Dorothy Malone Biography

Fast Facts

• Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960
• Received the title for "Most Popular Female Star" at the 1965 Photoplay Awards
• Was a drama student at Southern Methodist University, where she was discovered by a talent agent
• Frequently takes on the role of sultry characters
• Was offered the role of Miss Ellie Ewing in "Dallas," but turned the part down
• In 1965, she survived a pulmonary embolism that forced her to be replaced by Lola Albright on "Peyton Place․"