United Kingdom, March 19 -- Stephanie Beachman is pleased "things have changed" for women since she was a victim of rape.

The 78-year-old actress became a household name through her role as Sable Colby on the US soap opera 'Dynasty' in the 1980s but suffered a major sexual assault before she found fame, and was made to feel as if it was her "fault" at the time.

Writing for The Times, she said: "That kind of fame gives you a certain amount of power, but without it you have very little. In the early Seventies, before I was famous, I was raped. Back then, we women were made to feel it was our fault. Thank God, things have changed."

The 'Grey Matter' star also alleged that once she was famous, she was "guaranteed an Oscar nomination" if sh...