Several pretty faces from the 1980s were on display at an event in Beverly Hills on Tuesday night.
Some of television’s top women from 40 years ago gathered at the Maybourne Hotel for the “It’s A Wonderful Lifetime Honor” honoring the military spouses of the Blue Star Families who will receive the gift of a lifetime.
One of them was on “Dallas” when she worked with Larry Hagman and Victoria Principal. She became a household name and still looks amazing.
Then there were two blonde bombshells from the soap opera Knot’s Landing, which starred Michele Lee and William Devane.
Also seen was the Falcon Crest looker, who later played a mother in “Friends.”
Yet another blonde bombshell has been discovered; She was at WKRP in Cincinnati and was married to star Burt Reynolds.
Who are these ladies?
Who are these beauties that were at the top of the list in the 1980s? Here they are seen in Beverly Hills on Tuesday
They are Linda Gray, Morgan Fairchild, Donna Mills, Loni Anderson and Nicollette Sheridan.
Gray, 83, was a model who rose to fame playing Sue Ellen Ewing, the long-suffering wife of Larry Hagman’s character JR Ewing on “Dallas.”
Dallas was a cultural phenomenon that aired from 1978 to 1991.
The show also starred Ken Kercheval and Patrick Duffy.
Morgan Fairchild, 73, one of the most coveted tickets to Falcon Crest, was also at the event.
She played the mother of Matthew Perry’s Chandler on Friends and recently paid tribute to his shocking death at the age of 54.
Next came Donna Mills, 82, of Knot’s Landing, who also appeared in the 1971 Clint Eastwood film Play Misty For Me.
Another Knot’s Landing star was also at the event: Nicollette Sheridan, 60. She would later appear in the soap series Desperate Housewives.
Rounding out the photo was Loni Anderson, 78, who appeared at WKRP in Cincinnati.
She was married to Burt Reynolds from 1988 to 1994 and appeared in several films including Stroker Ace (starring Burt) and Partners In Crime with Lynda Carter, who played Wonder Woman.
They are Linda Gray, Morgan Fairchild, Donna Mills, Loni Anderson and Nicollette Sheridan
Gray, 83, was a model who rose to fame playing Sue Ellen Ewing, the long-suffering wife of Larry Hagman’s character on “Dallas.” Dallas aired from 1978 to 1991. The series also starred Ken Kercheval and Patrick Duffy
Dallas cast (from left): Victoria Principal (as Pamela Barnes Ewing), Ken Kercheval (as Cliff Barnes), Larry Hagman (as John Ross “JR” Ewing, Jr.), Linda Gray (as Sue Ellen Ewing), Howard Keel (as Clayton Farlow), Steve Kanaly (as Ray Krebbs). (Seated from left) Priscilla Presley (as Jenna Wade), Charlene Tilton (as Lucy Ewing), Donna Reed (as Eleanor Southworth “Miss Ellie” Ewing) and Susan Howard (as Donna Culver). 1984
Morgan Fairchild, one of Falcon Crest’s most sought after tickets, was also at the event. She played the mother of Matthew Perry’s Chandler on Friends and recently paid tribute to his shocking death at the age of 54
Morgan here with co-star Simon MacCorkindale – who died in 2010 – on Falcon Crest
Next came Donna Mills, 82, of Knot’s Landing, who also appeared in the 1971 Clint Eastwood film Play Misty For Me
Knots people: Joan Van Ark, Ted Shackelford, Mills, Sheridan, Kevin Dobson, William Devane and Michele Lee
Loni Anderson, 78, was at WKRP in Cincinnati. She romanced Burt Reynolds and starred in several films including Stroker Ace (with Burt) and Partners In Crime with Lynda Carter, who played Wonder Woman
(Pictured left to right) Loni (as receptionist Jennifer Marlowe), Howard Hesseman (as morning disc jockey Dr. Johnny Fever) and Jan Smithers (as assistant and traffic coordinator Bailey Quarters) star at WKRP in Cincinnati
Another Knot’s Landing star was also at the event: Nicollette Sheridan, 60. She would later appear in the soap series Desperate Housewives
This came after a mini-Knots Landing reunion at the Variety Power of Women event at Mother Wolf in Los Angeles in mid-November.
Mills and Sheridan posed side by side on the red carpet.
Donna was glamorous in a black glittery outfit with a diamond bib necklace, while Nicollette was elegant in a cream suit with a matching silk blouse.
Donna played Abby Cunningham and Nicollette was vixen Paige Matheson on the popular show, which aired from 1979 to 1993.
Knots Landing was a long-running series about middle-class life in the fictional cul-de-sac called Seaview Circle in Los Angeles, California.
Together again: In mid-November there was a small Knots Landing reunion at the Variety Power of Women event at Mother Wolf in Los Angeles: Mills and Sheridan
Last year, Donna spoke to AARP – The Magazine about her longevity.
“At age 60, 70 and beyond, you have so much more to contribute – don’t just sit down and say, ‘I’m done,'” the screen icon shared.
Mills had a very successful run in Hollywood.
The blonde beauty starred alongside Clint Eastwood in the 1971 classic film Play Misty For Me and was later one of the highlights of the Knot’s Landing series.
The Emmy winner also recently appeared in the Jordan Peele thriller Nope and is starring in a Lifetime film series, the VC Andrews Dawn Cutler Series, set for release in 2023.
She was careful about her figure, she told the publication.
“During the soap opera years, I never ate pasta, sugar, bread, ice cream, cookies or anything like that,” Donna said.
“Now I eat, but I’m still cautious,” she added. “I’m not a vegetarian, but I grow, harvest and eat a lot of vegetables,” she noted.
“I also play tennis three times a week and do light weight training.” “Like almost everyone my age, I have arthritis and let me tell you, it hurts sometimes.”
She also discussed taking a break from Hollywood to raise her daughter.
Mills became a mother for the first time at the age of 54 when she adopted her baby daughter Chloe in 1994.
“I was single, I was 54 and I really wanted to be a mother,” the star said.
“It wasn’t a difficult decision. So I stopped working for many years during Chloe [now 28, a model and an executive at Soho House] was at school and it was just the thing.’
Still a 10: Mills had a very successful run in Hollywood. The beauty starred alongside Clint Eastwood in the classic Play Misty For Me and was later one of the highlights of the series Knot’s Landing. And she still looks great these days
Still a Siren: The actress spoke to AARP – The Magazine about her longevity. “At age 60, 70 and beyond, you have so much more to contribute – don’t just sit down and say, ‘I’m done,'” the screen icon shared
A big hit: Mills and Clint Eastwood in Play Misty for Me in 1971. The psychological thriller was directed by Eastwood
Romance came later, she said.
‘I met [actor and producer] Larry Gilman at age 60. I was lucky. Before him, I kind of chose the bad guys. But when I met him, I just knew I would choose the non-bad boy,” she said.
The star said she also stays in touch with her “Knot’s Landing” costars.
“Joan Van Ark and Michele Lee are still good friends 40 years after our appearance in Knot Landing. We even meet for the fans. And some show up with this dramatic eye makeup, like my character Abby!’
She shared that it took her friends to play the villain in Knot’s Landing.
From 1980 to 1989, she played scheming vixen Abby Fairgate in the Dallas spinoff “Knots Landing.”
“At the time of Knots Landing, a lot of women in real life were really distant to me.” I couldn’t figure out why. Then I realized it was my character. They thought I was taking their husband with me!’
As for her future, she wants to work more.
“I’m in my third act and was recently cast as an evil, sadistic grandmother in a new film. And that’s what I really want next, a whole series – like Succession, which I love – where I can be evil to my heart’s content!’ She said.
In May, she told People magazine why she chose motherhood at 50.
“I was very focused on my career, but at some point I realized something was missing – it was a child,” said the soap opera star.
She continued, “So I tried. ‘I adopted her when she was four days old.’
“I was 54 then and people said, ‘You’re going to be this old.’ [to] Let a little toddler run around.’ “I never felt that,” Donna said.
“I never felt older than the other mothers who were probably in their 20s.”
Becoming a mother: In an interview with People magazine in May 2022, the actress explained why she chose motherhood at 50
The Daytime Emmy Award winner told the media outlet that she would advise other career-focused people to put off parenthood until later in life.
She told People: “If you want to do something for your career, I think it’s better to have a child later in life than to have a child early.”
Donna, who appeared on television and in guest roles after leaving Knots Landing, explained that she decided to take an 18-year break from full-time acting to focus on raising Chloe.
“I took an 18-year break. “I haven’t been working,” she told People. “Well, the first few years I worked.
She continued, “I did a few movies for TV and stuff like that because I could take them with me everywhere.”
“But when she started school, I didn’t plan on leaving the city for two months at a time. And I didn’t become a mother to give her to a nanny.’
The Play Misty For Me actress said she still has a close bond with her now 27-year-old daughter. Donna said: “We see each other at least once a week and talk or text every day.”