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Annabel Schofield, 'Dallas' Actress And Model, Dies At 62

Annabel Schofield transitioned from a top 1980s model to actress and producer, founding Bella Bene Productions and working with iconic creatives and brands.

  • On Feb. 28, Annabel Schofield died in Los Angeles after a battle with cancer, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed; she appeared in 12 episodes of Dallas as Laurel Ellis opposite Larry Hagman.
  • Born in Llanelli, Wales, Schofield grew up around film sets as her father was British movie production executive John D. Schofield and became a fixture of 1980s London fashion.
  • A widely seen Bugle Boy Jeans commercial boosted her profile, and she collaborated with Nick Egan and photographers Andrew McPherson, Ellen von Unwerth, and Michael Muller; her film credits included Solar Crisis.
  • In 2010 Schofield founded Bella Bene Productions in Burbank and worked as an executive producer on commercials, music, and fashion projects while writing The Cherry Alignment, dedicated to Heath Ledger.
  • Schofield's cross-industry career positioned her as a familiar face to fashion and TV audiences, bridging modeling, acting and production including the 3D Guerlain campaign featuring Angelina Jolie.
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Born in Wales, she died at the age of 62. After a career in modeling in London, she was also a producer.

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Welsh model and actress became famous in the eighties as an icon of London fashion and known to the television audience for the role of Laurel Ellis in the Dallas series, she turned off in Los Angeles at 62 years old

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