Annabel Schofield, ‘Dallas’ Actress and ‘80s Fashion Icon, Dies at 62

Annabel Schofield, who went from being a defining face of 1980s London fashion to playing Laurel Ellis opposite Larry Hagman on the popular Dallas primetime soap, has died. She was 62.

Schofield passed away on Feb. 28 in Los Angeles following a battle with cancer, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

The Welsh-born model became a fixture on the hip and glamorous 1980s fashion scene in London, and spent less time in Paris and Milan where runways were dominated by more established haute couture designers.

“I honestly think London as far as cutting edge style, due to the New Romantics, the tail end of Punk, Vivienne Westood, Katherine Hamnett, Body Map, Buffalo style which was created by Ray Petrie and all the resulting street styles,” Schofield told a 2012 interview for the Mirror80 website.

At the time, she was represented by London’s Take Two Agency and appeared on hundreds of fashion magazine covers…