Charlene Tilton may be best remembered for her iconic role as Lucy Ewing, JR Ewing’s niece on the legendary TV show “Dallas.” She is an all-American actress who has acted in a wide repertoire of films and has also surprised the world with her beautiful voice. However, her life has not been without its share of tragedies and hardships as she has not always had the best of life. Read on as we discuss the life of the veteran actress, who in 2020 celebrates her 62nd birthday.
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Early life and family
Charlene L Tilton was born in San Diego, California, United States on December 1, 1958.
Her childhood wasn’t the best of her life, as her mother, Katherine Thacker, struggled as a single mother. Katherine worked as a secretary and received no financial support from her daughter’s father. The man had left them when she was still young, and she grew up not knowing him.
During her teenage years, Charlene’s mother would become mentally ill, forcing Charlene to live in foster care for most of her high school career. It was at this time in her life that Charlene met actor Larry Hagman, who became her godfather and mentor. They then co-starred in the soap opera “Dallas.”
As a teenager, she dreamed of becoming an actress, a dream that came true at the age of 17, when she was cast as Bambi in the 1976 film “Freaky Friday”.
Schooling
Charlene attended Hollywood High School, where she was a cheerleader and president of the Thespians Club. She graduated from high school, but has since had no need for further education and has not attended any other institutes.
Career
Charlene’s career began with a few small roles in TV shows and movies, but she quickly rose to fame for her iconic role as Lucy Ewing Cooper, the role she played throughout all eight seasons of “Dallas “.
His first roles were in the comedy shows “Eight Is Enough” and “Happy Days”, appearing in one episode of each. She was also seen in the films “Freaky Friday”, “Sweater Girls” and “Big Wednesday”, then landed her role as a cast member of “Dallas” in 1978, at the age of 19, and remained there. until 1990.
Her career skyrocketed throughout the popular soap opera’s run and landed her on the cover of several magazines. She also received the Young Artist Award for Childhood Actress in a Television Series for her role as Lucy, as well as several other awards.
She starred in several shows and movies in the ’80s, including some iconic hits like “The Love Boat,” “Fantasy Island,” and “Murder, She Wrote.” She also appeared as herself in “Married… with Children”.
After her success with the soap opera “Dallas”, she won several roles in the 90s, including the films “Problem Child 2”, “For Parents Only” and the TV movies “Favorite Deadly Sins” and “Safety Patrol”.
Since 2000, Charlene has mostly appeared in a few parody comedy films, including “#1 Cheerleader Camp” and “Superhero Movie.”
She also reprized her role as Lucy for the “Dallas” revival in 2012.
His last appearance was in the 2017 film “The Road Less Traveled”.
Besides a successful television and film career, Charlene is also a singer. She performed lead vocals in episodes of “Dallas”, when her character Lucy ran away to become a country singer.
She also starred opposite singer Michael Buble in the movie “Totally Blonde,” and has appeared on several reality TV shows and celebrity games, including “Dancing On Ice.”
Hobbies, favorite things and interesting facts
Not much is known about Charlene’s personal preferences, but in the early ’80s she made scandalous headlines for appearing topless in an issue of “Playboy.” Other than that, it’s known that she was good friends with co-star Larry Hagman and was the only cast member of “Dallas” who celebrated her 70th birthday. When he died in 2012, she attended his funeral and, in a statement, said he was her biggest acting inspiration.
Relationships
Charlene’s novels were also fraught with difficulties and tragedies.
She had been married and divorced twice, first to country singer Johnny Lee, with whom she has daughter Cherish Lee, from 1982 to 1984. Subsequently, Charlene was involved with Scottish actor Domenick Allen, who she married on April 7, 1985, but their relationship ended in divorce in 1992 with no children. She then formed a relationship with cinematographer Cheddy Hart, but who died in 2009. It is unclear if Charlene has had another relationship since then. His daughter was born in 1982 and, like her father, followed a career in country singing.
Physical characteristics
- Date of birth: December 1, 1958
- Hair color: Blonde
- Eye color: Blue
- Height: 4 feet 11 inches (1.5m)
- Weight: 119 lbs (48 kg)
- Dress size: 4 (1980)
- Size: 5 (USA)
- Bra size: 32C (1980)
- Astrological sign: Sagittarius
- American nationality
- Ethnicity: Caucasian
Net value
Charlene’s net worth that she has accumulated over the long years of her successful acting career stands at an estimated total of $2 million in 2020.
