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Deborah Shelton

 
Actor: Deborah Shelton
  • Born: 1952 in Washington, District Of Columbia
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '80s-'90s
  • Major Genres: Thriller, Horror
  • Career Highlights: Body Double, Blind Vision, Desire
  • First Major Screen Credit: Body Double (1984)

Biography

A former Miss U.S.A. (1970), actress Deborah Shelton is best remembered for playing Mandy Winger on the nighttime soap opera Dallas from 1984 through 1987. She has also appeared in a few feature films. She made her film debut in Blood Tide (1982) and has subsequently specialized in B-movies. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
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Deborah Shelton
Born November 21, 1948
Washington, D.C.

Deborah 'Debbie' Shelton (born November 21, 1948) is an American beauty queen and actress.

Shelton was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Norfolk, Virginia. She graduated from Norview High School and attended Old Dominion University. Shelton first won the Miss Virginia USA title and was subsequently crowned Miss USA in May 1970. She then went on to the Miss Universe contest in Miami, Florida the same year where she placed first runner-up to Marisol Malaret of Puerto Rico.

In March 1974, she appeared on the cover of Playboy Magazine. She later starred in the 1984 film Body Double and made frequent guest appearances on television shows such as Fantasy Island, The A-Team, T. J. Hooker, The Fall Guy, Cheers, The Love Boat and Riptide. In 2008 she was cast to play a rich housewife in the American TV series Nip/Tuck.

Her most notable television performance is the role of Mandy Winger, one of J. R. Ewing's more memorable mistresses in Dallas. Shelton appeared in the series from 1984 to 1987.

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Preceded by
Wendy Dascomb
Miss Virginia USA
1970
Succeeded by
Brenda Joyce Miller
Preceded by
Wendy Dascomb
Miss USA
1970
Succeeded by
Michele McDonald

 
 

 

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