 Actress Gayle Hunnicutt has died at the age of 80. The TV star was best known for her role as Vanessa Beaumont in iconic American soap drama Dallas, as well as starring in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Hunnicutt died on August 31 but a cause of death has not been revealed. This is a breaking news story, more to follow soon… Check back shortly for further updates. If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. Follow Metro.co.uk Entertainment on Twitter and Facebook for the latest celeb and entertainment updates. You can now also get Metro.co.uk articles sent straight to your device. Sign up for our daily push alerts here.){kind=link}
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Actress Gayle Hunnicutt has died at the age of 80.
The TV star was best known for her role as Vanessa Beaumont in iconic American soap drama Dallas, as well as starring in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Hunnicutt died on August 31 but a cause of death has not been revealed.
The actress, who hailed from Texas, famously appeared in three seasons of iconic series Dallas between 1989 to 1991. One of her biggest storylines saw her character Vanessa have a son with JR Ewing (played by Larry Hagman), who didn’t know the child existed.