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| Charlene Tilton | |
|---|---|
| Born | Charlene L. Tilton December 1, 1958 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Spouse | Johnny Lee (1982-1984) Domenick Allen (1985-1992) |
Charlene L. Tilton (born December 1, 1958) is an American actress and singer.[1][2] She is best known for playing Lucy Ewing in the television series Dallas.
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[edit] Career
Tilton had early roles in television series such as Happy Days and Eight is Enough. She made her first film appearance alongside Jodie Foster in Freaky Friday. In 1978 Tilton made a cameo appearance in the John Milius film Big Wednesday. A year later, she made her big break by landing the role of Lucy Ewing, the sly, vixenish, frequently frustrated granddaughter of Jock Ewing in the popular television series Dallas from 1978 to 1985 and from 1988 to 1990. She also appeared on one episode of the show's spin-off series, Knots Landing, in 1979.
Tilton is also a singer; her own vocals were heard on a 1978 episode of Dallas. In 1984 she released a dance-pop single, "C'est La Vie", which became a hit in several countries in Europe, reaching #1 in Germany.
She appeared on Circus of the Stars in 1979 and 1991, on one occasion acting as a knife thrower's target girl in a gold bikini.
Tilton was the guest host on Saturday Night Live on February 21, 1981. The episode in question featured a parody of the famed "Who Shot J.R.?" episode of Dallas. In the episode, cast member Charles Rocket was shot in the chest by a sniper while doing a sketch about a sexy couple (with Gail Matthius as his partner) bathing a dog and spouting innuendo. At the end of the show, as cast members traditionally gathered around the host to say good night, Tilton asked Rocket how he felt about being shot. In character, a wheelchair-using Rocket improvised, "Oh, man, it’s the first time I've ever been shot in my life. I'd like to know who the fuck did it."[3]
She did a number of commercials in the 1990s for the Abdominizer workout equipment. She appeared as herself in an episode of Married... with Children where her involvement with the "Abdominizer" was spoofed. She has appeared in several spoof movies, such as The Silence of the Hams (1994), Superhero Movie (2008) and Paranormal Calamity (2010).
In 2005 she appeared in the British reality TV show, The Farm.
She will reprise her role of Lucy Ewing in the new TNT series, Dallas, a continuation of the original series where she will be joined by several of her former castmates as well as a younger generation of Ewiss.
In January 2012, Tilton was announced as a contestant on the British ice-skating show, Dancing on Ice, in it's seventh season. She is paired up with American figure skater, Matthew Gonzalez. Matthew has also worked with British actress, Daniella Westbrook.
[edit] Personal life
Tilton was born in San Diego, California, the daughter of Katherine, a secretary.[4] Notably, Tilton is 4'11" (1.50 m) tall.
Tilton was married to country singer Johnny Lee from 1982 to 1984 and to Domenick Allen from 1985 to 1992. She has one daughter, Cherish Lee, born in 1982.
In 2009, after 8 years together, Tilton's fiance Cheddy Hart died suddenly from heart failure at the age of 54.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Happy Days | Jill Higgins | 1 episode "They Shoot Fonzies Don't They" |
| Freaky Friday | Bambi | ||
| 1977 | Eight Is Enough | Wendy Springer | 1 episode "Women, Ducks and the Domino Theory" |
| 1978 | Sweater Girls | Candy | |
| 1978 | Big Wednesday | Party Girl | |
| 1978-1985,1988-1990 | Dallas | Lucy Ewing | Series regular. Young Artist Award for Best Juvenile Actress in a TV Series or Special (1980) Young Artist Award Former Child Star Lifetime Achievement Award (2001) TV Land Pop Culture Award (2006) |
| 1979 | Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker | Julie | TV movie |
| Pale Horse Pale Rider | Miranda | Short | |
| 1980 | Knots Landing | Lucy Ewing | 1 episode "Home is for Healing" |
| Laverne & Shirley | The Girl at Bar | 2 episodes "Murder on the Moose Jaw Express: Part 1", "Murder on the Moose Jaw Express: Part 2" | |
| Fantasy Island | Charlotte 'Charlie' Johnson | "Skater's Edge/Concerto of Death/The Last Great Race" | |
| 1980-1987 | The Love Boat | Emily Marcus/Ellen/Secretary | Multiple episodes |
| 1987 | Murder, She Wrote | Cindy March | 1 episode "The Cemetery Vote" |
| 1990 | Border Shootout | Edith Hanasain | |
| 1991 | Ragin' Cajun | Ali Webster | |
| For Parents Only | Mrs. Farell | ||
| Problem Child 2 | Debbie Claukinski | ||
| 1992 | Deadly Bet | Isabella | |
| 1992 | Center of the Web | Kathryn Lockwood | |
| 1993 | Married... with Children | Herself | 1 episode "Tis Time to Smell the Roses" |
| 1994 | The Silence of the Hams | Jane Wine | |
| 1995 | Night Stand | Charlene | 1 episode "Dream a Little Dream" |
| Star Witness | Grace Kelly | TV movie | |
| Favorite Deadly Sins | Actress playing Norma Jean | TV movie | |
| 1998 | Safety Patrol | Mrs. Zapfruder | TV movie |
| Detonator | Gail Davies | ||
| 1999 | G vs E | Herself | 1 episode "Gee Your Hair Smells Evil" |
| 2000 | Bar Hopping | Actress | TV movie |
| The Theory of Everything | Stephanie | TV movie | |
| 2001 | Totally Blonde | Blonde School Director | |
| 2003 | Zombie Rights! | Host | Short |
| 2005 | A Distant Thunder | Susan | Short |
| 2006 | Getting it Straight | Cynthia Rosenberg | Short |
| 2007 | Point of Entry | Helen | |
| 2008 | Tell Veronica | Veronica Star | Short |
| Superhero Movie | Jill's mother | ||
| 2009 | Sarah's Choice | Michelle Biden | |
| 2010 | Paranormal Calamity | Jacqulinie | Spoof film of Paranormal Activity |
| Number 1 Cheerleader Camp | Charlene Tilton | ||
| 2012 | Dallas | Lucy Ewing | Continuation of original series |
| 2012 | Samaritan | Mrs. Podorgney | Filming |
[edit] References
- ^ New York Times
- ^ Los Angeles Times
- ^ Shales, Tom; Miller, James Andrew (2002). Live from New York: an Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live. Little, Brown and Company. p. 215. ISBN 978-0316781466. http://books.google.com/books?id=ySMXLky50NkC&lpg=PP1&dq=Saturday%20Night%3A%20A%20Backstage%20History%20of%20Saturday%20Night%20Live&pg=PT231#v=snippet&q=rocket%20who%20shot&f=false.
- ^ Charlene Tilton Biography (1958)
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