Gayle Hunnicutt, the actress best known for playing Vanessa Beaumont onDallas, has died at 80.
She appeared in 13 episodes between 1989 and 1991.
By that point, however, Hunnicutt had appeared in a number of notable projects.
Gayle Hunnicutt.McCarthy/Daily Express/Getty Images
Her early film work included the noirMarloweopposite James Garner, as well asTargetandEye of the Cat.
In the late ’60s, Hunnicutt married English actorDavid Hemmingsas he was coming off the success of Michelangelo Antonioni’sBlow-Up.
She also had a leading role inThe Legend of Hell House, starring alongside Roddy McDowell.
After a divorce from Hemmings, Hunnicutt married Jenkins in the late 1970s.
In 2009, she and Jenkins divorced.
She is survived by her sons, Nolan and Edward, as well as five grandchildren.
