55 Facts About Victoria Principal

Victoria Principal spent nine years on the long-running series, leaving in 1987.

Victoria Principal spent her first three months of life in Japan.

Victoria Principal grew up in London, Puerto Rico, Florida, Massachusetts, and Georgia, among other places.

Victoria Principal attended 17 different schools, including the Royal Ballet School while her family was stationed in England.

Victoria Principal began her career in TV commercials, appearing in her first at age 5.

Victoria Principal spent months in recovery and was faced with the prospect of having to retake her first year of studies.

Victoria Principal studied privately with Jean Scott in London, and in 1971 moved to Los Angeles.

Victoria Principal won her first film role as Marie Elena, a Mexican mistress, in John Huston's The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination as Most Promising Newcomer.

Victoria Principal went to Arizona as an unknown; when she returned to Los Angeles three months later, the commercial flight she was on was greeted by paparazzi.

Victoria Principal then had a starring role in the risque comedy film The Naked Ape, which was co-financed by Hugh Hefner, the founder and publisher of Playboy magazine.

Victoria Principal appeared nude in the September 1973 issue of Playboy to promote the film.

Victoria Principal won the supporting role of Rosa Amici, beating out both Susan Sarandon and Kay Lenz for the part.

Victoria Principal continued to act in lesser-known films such as I Will, I Will.

Victoria Principal decided to leave acting and became a Hollywood talent agent and booking agent, which was her profession from 1975 to late 1977.

Victoria Principal then had ambitions to study at law school and would support herself if needed through small acting roles on television and film, so as to fund her future college tuition.

When Victoria Principal obtained the pilot audition script for Dallas, her academic career ambitions changed, and she decided to return to the full-time acting profession.

When Victoria Principal signed her Dallas contract, she removed the clause that would have given the network the right to consent and profit from her outside endeavors.

In 1981, Victoria Principal appeared on the song "All I Have to Do Is Dream" with her then boyfriend singer Andy Gibb.

In 1983, Victoria Principal earned her second Golden Globe nomination, this time as Best Actress in a Television Series for Dallas.

Victoria Principal took to other ways of improving her character, such as taking voice lessons for a better Texas accent.

Victoria Principal left Dallas in 1987, after a two-year decision to prepare with the series' producers for the final season of her character's arc.

Victoria Principal was someone with such innate goodness and who was courageous in fighting for what she believed in.

Victoria Principal has produced and starred in a half dozen major television productions, including Naked Lie, Blind Witness, and Sparks: The Price of Passion.

In 1994, Victoria Principal appeared in an episode of the hit TV sitcom Home Improvement.

In 1998, Victoria Principal co-starred in the French comedy feature film, Michael Kael vs the World News Company, written by and starring Benoit Delepine.

Victoria Principal returned to primetime soap-opera television in 2000, when she appeared in another Aaron Spelling production, the short-lived NBC television series Titans, with co-stars John Barrowman, Perry King, and Yasmine Bleeth.

Victoria Principal recorded a pop single duet with Andy Gibb, titled "All I Have to Do Is Dream".

Victoria Principal went on to star in various television films, some of which she produced through her production company, before stepping away to focus on her health and wellness projects.

Victoria Principal has produced and starred in a half dozen major television productions, including Naked Lie, Blind Witness, and Sparks: The Price of Passion.

In 2000, Victoria Principal became a member of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists.

In 1981 and 1982, Victoria Principal was the recipient of the "Bravo Otto" Award, a German accolade honoring excellence of performers in film, television, and music.

Victoria Principal was a nominee for the award in 1983.

In 1993, Victoria Principal received an honorary law degree from the University of West Los Angeles School of Law.

In 1995, Victoria Principal was named Entertainment Business Woman of the Year by the National Association of Women Business Owners.

In 1999, Victoria Principal became the youngest recipient of the Genii Lifetime Achievement Award for Women in Television.

On October 2,2010, Victoria Principal was honored at the opening of Legacy Park in Malibu near the Pacific Coast Highway as a founding member of the park back in 2004.

Victoria Principal has been married and divorced twice, and has no children.

Victoria Principal had a high-profile relationship with English-Australian singer-songwriter Andy Gibb.

Victoria Principal met prominent Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr Harry Glassman in 1983.

In May 2006, Victoria Principal filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.

Victoria Principal owns properties in Big Sur, California, and Switzerland.

In 2007, Victoria Principal showed interest in training for her booked flight on the Richard Branson's commercial space flight venture, the galactic passage ticket which she purchased in 2009.

Since 2012, Victoria Principal has developed a ranch property outside of Los Angeles, where she rescues and rehabilitates animals.

Victoria Principal is particularly involved with ecology, oceans, banning toxic substances, helping children, and rescuing and rehabilitating animals.

Victoria Principal provided aid those in need after the 2008 California wildfires.

Victoria Principal's donations brought together two huge environmental nonprofits, Oceana and Natural Resources Defense Council, to work together on the cleanup.

Victoria Principal was on a panel with King, answered phones, and spoke to donors for the entire two hours.

Victoria Principal is a former co-chairman of Victory Over Violence, the LA County Domestic Violence Council Community Advisory Board.

On December 13,2011, Victoria Principal donated a substantial sum to the nonprofit marine conservation organization Oceana, and to NRDC to stop the expansion of offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and the Arctic Ocean, fearing such activity could lead to another disastrous oil spill.

In 2012, Victoria Principal funded and participated in an online campaign with the NRDC in an effort to stop sonic blasting along the California coastline and prevent the deaths of hundreds of marine mammals and marine life.

In 2013, Victoria Principal funded an ad bringing awareness to the plight of sea lion pups washing up along the California coastline and provided funds to Wildlife Org.

In 2013, after the deadly Moore, Oklahoma, EF5 tornado, Victoria Principal funded the American Humane Association's famous Red Star Rescue Team to help search, rescue, and shelter injured and missing animals with the ultimate goal of reuniting them with their families.

In July 2014, Victoria Principal made a substantial contribution to NRDC's campaign for Save the Bees.

In May 2015, Victoria 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.

In September 2018, Victoria Principal donated a fleet of rescue boats to help American Humane with animal disaster relief efforts in the Carolinas after Hurricane Florence.