1. – Linda Gray, Dallas, TV, 1978-91. America’s Junior Miss 1961 was first choice to play Sue Ellen Ewing, alcoholic wife of the dreaded JR. Instead, she became Bob Newhart’s TV wife during Newhart, TV, 1982-90, and remains best known for her work with homeless women at the Los Angeles Mission – sans TV camera or reporters on-hand.
Birth year: 1943Death year: 1998Other name: Casting Calls: 0