Dallas star Victoria Principal's Malibu property entered by trespassers

Victoria Principal had some unwanted guests earlier this week.

The 73-year-old actress was the victim of trespassers who entered her Malibu property on Monday, April 10.

The Dallas star, whose former on-screen husband Patrick Duffy is starring in The Bold And The Beautiful, was away from home when the intrusion took place.

However, her security was on the job and called police to the property, according to records obtained by TMZ.

Camera footage showed a man and a woman breaking through a gate and wandering around the grounds. 

Trespassers: Victoria Principal, 73, was the victim of trespassers who entered her Malibu property April 10.  The actress was not at home at the time; pictured in Los Angeles in June 2010

Dallas: The intruders told police the house had been listed for sale on Craigslist and they were checking it out. Victoria is best known for her role as Pam Ewing on the prime time drama Dallas. Seen here in 1985

When officers arrived and found the suspects, they claimed it was all a misunderstanding. 

The pair said they were told the property was for sale and they wanted to visit to get a closer look.

The couple told investigators they had seen an ad on Craigslist.

The also provided police with information from a text conversation giving them directions to the house and instructions on how to get in. 

The outlet contacted Victoria, who said the house was not for sale.

The alleged intruders were released without incident, although one of them was cited for vandalism. 

Victoria stepped back from acting in the early 2000s. 

Her last job was in the prime soap Titans, focused around a wealthy family living in Hawaii. 

Victoria sold her extremely successful skincare company, Principal Secret in 2018. 

Exit: She left the long running series in 1987. Seen here in 1979 with original cast members Steve Kanaly, Patrick Duffy, Barbara Bel Geddes, Jim Davis, Larry Hagman, Charlene Tilton and Linda Gray

Stepped away: Victoria stepped away from acting in the early 2000s and sold her very successful  skincare company Principal Secret in 2018 (Pictured in Los Angeles in December 2000) 

Philanthropy: Since selling her skincare company, the former star has dedicated her time and talents to animal rescue and philanthropic  work focused on protecting the environment

Since then, she has dedicated her time and talents to her philanthropic work and animal rescue efforts.

The Victoria Principal Foundation for Thoughtful Existence focuses on helping the environment.

In a 2012 interview with the HuffPost she said, 'My deepest concern is for the planet and every living thing on it.'

'Without a healthy planet,' she continued, 'education won't matter, hunger won't matter, and science won't matter because we will not survive. Unless we rectify the damage we have done to our land and our oceans, then I truly believe, the planet will reclaim itself.'

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