Even though Gray had a tremendous career and appeared in more than 300 episodes of the show, she also had many personal challenges.

This is the tale of 82-year-old Linda Gray, who is still going strong today.

There have been countless occasions throughout the history of film and television when actors and actresses have given outstanding performances. I don’t know about you, but when I watch those genuinely outstanding performances, I often get the impression that the performers were practically born to portray the roles and that no one else could do it as well.

Could you ever fathom someone else playing Charles Ingalls from Little House on the Prairie instead of Michael Landon, for instance? Or, if a different actor had played Bert instead of Dick Van Dyke, would Mary Poppins have been just as good?

These kinds of sections have several examples, but let’s focus on one more. Personally, I find it impossible to contemplate viewing the venerable hit television program Dallas without Linda Gray in the lead role of Sue Ellen Ewing. I believe I speak for many when I say that we are happy she received the part.