Deborah Renard played Sly Lovegren on "Dallas". See it now at 62 years old.

She took a break of almost 20 years from the theater but recently returned.


In 1981,Deborah Renard made herDallasbeginning As Sly Lovegren, the secretary still loyal and finally for a long time from J.R. to Ewing Oil. Soap at great listening hours was her first big role in Hollywood, and she stayed on the series for the rest of her race, appearing in 181 episodes in total. Renard also resumed the character of the 1996 TV movie,Dallas: JR returns. Today, it has been 26 years since the public considered her sneaky; Read the rest to find out what Renard has done since the end of the emblematic series.

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She took a long break in the game.

Deborah Rennard in Lionheart
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AfterDallas, Renard continued to work in Hollywood, landing recurring roles onDays of our lives,,Due to the southern, andThe setting sun on the beachand with guests in shows includingSilk hunt,,Knight forever, andFamily law. She also appeared in several films in the 80s and 90s, includingLand of unhappiness andLionheart (photo above).

The actor practically disappeared from the screen after his lastFamily lawEpisode in 2001. Apart from a role not credited in the 2015 mini-seriesShow me a hero, she was on an actor's interruption until last year, when she returned with revenge. Renard appeared in three films from 2021:You can never go home again,,Padre the heart, andTheFamily quarrels. And this year, she made an episode each ofFBI: more sought afterand the original restartedLaw and order.

This month, Renard shared via an Instagram publication thatShe turned A "very cool horror / psychological drama" calledAppendixFor the Hulu streaming service, it seems that his almost 20 -year break is well finished.

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She married a famous filmmaker.

Deborah Rennard and Paul Haggis in 2006
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In 1997, Renard married the filmmakerPaul Haggis, better known for the filmAccident. They welcomed a son,James, in 1998; Child, he played rolesAccidentAnd in 2007In the Elah valley, that Haggis wrote and Renard co -produced. The pairasked for divorce In 2012, howeverIt was not finalized Until 2016.

Although they have been divided for several years at that time, they continued to work together professionally, and Renard made a statement toDeadline In 2018in support of his ex-husband, which had been accused of sexual assault by several women. Haggis denied any reprehensible act and said the accusations raised against him werereprisals by the Church of Scientology, which he had very publicly left and disowned. (Scientology denied such a smear campaign.) Renard, who had been raised in controversial faith and who quietly left the moment when Haggis did, does not mention the supposed reprisals in his declaration, speaking rather to his understanding of character of Haggis.

As also indicated byDeadline,,Haggis was arrested in Italy In June on another sexual assault report. He publicly denied the allegation in the midst of an ongoing investigation by the Italian authorities.

She is a producer and playwright.

Deborah Rennard in 2022
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During the period when Renard did not act, it was involved in the entertainment industry in different ways. She produced, not only onIn the Elah valleybut also on the 1997 seriesStreets Ez, and it was also involved in the theater, including dramatic writing. In 2016,His roomFor the worstCreated at the New Jersey Repertory Company, and in 2017,Dana Delaryplayed in a reading of another ofhis pieces,AFTER.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

Renard said to aDallasFans site in 2009 ofHis decision to leave the game And take behind the scenes, "it was not as if I woke up one day and I decided not to act. I gradually became less interested in the parts that I got as an actor and more Interested in producing. Also, when I had my son, I really didn't want to spend all this time sitting in a set. "

According to his LinkedIn,Renard works With the independent company Heretic films in production and development.

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She is also a singer.

In addition to all this, Renard also sings. And for several years, she has played a show entitled "The soundtrack of our lives" withAl Sapienza, ofThe sopranoscelebrity. They sing songs from their childhood in the 60s and 70s with a complete group and also share stories about their life experiences. In an interview in 2021 withThe spectacle without apologies, Renard explained that she had found her way to show business first throughHer love of song and later discover musicals, but that his long -standing role onDallas And other projects have occupied it too much to continue music. She also noted that she had not started writing or performing live until the age of 50, when her friend Sapienza learned that she could sing and asked her to join him on stage .

"But part of this was this idea that I have nothing to lose," said Renard. "I have nothing to prove to anyone because no one expects to do it! It's a little crazy that I start these brand new careers, so all the pressure has just gotten up."


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