She recalled, \u201cIt was an \u2018old world time\u2019 that I thought was quite beautiful and I was thrilled to be a part of it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Her career peaked in the 1980s with Dynasty<\/em>, where she played Krystle Carrington opposite Joan Collins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Their rivalry created some of TV\u2019s most iconic moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Evans said, \u201cWe were very fortunate with Dynasty, we had an exceptionally good cast.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n She won a Golden Globe and became one of television\u2019s most beloved stars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Behind the glamour, Evans endured heartbreak, painful health issues, and family cancer battles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAfter Dynasty, I sort of retired again\u2026 things come to me,\u201d<\/em> she explained of stepping away from Hollywood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now 82, Evans lives quietly in Washington. She seeks peace over fame, proving resilience beyond the spotlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As she once shared, \u201cSomehow I am very blessed when I want to work, or when something interests me, things come to me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Rise to Stardom Linda Evans, born Linda Evenstad in 1942, grew up shy but destined for the spotlight. A high school drama class led to her first roles, and by the 1960s she starred in The Big Valley. She recalled, \u201cIt was an \u2018old world time\u2019 that I thought was quite beautiful and I was thrilled to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5330,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5329"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5329\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5331,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5329\/revisions\/5331"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/readupdatednews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-692609815-218x300.jpg\")
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Legacy Today<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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