The wonderful Charlene Tilton took questions from Ultimate Dallas fans.

Read below what Charlene had to say about her time on Dallas and her new stage play 'Tell Veronica'.

 

 

 

Interviewer : Hi Charlene

Charlene : Hi darling, how are you?

Interviewer : I'm fine thank you. Members of Ultimate Dallas Site have so many questions for you, so thank you so much for doing this.

Charlene: Absolutely, thank you, my pleasure.

Interviewer : Ok lets begin.

Jenillee in LA asks "Jenille in LA asks How did you get into acting? How did you get your part on Dallas? What did you feel when you found out and were your family supportive?"

Charlene : That's a big question. Ever since I can remember thinking, my earliest thoughts are wanting to be an actress. From a very young age I was always doing plays and local community theater and things like that and taking singing lessons and dancing lessons. In high school I was in the theater Arts department so that's how I got into acting. How I got into Dallas is I read in a magazine called `Drama Log`, I read the synopsis of the show and the description of the character and when I read Lucy I said "That's my part, I have to play her". So I snuck in because they wouldn't see me, so I snuck in everyday for two weeks until I finally got the part.

Interviewer : and were your family supportive?

Charlene : Yes. It was basically my mother and I. I'm an only child and never knew my father so it was just my mother and I and yes she was very supportive.

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Pauline in Glasgow asks "What was it like as a 17 year old starting out in her career on Dallas, and how supportive were the cast?"

Charlene: Well 17 was very young, however I had lived on my own since I was 15. Yes the cast were very supportive, all of them, they were very protective and loving towards me. Also at a young age I was fortunate to be with such an incredible group of people because they taught me really great work ethics and I had to be professional and they expected that from me. They were always very proud and told me so.

Pauline also asks "What advice would you give to a teenager starting out in Hollywood, and do you actively encourage your daughter Cherish??"

Charlene : I encourage Cherish very much and we are doing a play together right now 'Tell Veronica' and we were in that together and I am producing it and she is wonderful. She has a great voice, great dancer and is a wonderful actress. My advice for any teenager or anyone is study study study, read read read.

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Patrick in Texas asks "what is your all-time favorite Dallas episode?"

Charlene : I think where this boy she is engaged to, Kit Mainwaring, where JR wants them together so there can be a merger but Kit turned out to be gay and so it was very devastating for poor Lucy and I loved that episode. It was a very good episode.

Jimmy in Utah asks "What was the reaction to the episode where Lucy finds out Kit is gay?"

Charlene : Well personally I got a great reaction from the Industry, Emmy consideration and other awards. But keep in mind that was a long time ago, way before Ellen and any of these other shows and that was handing a subject that had never really been broached on Prime time television before. Dallas really pushed the envelope in certain areas , I think they handled it beautifully and tastefully. It was great.

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Interviewer : I speak to Camille Marchetta who wrote that episode and its also her favorite.

Charlene: Really? great mine too.

Pamela in London asks "Good luck in your new play
On the net we have had group discussions regarding Lucys fling with Ray Krebbs. Many people think Ray took advantage of a young girl. Looking back do you think this story line was daring and at the time did the producers take into account the age difference? Nobody seemed to mention that Lucy was young and Ray was about twice her age.

Charlene : It was very daring at the time because Ray Krebbs and Lucy had scenes that were very provocative for the time and considering the age difference, I was 17 but looked about 12, I looked so young, he said when he first met me "I thought she was going to be older" (laughs) Its one of those things Dallas did and handled nicely. I guess in a way he did take advantage because when you have a beautiful young girl throwing herself at an older man its really up to the older man to say "honey I can't do that".

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