Victoria Principal

Once, when on an airplane, 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).
She was very close to actor Jim Davis, who played her father-in-law Jock Ewing on Dallas (1978). She reminded him of his only child Tara, who died in a car crash when she was only 17 years old in 1970. She read one of his eulogies when he died in 1981. She didn't know until later that Davis was carrying a picture of Tara and of Victoria in his wallet when he died.
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.
Was author Philip K. Dick's ideal choice for the character Rachael in Blade Runner (1982), a role that went to Sean Young instead.
Is the national chairperson for the Los Angeles-based Victory Over Violence, a non-profit organization dedicated to ending violence against women.

Maybe my greatest fear in life is not to be challenged, is to grow weary of life, and not to be passionate about it.
Joking about her skin care line, Principal Secret, "I wanted to name it Victoria's Secret but that name was already taken."
[on her Dallas (1978) co-star Jim Davis] Jim had a daughter Tara, his only child, who passed away in a car accident when she was in her teens, and unbeknownst to me, we bore an uncanny resemblance to one another, and so from the time we began working together, we had a very special paternal relationship. In fact, I know that when Jim died, one of the photographs in his wallet was of me and one of Tara.
[In 2018, recalling her last days on Dallas (1978), which she left in 1987] A few days before my final scene in the car accident, I'm offered a per-episode salary that would have made me the highest-paid woman on TV. There are moments in life when you discover your true character. That night I slept like a baby, because I wasn't for sale.
[In 2018, reflecting on her most famous role as Pam Ewing on Dallas (1978)] I learned a lot from playing Pam. She was someone with such innate goodness and who was courageous in fighting for what she believed in. It was really a privilege to play her.