Reba Bar Lev
1977
Fantasy Island
Michelle
1977
Vigilante Force
Linda Christopher
1976
I Will, I Will...For Now
Jackie Martin
1976
Last Hours Before Morning
Yolanda Marquez
1975
Earthquake
Rosa Amici
1974
Love Story (US)
Karen · (12 episodes)
1973
The Naked Ape
Cathy
1973
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Maria Elena
1972
Banacek
Brooke Collins · (1 episode)
1972
Hawaii Five-O
Dolores Sandover · (2 episodes)
1968
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (4 episodes)
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1961