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Victoria Principal (born January 3, 1950) is an American actress, author and businesswoman, best known for her role as Pamela Barnes Ewing on the CBS nighttime TV drama Dallas from 1978 to 1987. Principal was born in Fukuoka, Japan, the eldest daughter of United States Air Force sergeant Victor Principal, after whom she was named and who was then stationed in Fukuoka. Her paternal grandparents were immigrants from Italy, originally surnamed Principale. Her mother, the former Bertha Ree Veal, was born in Georgia and was of English descent. Because her father was in the US military, they... MORE

Victoria Principal (born January 3, 1950) is an American actress, author and businesswoman, best known for her role as Pamela Barnes Ewing on the CBS nighttime TV drama Dallas from 1978 to 1987. Principal was born in Fukuoka, Japan, the eldest daughter of United States Air Force sergeant Victor Principal, after whom she was named and who was then stationed in Fukuoka. Her paternal grandparents were immigrants from Italy, originally surnamed Principale. Her mother, the former Bertha Ree Veal, was born in Georgia and was of English descent. Because her father was in the US military, they moved often; she grew up in London, Puerto Rico, Florida, Massachusetts, and Georgia, among other places. She attended 17 different schools, including studying at the Royal Academy of Ballet while her family was stationed in England. She appeared in her first TV commercial aged five, and enjoyed a successful career in commercials. After graduating from South Dade Senior High School in 1968, she enrolled at Miami-Dade Community College, intending to study medicine. But months before completing her first year of studies, she was seriously injured in a car crash while driving home from the library. The LESS