Victoria Principal

Victoria Principal (born January 3, 1950) is an American actress and businessperson.^[1] She was born in Japan, where her father was stationed in the U.S. forces.

Victoria Principal in 1987

In 1970, Principal moved to Hollywood. She won her first film role as Marie Elena, a Mexican mistress, in John Huston's The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972) (opposite Paul Newman). She got a Golden Globe nomination as Most Promising Newcomer for this role.^[2]

She starred in many movies and TV programs. Her most notable acting was playing Pamela Barnes Ewing in the nighttime television series Dallas. She spent nine years on the long-running series, leaving in 1987.