Charlene L. Tilton (born December 1, 1958) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for playing Lucy Ewing in the television series Dallas.

Biography

Tilton was born in San Diego, California, the daughter of Katherine Thacker, a secretary. Tilton is 4'11" (1.50 m) tall. Tilton was married to country singer Johnny Lee from 1982 to 1984 and to Domenick Allen from 1985 to 1992. She has one daughter, Cherish Lee Dunn, born in 1982. In 2009, after 8 years together, Tilton's fiance Cheddy Hart died suddenly from heart failure at the age of 54.

On November 23, 2012, Tilton lost her longtime friend and series' lead, Larry Hagman due to complications from myelodysplastic syndrome due to throat cancer treatments. Prior to his death, she released in a statement, "At seventeen years old my life took a turn that one could only dream of. I was cast as Lucy Ewing in the iconic show Dallas. Dallas was so much more than a television phenomenon to me. It was my family. I grew up with a mentally ill single mother raising me and no father figure in my life. I lived on my own in an apartment from the age of fifteen. I remember the day I met the force of nature that is Larry Hagman like it was yesterday. (It was actually 35 years ago). My Uncle Larry became the father figure that I so needed and longed for. He taught me how to be professional, work hard but have fun at the same time, and how to respect the opportunities I was blessed to have been given. He was very protective because I was so young, but also expected the best from me on the set of Dallas. He was one of the best actors the world has ever known. To me, he will always be my Uncle Larry. I am so so very sad, but cherish the lifetime of memories I have with him." Prior to her TV uncle's death, she'd kept in touch with Hagman, and was invited to his 70th birthday party in 2001.