‘Dallas’ Star Charlene Tilton’s Journey From Overcoming Tragedy to the Iconic Show

[@fbueller]

So glad to see that Charlene is being remembered and recognized.

[@renealexander2703]

Me too.

[@junesorenson279]

While she is STILL ALIVE 🎉🎉🎉❤ HER

[@margaretschaffner9133]

why? It's just another story and she even had celebrity and stardom for a very short time ... She was blessed.

[@sonjabethay2277]

She was JR’s niece not daughter, she was Gary’s daughter

[@JamesB02]

Right , I was like Jr wasn't her dad 😂.

[@hsbthree]

Tameron's staff Lazy

[@JamesB02]

@@hsbthree 😂🤣😅

[@curtismichael4703]

She’s wasn’t Val’s daughter was she?

[@sonjabethay2277]

@@curtismichael4703 yes she was both Gary’s and Val. I think J.R. Paid Val to leave her when she was a baby because Gary had a drinking problem

[@totomarley1939]

Charlene is THE nicest person. Everyone that knows her says the same thing. She has a heart of gold.

[@sunnystormy4973]

-#cheers-- !-

[@adams8132]

She is a sawed off loser, in real life and her character Lucy was always failing. She is nothing but a bump in the road.

[@dyoung2739]

Dallas used to be one of my favorite shows. She’s aged well. Gorgeous ❤️. 💔You never ever truly know what others are going through.

[@Vee316]

Along with Knots Landing, and Dynasty.

[@renealexander2703]

@@Vee316 , exactly. Love Dallas, Knots Landing, Dynasty and Falcon Crest too. I wish they would show these shows on re-runs.

[@overcomerbtboj]

@@renealexander2703 dallas is on prime video for free - dynasty was on there too but its not free

[@renealexander2703]

@@overcomerbtboj , okay. Thank you.

[@mdukes]

@@Vee316and Falcon Crest

[@motownmommy]

Charlene was stunning. She still looks great.

[@skibunny1631]

She "still" looks great, how about she looks great.

[@motownmommy]

@@skibunny1631 I said she still looks great , as in... "up to and including the present or the time mentioned; even now (or then) as formerly." So, she STILL looks great.

[@garyda1]

She looks great for her age.

[@SimoneSays369]

This is the first I've ever saw her in an interview post Dallas. Charlene is so funny and personable! She could have a talk show. I would definitely watch her.

[@RowenMyBoat]

Same, haven’t even thought of her. She looks well!

[@poetsdreamsatc]

I completely agree.

[@snteag]

Charlene Tilton is a real survivor.

[@lb1798]

The resilience people have from dealing with the hard times THEY HAVE DEALT WITH...,NEVER ceases to AMAZE ME!!♥️💔♥️💔♥️♥️♥️

[@Laura-zy5jp]

Charlene Tilton was so good as Lucy Ewing Cooper on “Dallas” Seeing her here now is like a time capsule!! Wow how the yard really do go by. I was a young teenager totally enthralled with watching Dallas & Knots Landing in the 1980’s. It’s so wonderful too see Charlene still recognized still happy and full of vivacious life. Always loved her. She’s a beautiful woman. 😊😊😂

[@kazkazzie3906]

What a joy to see Charlene on the Tamron show. I loved seeing Charlene on Dallas. She was one of my favourite characters and what a great actress she is. I am wishing Charlene the very best for now and the future 🙏

[@DDumbrille]

Come on, even Tilton would laugh at your describing her as a "great" actress.

[@RosieRose369]

What amazing resilence!

[@tht8916]

Dallas was one of the best shows...my mother and I watched it together every Friday night.

[@fbueller]

It was so good! Did you watch the reboot? I am not sure if I should check it out.

[@doriswebster7792]

Thanks for mentioning the night it was on, because I didn't know. I didn't watch it, so assumed it must have been on Sunday night or Wednesday night, when it would have been because of church.

[@cindyhaysley6493]

What a favorite memory! My mother and I did the same thing. Friday night, Dallas and popcorn. Thanks for sharing.

[@yvonneplant9434]

Dallas and Knots Landing!!!!

[@andyroo9381]

I never knew any of this about Charlene Tilton. I was 10 years old when I watched the pilot episode of "Dallas". I was hooked and watched all of it to the end and the reunions, etc. I hope she is on a good path and fortune hands her a good hand.

[@Valerie-gn1rr]

Dallas was huge in France and Charlene was a ray of sunshine. I love that she's aging naturally, gracefully. She looks great!

[@rfrances2144]

Love Tamron’s dress, modest & feminine. Great interview, Charlene looks great!

[@michellenaron827]

Charlene...you have helped me immensely, with my struggle...my daughter has paranoid schizophrenia. It is a hell of a disease that can devastate a family. No one talks about it, and if they did, we could all recognize the symptoms so much faster...seek treatment and deal with the psychosis. Keep bringing the light, it's really, really hard to accept the diagnosis

[@michellenaron827]

Pray for my daughter Charlene, please.

[@jackiekraemer596]

hang in there its not easy. my aunt suffered with this.

[@clareshaughnessy2745]

Oh, Michelle. I know how devastating it can be and how hopeless you must have felt at times. I can’t even imagine if it was my daughter struggling with it. I wish you and your daughter peace in the future. Take care

[@jimfisher5916]

It's not an illness it's aliens communicating with certain members of society. Have you never wondered why all the "sufferers" have the exact same symptoms? Hearing voices and being told to do things that are evil? It's not a coincidence. Your daughter has been implanted with a mind probe.

[@traceyraybould7863]

Glad to know she’s doing good. I’m from the UK 🇬🇧. Dallas was massive here. I loved it 👏

[@bellagrace9812]

Charlize has aged like fine wine. Such a beautiful and kind lady. ❤❤

[@ingridkivi3024]

😂❤😊

[@bestkksser]

If you are reading this there’s a reason……No matter how good or bad you have it,wake up each day thankful for your life.Someone somewhere else is desperately fighting for theirs ❤️🇧🇸

[@mane776]

Amen to that

[@GG-qy2wy]

Amen and God Bless You. 🙏This is very much appreciated.

[@elainesmith7512]

So TRUE!!👍👍🙏🙏😊😊❤❤

[@dyoung2739]

Amen 🙏🏽

[@ericdavis6261]

ABSOLUTELY!

[@annegreenwood3624]

such a legend so beautiful i can’t even imagine seeing her mother like that faith can shine light in the darkest places you find the strength to keep going she is such a great actress and woman

[@mickeyandres2651]

I grew up on Dallas and Charlene looks amazing, it’s good to see her after all these yrs…..

[@schurrlittle1339]

I LOVED WATCHING CHARLENE TILTON OF DALLAS, THIS SHOW IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES TO WATCH IN THE 80'S!!🥰❤💃

[@dotwheeler250]

Wouldn't miss Dallas for nothing!!!!

[@ingridkivi3024]

Love Dallas every week. Those were TV shows in those days

[@Barbie.Aficionada.Katherine]

*What a delight to be in the company of THE Charlene Tilton! The beautiful and talented Tamron conducted a wonderful, insightful interview. I also appreciate the fact that the staff located some rarely-seen photographs which were displayed in the background. Could "The Tamron Hall Show" PLEASE bring Charlene back soon?!?!*

[@bessiemorris5282]

Awww she is still just as beautiful and bubbly as ever she also has a very great and sweet personality god bless her she's amazing

[@renealexander2703]

Love Ms. Charlene Tilton. It's wonderful to see her. She looks great. And "Dallas" is one of my all time favorite shows and Lucy Ewing is one of my all-time favorite tv characters.

[@ari333]

I remember doing homework before leaving school with my friends so we could watch Dallas! I thought she was the prettiest girl on t.v. So glad to see her now.

[@sherrymarcell5235]

She was gorgeous with all that blonde hair and a mole🥰

[@gwenewing6837]

So good and heartwarming to see Charlene Tilton again!!

[@cassandracarter8815]

Im reliving the experience of watching Dallas when I was a kid I didn't understand much of it because I was a kid but now I'm rewatching the entire series and I'm learning a whole lot

[@ginadisbrow9324]

My heart goes out to Charlene in such a big way. I never knew a well mother. My mother was shuffled from doctor to hospital over and over for all of my formative years and then some. Some for physical ailments, some for mental. Never having benefitted from a successful diagnosis. Later in her years after 46 yrs of marriage, my dad left, (after numerous affairs), myself and my brother took over her care until she became so disabled with chronic pain and base-line dementia that necessitated her around the clock care of an inpatient nursing home care facility. The hardest decision of my entire life. Especially since they had to shuffle her from facility to facility because of bed availability around my state. Everyone: love, communicate with, and visit your mothers and dads to pieces while you can and while they know who you are. Otherwise, you will regret it for the rest of your life.

[@GenXXXX70]

Charlene Tilton was and is still beautiful as she matures with greatness...

[@Ruffina12345]

I just Luv Tameron sooooo much!!! She has the best guest and just does a awesome interview!!!!

[@gayle2020]

So good seeing her!!! I loved Dallas back then!

[@princessfrancois8225]

It was good to see Charlene looking so well! ❤ I loved Dallas growing up.

[@motionsickness9610]

I still watch Dallas. It's still my favourite show. Always has been. What a pleasant surprise to see Ms. Tilton on Tamron Hall.

[@mariajaniegoulet7653]

Charlene I watch Dallas because of your character… you are such a great actor. Love you girl 🤩

[@MaryL1788]

Charlene looks lovely and has such an engaging personality! I just started watching Dallas again and I love it!

[@accesstotheredcarpet]

Loved the show Dallas when I was a teen. Charlene was a favorite and loved her long Lucious hair. She looks beautiful now too.

[@chrissttiiee]

Charlene is an Icon! A real, inspirational person. Not many people get it. That's how you know the difference.

[@np100]

I had never heard about her childhood before. How she pulled herself up and out of that situation at age 17 is remarkable. Loved her on Dallas! Good luck to you forever, Charlene.

[@michellec2899]

What a darling! Charline, baby you’re the greatest!!! cuddles from Canada 🍁🇨🇦🌺🌸🙏M

[@sablesenegal7488]

Dallas was my favorite guilty pleasure on Friday night TV for years & Lucy /Charlene was one of my favorite prime time soap opera vixens!

[@cindyperoceschi5360]

Never missed this show on Friday nights !!!!! Lucy was such a gorgeous little spitfire on that show !!!!!

[@lisaporter9836]

Tamron Hall you are delightful. I enjoyed watching this interview

[@erlindapickman7125]

Love her so much in Dallas my favourite program. She’s still looking awesome.

[@DavidRansom]

Enjoyed this interview. Good job, Tamron! I adore Charlene Tilton! I hope to see this new movie of hers.

[@leronmorton521]

DALLAS WAS MY FAVORITE PRIME TIME SOAP 👍👍 VICTORIA PRINCIPAL WAS MY FAVORITE 🤗 CHARLENE STILL LOOKS GREAT 😃

[@shayc.2562]

She is a beautiful lady, and that dress is so classy.

[@GrannyEarth]

My husband and i just finished the whole series on FreeVee. I watched it the first time in high school! I always loved Charlenes Zingers to UNCLE JR at the dinner table! I always Loved her beautiful hair.. Great to see her doing so well.

[@lynnbell8757]

Nice to see Charlene Tilton back again!

[@annettefertitta6868]

A true story of determination despite the odds!! We had no idea of all that had happened to the person. Also, the Sidney of a great interviewer is that she’s actually listening to the guest - loved when she ditched the questions and let her speak. I have seen that increasingly less in recent years. Great interview

[@LASPatriot]

Charlene looks great! Loved Dallas- Tamron is a beautiful lady and a great interviewer- Class all the way!.

[@TheLovely990]

Hello Tamron Hall. Great guest. She is a beautiful, andctalented actress.❤

[@lokeylady25]

I was a kid when Dallas was on. I remembered watching with my grandma but I did not understand what it was I was watching. Fast forward to 2024, um 42 yrs old and just started watching the Dallas series. I’m on season 2 and when I tell y’all IT IS SOOO GOOD!!! Just as good as it was in the 80s and still very relevant! I encourage anyone who’s looking for a good watch (younger generation who isn’t aware of the familiar) watch DALLAS!! It’s so good, so juicy, so scandalous!!! Lucy is and was soooo beautiful back then! She was so messy to but in an addicting, fun, sexy way. You do get her and could relate! She is what we call a hot ass mess!!! I love this show. I’m 42 now and can understand and appreciate what it was my grandma was enjoying when I was a kid! I love the nostalgia of it. It reminds me of those good times with my granny who has gone on to glory!!!

[@philliprhinehardt6268]

Charlene Tilton still looks great after all these years.

[@skibunny1631]

I love the way Tamron Hall conducts her interviews. She's a beautiful woman and very intelligent.

[@GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc]

Tamron Hall is a better talk-show host than Wendy Williams.

[@nybsbfan18]

The outfit and haircut suit her time in life. She looks good.

[@heatherwhittaker6169]

Charlene is a sweet and beautiful talent .I am happy she has done so well in overcoming the adversity. She was in the right place at the right time to break out of that life.

[@cyndimarshall4255]

She is J.R.’s niece. She is Gary’s daughter! I watch this show on reruns!!

[@kevinmasterson5733]

I love Charlene. She used to be in my acting class in the 80’s. She’s the real deal.

[@michaelvanderkley1]

She took acting classes in the 80’s?

[@DCGuy1997]

She is just a doll. The stolen script story is awesome! "Lucy" was Val and Gary's daughter. JR's niece.

[@kathyhenry2362]

My family watched the show all together on Friday nights...even my dad:)

[@EagleArrow]

Charlene is blessed with beauty, brains and the most gorgeous hair I have ever seen. We tried to get our hair silky and bouncy like she had. She is a survivor and so happy she was a go getter to land Dallas. She made Dallas complete. She did a J.R. move to get a peek at the script.😂 She was perfect for Lucy. She was close with Larry Hagman. The show was great for her in her young life as she was surrounded by wonderful, kind cast mates that looked out for her and gave her guidance. I wished Dallas wrote Lucy into Ewing Oil business as the show progressed. She was a talented actress, but overlooked. They didn't write much for her character after she and Mitch got divorced..then married again. It was just about finding a man for her. Charlene could handle more and better writing. Seemed Dallas writers wanted to keep her in a teen like role. Glad to see her acting again. Will definitely watch her in her new role. There were a few favorite episodes where she and Linda Gray made us belly laugh. Fun times! Glad she is well! ❤

[@bitterbold]

Up to this day, Dallas is still one of my fav TV Shows ever - Charlene is one of the reasons.

[@russelldilligard4312]

Wow! This show has some amazing guests. ✨✨✨

[@alanjones9742]

Charlen was so beautiful and didnt have a great up bringin she is still amazing no bitterness with this wonderful person she is a true christian god bless her even more love her from across the pond❤❤😅😊

[@nikkiwoo4916]

Currently watching Dallas. Loving the glamorous cars, clothes, homes

[@kacey7605]

What a Great Interview 🎥 🌴⭐💛🌴💛🥳💛🌴💛⭐💛🌴💛⭐

[@rodwillis4080]

Wow! Dallas was my show! She was my first televison crush.

[@wannabesomethingmore]

My teens years I grew up on Dallas..... LOVED Dallas!!!! When my husband and I came back from his tour in Japan, our youngest two were born in 1988 and 1990 in Nebraska where he was stationed at Offutt. Friday night became "Dallas Family Night". I made caramel butter popcorn for our evening viewing of Dallas.

[@joanellebracht5311]

She was so precious, vulnerable and so lovely 🌸💗 ... I had no idea. 🥺💗

[@angellakeshiatisdale7929]

Dallas has me in a choke hold now. I watch it faithfully. I always thought that Lucy was so pretty.

[@anniek5880]

Met her at a convention signing once. She is a doll! ❤

[@clairelivefreeordie2551]

Love the dress 👗... you're beautiful inside & out Charlene...go girl!

[@MyrajoL.heart.withART]

I remember when she went to church in Carilton Texas where I went. She would sit on front row and I use to watch her and would miss some of the service...lol she was so pretty and still is. God bless.

[@skygazer6898]

Charlene looks fabulous in pink. Lovely lady

[@dmurray3653]

That was a good interview. She reminds me of one of my aunts.

[@DMS5511]

Really enjoyed this interview.

[@patriciaanzelc5386]

How does she wear those heels! I’m impressed!

[@kathymaske8997]

Well she's so petite, so I think its pretty easy for her...but ya, she's 65! Charlene looks good!

[@michaelvanderkley1]

This was a great interview. Thank you!!!!

[@MrALLI36]

Love Charlene Tilton.

[@ArtfulTwist]

Just saw Heaven Sent...loved it! Charlene is so fun! The movie cast is wonderful !!❤

[@lynnbell8757]

Welcome Back Charlene!

[@cherylclark2816]

Tamron I absolutely love you're show!! I'm definitely part of the "TamFam"❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@robiny.4395]

I remember meeting her at church. Very sweet and down to earth person.

[@recherche4528]

Love Tamron’s show. There is no preening or excessive theatrics like Drew Barrymore. She is a class act.

[@caroleastmond9064]

Nice dress!!! She looks great!!! Very look actress!!🎉🎉🎉

[@SEFYH]

Charlene looks GREAT!!

[@cynsationalcontainergarden4911]

Great to see her looking great and doing well. My family members and I were serious Dallas fans. I remember Lucy had an affair with Ray Krebs, the ranch hand who we later find out is her Uncle. Jock Ewing's illegitimate son. That show was scandalous back in it's day😂 She was GREAT in that role.

[@dougmedina4619]

I never watched Dallas, but Charelene was on my radar as a teen. Glad to see she is doing well. I admit she was an early crush. Shes still gorgeous!

[@katjaxxx7353]

Awww I live her, she was so fun 🧡♥️❤️🧡♥️❤️

[@twistoffate4791]

Host & guest have matching hairstyles! It's so great to hear from CT again. Through the years, I wondered where life had brought her.

[@3220sunshine]

She was JR's neice. Gary Ewing was her daddy and Val was her momma

[@ingridkivi3024]

Ya she made mistake about that

[@3220sunshine]

Yesss my momma watched her shows.

[@lynnbell8757]

Excellent interview

[@tonjamarshall4842]

Lucky, baby! I wished Dallas every Friday night!

[@GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc]

Everyone that I knew stayed at home on Friday night to watch Dallas and Falcon Crest.

[@laylalayla-jl4ik]

Oh My!! She was Garys Daughter On Dallas Not JRs Daughter. She Looks so Lovely..But Get Her Out of Those Shoes!! She Can Barely Walk in Those Things!! But Charlene you Look Lovely .Its So Tragic How Many Celeberitys Childhoods were So Tragic, But They Rose Above It All, Thank God..Such A Blessing.

[@eloiseboone4115]

I loved her on Dallas!!!

[@lynetteprice360]

Great interview!

[@dianemarolla8904]

So for the last few weeks I have been watching Dallas on Prime. I’ve been having a blast watching the series. It’s my nightly ritual. I get the biggest kick out of the story lines and the rotary and pay phones lol. Ty tam for having Charlene as a guest. I loved her prince story too. Damn I miss him so much 😢!

[@nickywilks7928]

She looks amazing!.

[@bgknowable]

Fun interview, so LA fun. Old school chick and glamour!!!!

[@patj2205]

What a difference THE YEARS make. Happy knowing she is doing WELL.

[@pbworld7858]

I also remember her in Freaky Friday with Jodie Foster. This must have been way before Dallas.