Gayle Hunnicutt (Vanessa Beaumont) Dies at 80

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Gayle Hunnicutt Dies: "Dallas" Actress who Made a Name for Herself in British Film and TV was 80
by Tom Tapp
September 5, 2023


Gayle Hunnicutt, whose best-known work came as Vanessa Beaumont, the mother of J.R. Ewing’s illegitimate son, in the final three seasons of "Dallas", has died per multiple U.K. reports.

Hunnicutt died last Thursday at a hospital in London, according to her ex-husband Simon Jenkins. She was 80 years old.



Her TV career began with a role on the short-lived small-screen adaptation of "Mister Roberts" and included roles on "The Beverly Hillbillies", "Get Smart" and in "Marlowe" opposite James Garner.

Throughout the ’80s, she appeared on American TV staples such as "Taxi", "Matt Houston" and "Fantasy Island" before she found her way into the final three seasons of David Jacobs’ Texas-set juggernaut.

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