Victoria Principal is honouring Priscilla Pointer, who plays Priscilla Pointer on Dallas, on the occasion of her milestone birthday!
On Instagram, the actress, who is 74 years old, sent her best wishes for Pointer’s 100th birthday. Pointer, who portrayed the role of the actress’s mother Rebecca Wentworth in the long-running television series, was the recipient of the actress’s birthday greeting.
“This is the photo and note that Priscilla Pointer gave to me when she left the Dallas series,” Principal wrote. “I am very grateful for her generosity.” The birthday of my mother in Dallas is today. Sincere birthday wishes to you, Priscilla! We love you, Victoria.
One of the mother-daughter scenarios that took place in Dallas was represented in the post as a black-and-white photograph of herself in the role of Pamela Barnes, and Pointer in the role of Rebecca. The handwritten message that Pointer had written could be seen just below the photograph.
It was written, “Dear Victoria, I am grateful for the beautiful flowers and the heartfelt note.” You are extremely important to me, and I never want to lose contact with you. Mrs. Priscilla”
At the beginning of the 1980s, Pointer played the role of Rebecca in a total of forty-four episodes of the television show Dallas. The show chronicled the Ewing family as they navigated the inner workings of their enormous oil portfolio.
As for Principal, she was a main cast member in the show from the very first season, which aired in 1978, to the very last season, which aired in 1987. During the show’s 40th anniversary, she had previously said to PEOPLE that she had felt a strong attraction to the character of Pamela from the very first time she had read for the role.
“As soon as I finished reading it, I had the impression that it was something really remarkable, and I wanted to be a part of it with all my heart. When asked about it at the time, she said, “I could not imagine not being Pam.”
She said that she finally became aware that “there was a definitive decline” in the writing as the program continued, and she ultimately made the decision to leave the show after nine years of participation.
“When it came time to renegotiate the contracts of the writers, I felt that a number of writers had left because they had not gotten the right deal,” she said. “I was very candid about my concern and my disappointment; that we had had such good writing and so many wonderful plots,” she added. “I was very concerned about the fact that we had had such wonderful plots and such wonderful writing.”
In spite of her departure, Principal expressed her delight at the fact that younger generations are now able to see the legendary play.
She expressed her happiness by saying, “Based on all the emails that I’ve received, I’m happy that people are introducing their children or their grandchildren to Dallas.” My heart is filled with joy at the fact that people continue to remember Dallas.