Pamela Bellwood
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Pamela Bellwood (born June 26, 1951) is an actress most famous for her role as "Claudia Blaisdel Carrington" on the primetime soap opera, Dynasty. Bellwood was born Pamela King in New York City in 1945. She studied with Sanford Meisner at the New York City Playhouse. In her early days of acting she was credited as Pamela Kingsley. Bellwood was an original cast member of Dynasty during its pilot season in early 1981 and remained a regular cast member until late 1982 when she left the show for a season. She returned a year later, remaining a key character for several seasons. Bellwood finally left the series in 1986 when she became pregnant. Twenty years later in 2006, Pamela Bellwood appeared along with some of her other Dynasty castmates in a reunion special entitled Dynasty: Catfights and Caviar.
Bellwood also appeared in the films Airport '77, The Incredible Shrinking Woman and Going Shopping as well as a number of TV movies. She is currently married to photographer Nick Wheeler and continues to perform in film and on stage. Often times she is now known and credited as both Pamela Bellwood and Pamela Bellwood-Wheeler.
