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Date of Birth: 1950 , January-3
Birth Nation: Japan
Height: 5 Feet 6 Inch
Name Victoria Principal
Birth Name Vicki Ree Principal
Father Victor Principal
Mother Ree Veal
Nationality American
Birth Place/City Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
Ethnicity White
Profession Actress, Entrepreneur, singer
Net Worth $254 million
Salary $12 million
Eye Color Dark Brown
Hair Color Light Brown
Body Measurements 37-22-35
Breast Size 35B
Waist size 22
Hip Size 35
Chest Size 37
Weight in KG 56 KG
Famous for Dallas
Married Yes
Married to Harry Glassman (m. 1985), Christopher Skinner (m. 1978)
Children N/A
Divorce Harry Glassman (m. 2006), Christopher Skinner (m. 1980)
Education Miami-Dade Community College
Movies Vigilante Force
TV Show Dallas Reunion: The Return to Southfork

Quick Timeline of Victoria Principal

1950 Born in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
1978 First marriage, Christopher Skinner
1980 Divorced with Christopher Skinner
1981 Began dating Andy Gibb
1982 Broke up with Andy Gibb
1985 Second marriage, Harry Glassman
2006 Divorced with Harry Glassman
1968 Graduated from South Dade Senior High School
1970 Moved to Hollywood
1972 Nominated for Golden Globe Award
1983 Released her book The Body Principal
1987 Began her own production company
2019 Body Measurements

Detail Timeline of Victoria Principal

January 3 , 1950

Born in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

She was born in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan to parents Ree Veal and Victor Principal. Her father was a United States Air Force sergeant. She was raised in different countries because of his father job. She is American and is diverse descent.

1978

First marriage, Christopher Skinner

She got married for the first time in her life and that was in the year 1978 to Christopher Skinner. He is an actor. They met each other on the set of CBS soap opera Dallas. They were perfect couple.

1980

Divorced with Christopher Skinner

Their married life was going well. But after two years of marriage, the couple decided to get divorced. They got divorced in December 1980. The reason behind the divorce was lack of trust and mutual understanding between them.

1981

Began dating Andy Gibb

Soon after the divorced, she began her love affair with Andy Gibb. He was an English singer, songwriter, performer and teen idol. They met for the first time on The John Davidson Show in 1981. She also sang a duet with Andy. 

1982

Broke up with Andy Gibb

Andy Gibb was drugs addict. A year later of their romantic relationship, she gave him an ultimatum that "Choose me or choose drugs" but Andy could not change his addiction habit and the couple split in March 1982.

June 22 , 1985

Second marriage, Harry Glassman

For the second time, she got married to Dr. Harry Glassman in June 1985. He is a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon. She was very happy after getting such a loving spouse. They remained as husband and wife for more than 20 years. 

December 27 , 2006

Divorced with Harry Glassman

In 2003, she was hospitalized and her husband was arrested on suspicion of spousal abuse. Charges were never filed and even she refused that incident and told that they had healthy relationship but after three years of that incident they got divorced on 27 December 2006.

1968

Graduated from South Dade Senior High School

In 1968, she graduated from South Dade Senior High School. Afterwards she joined Miami-Dade Community College to study medicine but after first year she had serious accident and got injured. Then, she left the studies and moved to New York to pursue her acting career.

1970

Moved to Hollywood

She moved to Hollywood in 1970. She had no money and no any experience before it. She won the auditioned for her first film role as Marie Elena, a Mexican mistress, in Paul Newman's The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972).

1972

Nominated for Golden Globe Award

She was nominated for Golden Globe Awards for her first role as Marie Elena in the movie "The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean” and that was year in 1972 in the category of Most Promising Newcomer - Female.

1983

Released her book The Body Principal

She released her first book in 1983 entitled The Body Principal. After wards her second, third and fourth book released entitled The Beauty Principal (1984), The Diet Principal (1987) and Living Principal (2001) respectively. She became the bestselling author after publishing her books.

1987

Began her own production company

She left the soap opera "Dallas" in 1987 and began her own production company. She named her company Victoria Principal Productions. That company mostly produced movie for television. By that she became succeed to introduce herself as businesswoman.

2019

Body Measurements

Victoria has the height of 5 feet 6 inches and her weight is around 56 kg.

Content

One of the FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in 1995, Victoria Principal is an American actress, author, and businesswoman. She became popular after portraying the role of Pamela Barnes Ewing on the CBS soap opera, Dallas from 1978-87.

Victoria Principal' Early Life And Education

Victoria Principal was born on January 3, 1950, and is 69 years old. She was born in Fukuoka, Japan to her parents; mother Ree Principal and father Victor Rocco Principal. Her father was a United States Air Force sergeant.

Victoria's family had to travel often because of her father's profession, so she was raised in different countries including London, Puerto Rico, Florida, Georgia, and Massachusetts. She is of American nationality and belongs to mixed ethnicity.

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Victoria Principal' Career

Victoria Principal moved to Hollywood in 1970 and first appeared as Marie Elena in The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean. In the following year, she appeared in the movie, The Naked Ape, and in the television series, Love, American Style.

To date, Victoria has appeared in numerous television series and movies like Vigilante Force, Titans, Family Guy,  The Burden of Proof, Home Improvement, Mistress,  Love Story, Earthquake, and many others. And with all the hard work and dedication at work, she earned a Golden Globe Nomination for Best Actress for her role in Dallas.

Victoria Principal' Personal Life

Victoria Principal was married twice in her life but both her marriage couldn't last long. First, she was married to Christopher Skinner in 1978, who is an actor. They met each other on the set of Dallas. After two years of marriage, they called off their marriage and got divorced in 1980.

Soon after her first divorce, Victoria Principal began dating Andy Gibb. He was an English singer, songwriter, performer, and teen idol. They met for the first time on The John Davidson Show in 1981. She also sang a duet with Andy.

The couple split in March 1982. The reason behind their split was Gibb's drugs addiction, regarding which she stated,

"I did everything I could to help him. But then I told him he would have to choose between me and his problem."

Victoria's second marriage was with Dr. Harry Glassman, in June 1985. He is a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon. They remained as husband and wife for more than 20 years. In 2006, the couple got divorced. 

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Despite getting married twice, Victoria Principal has no children. Her love life is not as perfect as her career is. 

Victoria has a height of 5 feet 6 inches and her weight is around 56 kg.

Victoria Principal' Net Worth and Charity Works

The 69 years old Victoria Principal's net worth is reported to be around $250 million with an annual income of $12 million.

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In 2014, Vicky donated around $100 thousand to the Malibu Ballot initiative Measure R. Before that, she also donated around $200 thousand for a cleanup program in the Gulf Region. As for her salary, she used to receive $35k per week while appearing on the famed TV show, Dallas back in 1978