Trivia

Got the part of J. R. Ewing's young trophy wife, Cally Harper Ewing, on Dallas (1978), was she read for the casting director, who was already impressed with it. Her character was only supposed to be a guest-star, for 7 episodes, however, the producers, especially Larry Hagman really liked her the best, and came back to play her role, for the last 3 seasons, replacing veteran actress, Linda Gray.

In high school, she was a member of the marching band and a cheerleader.

Until Larry Hagman's death, she received birthday cards from him, each and every year.

Devotes part of each summer as a volunteer counselor at the Muscular Dystrophy Association camp in Northern California

She was actually a Larry Hagman fan, from the beginning, she watched him on I Dream of Jeannie (1965), but not on Dallas (1978), of which she replaced Linda Gray, for the series 12th season.

As an actress, she was heavily influenced by Larry Hagman.

Has highly praised Larry Hagman for her stardom in acting.

Granddaughter of Les Podewell and Beverly Younger.

Attended the University of California at Santa Barbara, where she majored in both drama and dance and was featured in such plays as "No, No, Nanette" and Jules Feiffer's "Hold Me".