Where Are They Now - Friday, April 22, 2016

Hello fans,

You might remember actress Victoria Principal for her role as Pamela Barnes Ewing on the 1980s soap opera 'Dallas'. Wonder what's she been up to lately? Well, wonder no more. Let's find out more about this lovely lady.

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Steve

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--DEAD OR ALIVE?--
See if you know if the following celebrities have had a visit from the "Grim Reaper":

Amanda Blake: Played Miss Kitty on the TV series "Gunsmoke"

Lauren Chapin: Played Kathy Anderson, known as Kitten, in the TV series "Father Knows Best"

Gina Lollobrigida: Italian actress, "Solomon and Sheba", "Come September", later became a successful photographer

(Answer at the bottom)
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Victoria Principal
Learn More About Victoria Principal on Celebrity Nooz

BIRTH DATE: January 3, 1950 in Fukuoka, Japan

CLAIM TO FAME: Role as Pamela Barnes Ewing on the 1980s soap opera Dallas (1978).

FAMILY LIFE: Harry Glassman (22 June 1985 - 27 December 2006) (divorced)

Christopher Skinner (1978 - 1980) (divorced)

INFO: Victoria Principal is an American actress, author and businesswoman best known for her role as Pamela Barnes Ewing on the CBS nighttime soap opera Dallas that ran from 1978-1987.

TRIVIA: Was honored by then President Ronald Reagan for her work on behalf of arthritis victims. Both of her parents suffered from the disease.

Birth Name - Victoria Ree Principale

When on an airplane once, the pilot came on over the loudspeaker, and threatened not to land the plane unless Victoria told him "Who Shot J.R.?", during the summer before the third season of Dallas (1978).

Named John Huston, Uta Hagen, and Vanessa Redgrave as her greatest influences.

She spent two years studying at England's Royal Academy of Ballet, as one of the few Americans accepted into the program.

She worked as a model in New York and Europe while auditioning for early acting roles in films, such as for Goodbye, Columbus (1969), which she lost out to Ali MacGraw, who was 12 years older than Victoria. However, she did work with the film's director, Larry Peerce, later on in her career in the television movie, The Abduction (1996).

She worked as an agent for 3 years when she became unhappy with her acting career during the early 1970s.

Miss Miami of 1969

Studied at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

In 1973, she posed nude for Playboy to promote her second film, The Naked Ape (1973). However, the film's failure disappointed her, and she would later refer to it as the worst film of her career.

Is the national chairperson for the Los Angeles-based Victory Over Violence, a non-profit organization dedicated to ending violence against women.

Wore a wig for her role as "Rosa Amici" in Earthquake (1974)

Best remembered by the public for her role as Pamela Barnes Ewing on the 1980s soap opera Dallas (1978).

Was author Philip K. Dick's ideal choice for the character Rachael in Blade Runner (1982), a role that went to Sean Young instead.

Accused of pulling a gun on her maid for taking too long walking Principal's shin tze "Mei Ling" [May 5, 2009]. Victoria countersued, claiming that the maid was a lunatic, slamming doors, hurting her dog and demanding money. She said she pulled the gun and cocked it out of fear. The case reached a settlement, with the maid writing a letter of apology to Victoria.

President and formulator at "Principal Secret", the skin care company she founded in 1989. She is a member of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists.

WHERE IS SHE NOW: Principal has been out of the acting game since 2001. Since then she has primarily been working with several charitable organizations. In May 2015 Principal fully funded the Red Star Rescue Team of the American Humane Association for the rescue and rehabilitation of 150 dogs that had been injured and displaced by tornadoes and floods in Oklahoma and Texas.

OFFICIAL WEBSITE: victoriaprincipal.com

CREDITS:
2000-2001 Titans (TV Series)
Gwen Williams

1999-2000 Family Guy (TV Series)
Dr. Amanda Rebecca / Pamela Barnes Ewing
- Road to Rhode Island (2000) ... Dr. Amanda Rebecca (voice)
- Da Boom (1999) ... Pamela Barnes Ewing

2000 The Practice (TV Series)
Courtney Hansen
- Black Widows (2000) ... Courtney Hansen

2000 Providence (TV Series)
Donna Tupperman
- Do the Right Thing (2000) ... Donna Tupperman
- Sibling Rivalry (2000) ... Donna Tupperman
- The Apartment (2000) ... Donna Tupperman

1999 Just Shoot Me! (TV Series)
Roberta
- Love Is in the Air (1999) ... Roberta

1999 Jack & Jill (TV Series)
Cecilia Barrett
- These Are the Days (1999) ... Cecilia Barrett

1998 Michael Kael contre la World News Company
Leila Parker

1997 Love in Another Town (TV Movie)
Maggie Sorrell

1996 The Abduction (TV Movie)
Kate Finley

1995 The Larry Sanders Show (TV Series)
Victoria Principal
- Beverly and the Prop Job (1995) ... Victoria Principal

1995 Dancing in the Dark (TV Movie)
Anna Forbes

1994 Home Improvement (TV Series)
Les Thompson
- Swing Time (1994) ... Les Thompson

1994 Beyond Obsession (TV Movie)
Eleanor DiCarlo

1993 River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene (TV Movie)
Maggie Keene

1992 Seduction: Three Tales from the 'Inner Sanctum' (TV Movie)
Patty / Sylvia

1992 The Burden of Proof (TV Movie)
Margy Allison

1991 Don't Touch My Daughter (TV Movie)
Linda

1990 Just Life (TV Movie)
Claire

1990 Sparks: The Price of Passion (TV Movie)
Patricia Sparks

1989 Blind Witness (TV Movie)
Maggie Kemlich

1989 Naked Lie (TV Movie)
Joanne Dawson

1987 Mistress (TV Movie)
Rae Colton

1978-1987 Dallas (TV Series)
Pamela Barnes Ewing / Rebecca Barnes

1982 Not Just Another Affair (TV Movie)
Dr. Diana Dawson

1980 Pleasure Palace (TV Movie)
Patti Flynn

1979 Hawaii Five-O (TV Series)
Dolores Sandover
- The Year of the Horse (1979) ... Dolores Sandover

1979 Greatest Heroes of the Bible (TV Series)
Queen Esther
- The Story of Esther (1979) ... Queen Esther

1977 The Night They Took Miss Beautiful (TV Movie)
Reba Bar Lev

1977 Fantasy Island (TV Series)
Michelle
- Pilot (1977) ... Michelle

1976 Vigilante Force
Linda Christopher

1976 I Will... I Will... For Now
Jackie Martin

1975 Last Hours Before Morning (TV Movie)
Yolanda Marquez

1974 Earthquake
Rosa

1974 Banacek (TV Series)
Brooke Collins
- Fly Me - If You Can Find Me (1974) ... Brooke Collins

1973 Love Story (TV Series)
Karen
- When the Girls Came Out to Play (1973) ... Karen

1973 The Naked Ape
Cathy

1973 Love, American Style (TV Series)
Valerie Stephens (segment "Love and the Mr. and Mrs.") / Sandy (segment "Love and the Perfect Set-Up")
- Love and the Mind Reader/Love and the Mr. and Mrs./Love and the Soap Opera (1973) ... Valerie Stephens (segment "Love and the Mr. and Mrs.")
- Love and the Hand Maiden/Love and the Hot Spell/Love and the Laughing Lover/Love and the Perfect Set-Up (1973) ... Sandy (segment "Love and the Perfect Set-Up")

1972 The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Maria Elena

To see Then & Now pictures of Victoria Principal, visit: Celebrity Nooz

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--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--
Amanda Blake - DEAD (AIDS)
Born: 02/20/1929 Died: 08/16/1989

Lauren Chapin - ALIVE
Born: 05/23/1945

Gina Lollobrigida - ALIVE
Born: 07/04/1927

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WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...
4/21
Valeriu Cotea (ro), 89, Romanian oenologist, member of Romanian Academy.
Hans Koschnick, 87, German politician and diplomat.
Ferenc Paragi, 62, Hungarian javelin thrower.
Prince, 57, American musician ("Purple Rain", "Little Red Corvette", "When Doves Cry") and actor (Purple Rain, Under the Cherry Moon).

4/20
Solomon Blatt, Jr., 94, American federal district judge.
Jerry Greene, 74, American sports journalist (Orlando Sentinel).
Guy Hamilton, 93, French-born British film director (James Bond, Battle of Britain, Evil Under the Sun).
Luis Katigbak, 41, Filipino writer and music critic, complications from diabetes.
Dame Leonie Kramer, 91, Australian academic, author and university administrator.
Attila Özdemiroglu, 73, Turkish composer, lung cancer.
Solly Pandor, Zambian football manager (national team), heart attack.
Qi Benyu, 85, Chinese politician and propagandist, cancer.
Giannis Voglis, 78, Greek actor.
Dwayne Washington, 52, American basketball player (New Jersey Nets, Miami Heat, Syracuse University), brain cancer.
Victoria Wood, 62, British comedian and actress (New Faces, Victoria Wood As Seen on TV, Dinnerladies), cancer.
Yu Songlie, 95, Chinese agricultural scientist, educator and academician (Chinese Academy of Engineering).

4/19
Ken Aldred, 70, Australian politician, MP for Henty (1975-1980), Bruce (1983-1990) and Deakin (1990-1996).
Gerasimos Arsenis, 84, Greek politician, Minister for National Defense (1993-1996) and National Education and Religious Affairs (1996-2000).
Patricio Aylwin, 97, Chilean politician, President (1990-1994).
Estelle Balet, 21, Swiss snowboarder, world champion (2015, 2016), avalanche.
Dud Beattie, 81, Australian rugby league footballer (Queensland).
Errikos Belies, 66, Greek translator and poet.
Chyna, 45, American professional wrestler (WWF, NJPW, TNA) and actress (1 Night in China, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Illegal Aliens).
Ronit Elkabetz, 51, Israeli actress and film director (Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem), cancer.
Karl-Heinz von Hassel, 77, German actor.
Walter Kohn, 93, Austrian-born American theoretical physicist, Nobel laureate (1998).
John McConathy, 86, American basketball player (Milwaukee Hawks, Northwestern State).
Mehrdad Oladi, 30, Iranian footballer (Malavan), heart attack.
Milt Pappas, 76, American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs).
Billy Redmayne, 25, Manx motorcycle racer, race collision.
Igor Volchok, 84, Russian football manager.
Pete Zorn, 65, American musician (Steeleye Span, Richard Thompson), cancer.
Richard Lyons, 57, American musician (Negativland), cancer.

4/18
Brian Asawa, 49, American opera singer.
Paul Busiek, 93, American politician.
Yuri Bychkov, 84, Russian art historian.
William Campbell, 75, American business executive (Apple) and college football coach (Columbia University), cancer.
Adrian Berry, 4th Viscount Camrose, 78, British journalist.
Robert Christophe, 78, French swimmer, European champion (1958, 1962).
Barry Davies, 71, British soldier, extracted Lufthansa Flight 181 hostages, heart attack.
Hugh Faulkner, 83, Canadian politician, MP for Peterborough (1965-1979).
Rubén Héctor di Monte, 84, Argentinian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján (2000-2007).
Ben-Zion Gold, 92, Polish-born American rabbi.
Cox Habbema, 72, Dutch actress, theater director and manager.
Eva Henning, 95, Swedish stage and movie actress.
Karina Huff, 55, British actress (The House of Clocks, Time for Loving, Voices from Beyond) and television personality, breast cancer.
Sir John Leslie, 4th Baronet, 99, Anglo-Irish aristocrat and media personality.
Johan van Minnen (nl), 83, Dutch journalist.
Vladimir Nemukhin, 90, Russian painter (Bulldozer Exhibition).
Scott Nimerfro, 54, American writer and producer (Hannibal, Once Upon a Time, X-Men), cancer.
Fulvio Roiter, 89, Italian photographer, Prix Nadar winner (1956).
Zoltán Szarka, 73, Hungarian football player and coach, Olympic champion (1968).