Donna Culver Krebbs
Donna Culver Krebbs Dowling | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dallas character | |||||||||||||||
Fall of the House of Ewing | |||||||||||||||
Created by | David Jacobs | ||||||||||||||
|
Donna Culver Krebbs is a fictional character in the popular American television series Dallas, played by Susan Howard from 1979 to 1987.[1]
Casting and creation
Susan Howard was cast in the series in 1979.[2] For the second and third seasons, she appeared in a recurring capacity; during the fourth season, she became a regular cast member. In 1986, Howard won Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role on a Primetime Serial for role.[3] In 1987, the show's producers opted not to renew her contract, stating that her character had run its course.[4] Howard has claimed this decision was connected to her opposition of what she saw as pro-abortion storylines involving her character.[5]
Storylines
Donna was an intelligent, ambitious and well-regarded politician's wife, married to much older Sam Culver, a former governor of Texas and Speaker of the House who is an old friend and former business partner of
In the 1984-85 season, Donna and Ray decided to separate due to her emphasis on her new career in the oil industry, but Donna discovered she was pregnant with Ray's child. In the 1985-86 season, Donna and Ray discovered their unborn child had Down syndrome and, despite Ray's efforts for an abortion, Donna decided to keep the child. At a rodeo, she was injured by a bull, causing her to miscarry. She and Ray then adopted a deaf boy named Tony in 1986. However, when star Patrick Duffy decided to return to the show — despite his character Bobby having died a season earlier — the entire 1985-86 season was relegated to a dream. As a result, in the following season, Donna was still pregnant, having never miscarried. This time, she decided to divorce Ray. Donna moved to Washington, D.C., and became a lobbyist for the oil industry. During this time, she met Senator Andrew Dowling and they started a relationship. She subsequently gave birth to Ray's daughter, Margaret (named after Ray's mother) in 1987, and she and Ray parted ways as friends.
References
- Curran, Barbara A. (2005). Dallas: The Complete Story of the World's Favorite Prime-Time Soap. Cumberland House Publishing. ISBN 978-1581824728.
Notes
- TheFreeLibrary
- ISBN 978-0786442416.
- ^ "Soap Opera Digest Awards 1986". Soap Opera Digest Awards. Archived from the original on March 3, 2009. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
- ^ "Susan Howard: Biography – MSN Movies". Archived from the original on 2013-12-26. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
- ^ "Dallas Exclusive Interviews". Archived from the original on 2014-11-17. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
External links
- Donna Culver Krebbs Biography at Ultimate Dallas.com