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Priscilla Presley lied to get a role on Dallas
At the 27th annual Old Bags Luncheon at the Breakers in Palm Beach, Fla. on Wednesday, Feb. 18, the actress, businesswoman and producer shared that she “was nervous and lied”
She admitted to the audience that she had never see the show before appearing on it
Priscilla Presley lied during her Dallas audition.
At the 27th annual Old Bags Luncheon at the Breakers in Palm Beach, Fla. on Wednesday, Feb. 18, the actress, businesswoman and producer shared that she “was nervous and lied.”
“I lied, to be honest with you. I never saw the show. I never saw Dallas. So I went in and did the interview and they asked me, have I seen the show? And I went, ‘Oh yes, it’s wonderful. It’s really a good show. I love the cast,’ ” Presley, 80, recalled.
Priscilla Presley on ‘Dallas’
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She added, “Then he says, ‘Well, have you ever been to Dallas?’ And I said, ‘No, but I’d love to go to Dallas. It’s just, I’ve heard so much about it.’ ”
Presley shared that the casting director would ask questions and in her head, she thought, “I’m in big trouble. I’m in really big trouble here. Help me out of this.”
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Ultimately, she got the part. “We were kind of hanging out in the office and going back and forth. I don’t know how I got it, but I got it,” she said.
The drama-filled primetime soap starred Larry Hagman, Ken Kercheval, Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray, Victoria Principal and Charlene Tilton, to name a few. The show ran for 14 seasons, from 1978 to 1991.
From left: Priscilla Presley and Steve Kanaly on ‘Dallas’
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Presley played Jenna Wade on the series for six seasons, from 1983 to 1988. In 2024, the actress dispelled rumors that she was “in love” with Duffy, who played Presley’s on-screen love interest, Bobby Ewing.
“I’m going, ‘This is unbelievable, really, this is so crazy,’ ” the Naked Gun star said during a Q&A event at the Foxwoods Resort Casino.
“I hadn’t seen him in a long time, and it was a great reunion,” Presley said, referring to a recent cast reunion. “Patrick told me how happy he was, and we talked to the audience and they had questions for us and that’s it.”
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