Updated 04-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about VICTORIA PRINCIPAL!
“My career is a tug of war between my love for business and my love for acting,” she said. “I am a full-time businesswoman and a full-time actress, and I love making a deal.”
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Vicki Ree Principal (born January 3, 1950) is an american actress, producer, entrepreneur, and author . she is best known for her role as pamela Barnes Ewing on the tv soap opera series Dallas Victoria’s paternal grandparents were immigrants from Italy, originally surnamed Principale . her mother was a native of Gordon, Georgia . Principal began her career in television commercials, appearing in her first at age 5 . after graduating from south dade senior high school in 1968, she enrolled at Miami–Dade Community College . months she won her first film role as Marie Elena, a Mexican mistress . she won a Golden Globe nomination as Most Promising Newcomer . her role was enlarged by writer John Milius . she was cast in the disaster film Earthquake . principal won the role when she showed up for the third audition having cut off her waist-length brown hair . Principal signed a three-picture deal with Brute Productions . 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 principal: “when a friend dropped off a Dallas script, I read it. When I finished, I knew my life had changed – that part was mine. So I called the [casting] person and said, “I Principal landed the role of pamela Barnes Ewing on the long-running prime time soap opera series Dallas . as Principal, “i believed that Dallas would be a hit from the moment I read it,” he said “i turned down a major role that would have conflicted with Dallas in the belief that I would be offered the role of Pam” “when Principal signed her Dallas contract, she omitted the clause” “i retained the control “who shot J.R.?” was highest-rated aired television episode in U.S. history . episode is fourth episode in fourth season (1980–1981) of Dallas . principal earned her second Golden Globe nomination for this season of Dallas is known as the show’s “Dream Season” in which the entirety of the ninth season was revealed to have been a dream of Pamela Ewing . principal recalled the first days of film “it was the luckiest bit of casting, I think, that has occurred in a long time on television,” Duffy says . “we had great chemistry on the show and that just fell into place,” he says Principal left Dallas in 1987 after a two-year decision to prepare for the final season of her character’s arc . “to stay on the show any longer would really seal my fate in the industry,” Principal said in 1987 “the first five years on Dallas were so unbelievably wonderful,” she says . “by year seven there was a decline in the writing, which was an enormous part of my decision to leave” “i learned a lot Principal has produced and starred in a half dozen major television productions . in 1994, Principal appeared in an episode of the hit TV sitcom Home Improvement . Principal continued to appear as a guest star on several television sitcom principal returned to soap-opera television in 2000, when she appeared in another Aaron Spelling production, the short-lived NBC television series Titans . produced by Spelling, the series was initially marketed as a “D Principal appeared in 2004 in a television special celebrating the 1978–1991 primetime series . the single was a modest pop-chart hit that peaked at number 51 on the billboard hot 100 . Principal went on to Principal has produced and starred in a half dozen major television productions . over the past 25 years, Principal has built her skincare empire . in 2000, Principal became a member of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists Principal announced in April 2019 that she was stepping away from principal secret . in the 2000s, she wrote a fourth book Living Principal (2001). the body principal was the first “Advice, How-To, and Miscellaneous” No. 1 bestseller . in 1981 and 1982, Principal was the recipient of the “Bravo Otto” Award . Principal was honored her first marriage was to writer-producer, Christopher Skinner . she had a high-profile relationship with english singer-songwriter Andy Gibb . the pair met on the John Davidson Show in 1981 . the relationship ended in March 1982, due to Gibb’s escalating drug addiction problems . principal met prominent Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, Dr. Harry Glassman in 1983 . they married on June 22, 1985 in Dallas, Texas Principal and Glassman divorced in 2006, citing irreconcilable differences . Principal said the first year of her marriage to Glassman was “difficult” Principal has properties in big Sur, California, and in Switzerland Principal split from Branson in 2012 . principal has a ranch property outside of los angeles, where she rescues and rehabilitates animals . Principal founded Victoria Principal Foundation for Thoughtful Existence in 2006 . she has been an active participant in the environmental movement since 1978 . principal: without a healthy planet, education won’t matter . Principal is particularly involved with ecology, oceans, banning toxic substances, helping children, and rescuing and rehabilitating animals . on June 2, 2010, she donated $200,000 to the cleanup effort in the Gulf coast region . Principal was on a panel with King, answered phones, and spoke to donors . the telethon raised over $1.8 million . Principal is a former co-chairman of the LA County Domestic Violence Council . in 2013, Principal funded an ad bringing awareness to the plight of sea lion pups . she provided funds to Wildlife Org. for their rescue and rehabilitation . Principal made a substantial contribution to NRDC in 2014, Principal fully funded the return of military working dog Maxi from Japan to the u.s. she also donated $100,000 to support malibu ballot initiative Measure R . Principal worked with the American Red Cross to provide shelter and food Principal will double the impact of individual gifts by matching donations to Oceana . principal donated to the relief effort for the Southern California Thomas Fire . in September 2018, Principal donated a fleet of rescue boats to help American Humane . two months later, she donated to the Humane Society of Ventura County and the American Red Cross to support victims of the 2018 California wildfires . Living Principal: Looking and Feeling your Best at Every Age. New York: Villard, 2001; ISBN 0-375-50488-5.