Sue Ellen Ewing
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| Portrayed by | Linda Gray | ||||||||||
| Duration | 1978–89, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2012–14 | ||||||||||
| First appearance | April 2, 1978 Digger's Daughter |
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| Last appearance | September 22, 2014 Brave New World |
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| Created by | David Jacobs | ||||||||||
| Spin-off appearances |
Dallas: J.R. Returns Dallas: War of the Ewings |
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| Occupation | Partner in Ewing Global (2013-) Founder and Executive Director of the Sue Ellen Ewing Foundation (2009-12) CEO of Ewing Oil (1998-2009) Anonymous film producer (1989) Owner of Valentine Lingerie (1987-88) |
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| Mother | Patricia Shepard |
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| Sisters | Kristin Shepard |
| Husband |
J. R. Ewing (1970–81, 1982–88) Don Lockwood (1990–96) |
| Sons | John Ross Ewing III |
| Nephews | Christopher Ewing |
Sue Ellen Ewing (maiden name Shepard) is a fictional character and one of the female leads in the CBS primetime soap opera Dallas and its continuation series. Sue Ellen is portrayed by actress Linda Gray, and has appeared on the show since its pilot episode, first broadcast on April 2, 1978. Dallas follows the trials of the wealthy Ewing family in the city of Dallas, Texas, into which Sue Ellen married when she wed the notoriously evil J. R. Ewing. Gray played Sue Ellen until the twelfth season of Dallas, when her character finally leaves Texas after beating J.R. at his own game, seen in the episode "Reel Life". However, Gray later returned for the series finale "Conundrum Part II", the subsequent Dallas telemovies ("J.R. Returns" and "War of the Ewings"), and the reunion special entitled Dallas Reunion: The Return to Southfork, which aired in 2004, and reunited her with former castmates.
Sue Ellen's storylines in the first season focus on the character's bout with alcohol and her slowly deteriorating relationship with her husband. The final episode of the season focused on the birth of her son with J.R., John Ross Ewing III. While her relationship with J.R. is not always harmonious, it's a significant aspect of her overall character. As the series progressed, Sue Ellen came into her own as an individual character. The actress has said of her character's personality: "I never wanted her to be boring. She was never boring before – she started out kind of boring, but I think that's the kiss of death because people will expect her to be interesting." Gray later described Sue Ellen as being, "one of the most interesting characters on TV in the 1980s. She was the original Desperate Housewife. She led the way for all those girls."
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