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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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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, singing her own vocals 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 Ewings.
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.
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 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)
External links
- Charlene Tilton at the Internet Movie Database
- Charlene Tilton at AllRovi
- Official website
Categories:- 1958 births
- Actors from California
- American female singers
- American film actors
- American soap opera actors
- American television actors
- American stage actors
- Living people
- People from San Diego, California
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