Linda Grey turns 85 on September 12, 2025, and whereas many people will at all times bear in mind her as Sue Ellen Ewing from Dallas, she’s completed a lot extra — and many years after Dallas, she’s nonetheless busy with appearing and charitable causes. Grey started her profession as a mannequin and spent years working steadily in tv commercials earlier than breaking into appearing. It was in 1978, when Dallas premiered, that every little thing modified. Her portrayal of Sue Ellen, the long-suffering but resilient spouse of J.R. Ewing, struck a chord with audiences world wide. Over time, what began as a supporting function grew into some of the layered feminine characters on tv, incomes her an Emmy nomination and two Golden Globe nods.