Dallas Characters Refresher Course

In case you have forgotten the tangled relationships in TNT’s Dallas, here is a handy guide to Who’s Who on Dallas and what they’ve got to do with each other in Season 3.

Bobby Ewing (Patrick Duffy) – one of the 3 original Ewing brothers
Sue Ellen Ewing (Linda Gray) – formerly J.R.’s wife, the mother of John Ross
Cliff Barnes (Ken Kercheval), the Ewing family nemesis, currently in jail after being framed for the murder of J.R.
Ann Ewing (Brenda Strong) – Bobby’s second wife, formerly married to Harris Ryland
Harris Ryland (Mitch Pileggi) – a shipping tycoon, who hates the Ewings
Carmen Ramos (Marlene Forte) – the Ewings’ housekeeper, mother of Elena and Drew and foster mother of Joaquin
Bum (Kevin Page) – J.R.’s investigator, who stole Cliff’s gun and shot J.R. with it at terminally ill J.R.’s request.

John Ross Ewing (Josh Henderson) – son of Sue Ellen and J.R.
Christopher Ewing (Jesse Metcalfe) – adopted son of Bobby Ewing, his natural mother was Sue Ellen’s evil sister, Kristin Shepard.
Pamela Rebecca Barnes (Julie Gonzalo) – Cliff’s Barnes’ daughter with Afton Cooper; originally married to Christopher, now married to John Ross.

Elena Ramos (Jordana Brewster) – Carmen’s daughter, who grew up on Southfork, engaged to Christopher, then John Ross, then again to Christopher
Drew Ramos (Kuno Becker) – Carmen’s son, also grew up on Southfork
Joaquin aka Nicolás Treviño (Juan Pablo di Pace) – Carmen’s foster son
Emma Ryland (Emma Bell), daughter of Harris Ryland and Ann Ewing, currently staying at Southfork with her momma, having an affair with John Ross

Judith Ryland (Judith Light) – Harris Ryland’s overbearing mother, owner of the company; Emma’s grandmother’; Ann’s former mother-in-law
Lucia Treviño (Angélica Celaya) – Nicolas’ wife and mother of his two children
Heather (AnnaLynne McCord) – an employee on Southfork who takes up with Christopher
Carlos Del Sol (Castulo Guerra) – a business associate and close friend of Bobby Ewing
Candace (Jude Demorest) – secretary to John Ross, planted at Ewing Global by Harris Ryland

Characters from the original Dallas who show up on occasion:
Afton Cooper (Audrey Landers) – Pamela Barnes Ewing’s mother
Lucy Ewing (Charlene Tilton) – Gary and Valene Ewing’s daughter, cousin to John Ross and Christopher
Ray Krebbs (Steve Kanaly) – half brother of J.R., Bobby and Gary Ewing