Pamela Bellwood is an American actress most famous for her role as Claudia Blaisdel Carrington

Claudia Blaisdel Carrington

Claudia Blaisdel Carrington is a fictional character on the American TV series Dynasty.The role was originated by Pamela Bellwood in the show's premiere episode "Oil" on January 12, 1981, and the character was written off after the October 20, 1982 third season episode "The Wedding." Claudia...

 on the 1980s prime time

Prime time

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 soap opera

Soap opera

A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...

, Dynasty

Dynasty (TV series)

Dynasty is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 12, 1981 to May 11, 1989. It was created by Richard & Esther Shapiro and produced by Aaron Spelling, and revolved around the Carringtons, a wealthy oil family living in Denver, Colorado...

.

Born in New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

, Bellwood studied with Sanford Meisner

Sanford Meisner

Sanford Meisner , also known as Sandy, was an American actor and acting teacher who developed a form of Method acting that is now known as the Meisner technique....

 at the Neighborhood Playhouse. In her early days of acting she was credited as Pamela Kingsley.

Bellwood was an original cast member of Dynasty in January 1981, and was written off the series early in the third season in late 1982. She appeared once in March 1983 to help usher in Jack Coleman as a recast Steven Carrington

Steven Carrington

Steven Daniel Carrington is a fictional character on the American prime time soap opera Dynasty. Steven is noteworthy as one of the earliest gay main characters on American television...

, and later returned full-time in October 1983. Bellwood remained a key character for several seasons until leaving the series a final time in 1986 to become a full-time mother. Twenty years later in 2006, Bellwood appeared alongside her former Dynasty castmates in Dynasty Reunion:
Catfights & Caviar.

Bellwood posed for an eight page pictorial in the April 1983 edition of Playboy

Playboy

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magazine.

Bellwood also appeared in such films as Two-Minute Warning

Two-Minute Warning

Two-Minute Warning is a 1976 suspense and action film directed by Larry Peerce and starring Charlton Heston, John Cassavetes, Martin Balsam, Beau Bridges, Jack Klugman, Gena Rowlands, and David Janssen. It was based on the novel of the same name written by George La Fountaine, Sr...

, Airport '77

Airport '77

Airport '77 is a 1977 disaster film and second sequel in the Airport franchise.The film stars a number of veteran actors, including Jack Lemmon, James Stewart, Joseph Cotten, Christopher Lee and Olivia de Havilland. Like its predecessors, Airport '77 was a box office hit earning US$30 million and...

and The Incredible Shrinking Woman

The Incredible Shrinking Woman

The Incredible Shrinking Woman is a 1981 science fiction/comedy film, starring Lily Tomlin, Charles Grodin, Ned Beatty, John Glover and Elizabeth Wilson, and directed by Joel Schumacher. The film was written by Tomlin's longtime life partner and frequent collaborator, Jane Wagner. The original...

, as well as a number of TV movies. She is currently married to photographer Nik Wheeler

Nik Wheeler

Nik Wheeler is a British-born photographer, known for taking what for years was the only known photograph of Carlos the Jackal. He began his career as a photojournalist during the Vietnam War....

 and continues to perform in film and on stage. She is now known and often credited as Pamela Bellwood-Wheeler.

Filmography

Film Year

Film	Role	Notes
1976	Two-Minute Warning Two-Minute Warning Two-Minute Warning is a 1976 suspense and action film directed by Larry Peerce and starring Charlton Heston, John Cassavetes, Martin Balsam, Beau Bridges, Jack Klugman, Gena Rowlands, and David Janssen. It was based on the novel of the same name written by George La Fountaine, Sr...	Peggy Ramsay
1977	Airport '77 Airport '77 Airport '77 is a 1977 disaster film and second sequel in the Airport franchise.The film stars a number of veteran actors, including Jack Lemmon, James Stewart, Joseph Cotten, Christopher Lee and Olivia de Havilland. Like its predecessors, Airport '77 was a box office hit earning US$30 million and...	Lisa Stevens
1980	Serial Serial (1980 film) Serial is a comedy film from 1980 produced by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay, by Rich Eustis and Michael Elias, is drawn from the novel The Serial: A Year in the Life of Marin County by Cyra McFadden, published in 1977...	Carol
	Hangar 18 Hangar 18 (film) Hangar 18 is a 1980 science fiction film that was released to capitalize on the UFO interest of the era. The film itself carries ties to Area 51, as well as ufology. Although it flopped , it tantalized those who saw government cover-ups of UFOs...	Dr. Sarah Michaels
1981	The Incredible Shrinking Woman The Incredible Shrinking Woman The Incredible Shrinking Woman is a 1981 science fiction/comedy film, starring Lily Tomlin, Charles Grodin, Ned Beatty, John Glover and Elizabeth Wilson, and directed by Joel Schumacher. The film was written by Tomlin's longtime life partner and frequent collaborator, Jane Wagner. The original...	Sandra Dyson
1988	Cellar Dweller Cellar Dweller Cellar Dweller is a 1988 horror film, about a comic book artist who unleashes a demon after drawing it. It was directed by John Carl Buechler, written by Don Mancini , and stars Debrah Farentino and Brian Robbins.-Plot:...	Amanda
1997	Le zombi de Cap-Rouge	Patty
1998	Joseph's Gift Joseph's Gift Joseph's Gift is a 1998 feature film. It is a modern-day retelling of the Biblical story of Joseph, son of Jacob.-Plot:The Keller family are the owners of a successful garment business based in Los Angeles, California. The story mainly revolves around Jacob Keller's youngest son Joseph...	Rachel Keller
	The Gardener	Mrs. Swenson	As Pamela Belwood
2005	Going Shopping Going Shopping Going Shopping is a 2005 American romance film directed by Henry Jaglom and stars Victoria Foyt, Rob Morrow, and Lee Grant .-Cast:* Victoria Foyt as Holly Gilmore* Rob Morrow as Miles* Lee Grant as Winnie...	Landlady
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1970	Mannix Mannix Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller, the title character, Joe Mannix, is a private investigator. He is played by Mike Connors...	Susan Miller	1 episode
1974	Ironside Ironside (TV series) Ironside is a Universal television series which ran on NBC from September 14, 1967 to January 16, 1975. The show starred Raymond Burr as the wheelchair-using Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside. The character's debut was in a TV-movie on March 28, 1967. The original title of the show in the...	Nancy	1 episode
	Wide World Mystery	Mary	1 episode
	Nourish the Beast	Sylvia	TV movie
	Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers	Joanne	1 episode
	Rhoda Rhoda Rhoda is an American television sitcom, starring Valerie Harper, which ran for five seasons, from 1974 to 1978 airing in 109 episodes. The show was a spin-off from The Mary Tyler Moore Show, in which Harper between the years 1970 and 1974 had played the role of Rhoda Morgenstern, a spunky,...	Jill Martin	1 episode
1975	Mannix		1 episode
	Police Story	Judy Bartlett	1 episode
	Matt Helm Matt Helm (TV series) Matt Helm is a short-lived American mystery television series which aired on the ABC Network during the 1975-1976 season. The title character was played by Anthony Franciosa.-Overview:...	Patricia	1 episode
	Baretta Baretta Baretta is an American detective television series which ran on ABC from 1975 to 1978. The show was a milder version of a successful 1973–74 ABC series, Toma, starring Tony Musante as chameleon-like, real-life New Jersey police officer David Toma...	Jenny	1 episode
	Cannon Cannon (TV series) Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26, 1971 to March 3, 1976.The primary protagonist was the title character, Frank Cannon, played by William Conrad....	Louise Bishop	1 episode
1976	The War Widow The War Widow The War Widow is a ground-breaking 1976 television film starring Pamela Bellwood, Frances Lee McCain, Tim Matheson, and Nan Martin. Originally broadcast by KCET, Los Angeles on their dramatic showcase series, "Visions", this sweet, quiet film is set during World War I. It is the story of Amy, a...	Amy	TV movie
1977	Serpico Serpico (TV series) Serpico is a short-lived American crime drama series that aired on NBC between September 1976 and February 1977. The series was based on the novel by Peter Maas and the 1973 film of the same name that starred Al Pacino in the title role...	Allison	1 episode
	Hallmark Hall of Fame Hallmark Hall of Fame Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The second longest-running television program in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2011...	Emily Ward	Episode Emily, Emily
	Westside Medical	Melissa Mapes	1 episode
	The Love Boat The Love Boat The Love Boat is an American television series set on a cruise ship, which aired on the ABC Television Network from September 24,1977, until May 24,1986.The show starred Gavin MacLeod as the ship's captain...	Judy Watson	1 episode
1978	Deadman's Curve Deadman's Curve Deadman's Curve is a 1978 made for TV film based on the musical careers of Jan Berry and Dean Torrence. Developed from a 1974 article published in the Rolling Stone magazine by Paul Morantz, who also helped write the screenplay.-Plot:...	Annie	TV movie
	Switch Switch (TV series) Switch is an American action-adventure, tongue-in-cheek detective series starring Eddie Albert and Robert Wagner, who worked as private eyes, for a deceptive sting operation...	Andrea	1 episode
	W.E.B. W.E.B. W.E.B. was an American TV series that aired for less than a month on NBC in 1978.W.E.B. showed the sharkish inner workings of the TV industry, centering on brash female programming executive Ellen Cunningham at fictional network Trans-Atlantic Broadcasting...	Ellen Cunningham	5 episodes
1980	Hagen	Laurie	1 episode
1982	Insight Insight (TV series) Insight was an Emmy-winning syndicated television series produced by Paulist Productions that aired 250 episodes from 1960 to 1983. The series presented half-hour dramas illuminating the contemporary search for meaning, freedom, and love...		1 episode
	The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch is a made-for-ABC Network comedic western movie starring Priscilla Barnes and Joan Collins from executive producer Aaron Spelling. It premiered on October 31, 1982 and was later syndicated to cable television for rebroadcast. -Synopsis:In Civil War-era Southern...	Sarah	TV movie
1983	Cocaine: One Man's Seduction	Robin Barstowe	TV movie
	Baby Sister Baby Sister (film) Baby Sister is a 1983 television film directed by Steven Hilliard Stern. The film, which stars Phoebe Cates, Ted Wass and Pamela Bellwood, centers on a 19-year-old girl who starts an affair with her older sister's boyfriend.-Plot:...	Marsha Burroughs	TV movie
	Sparkling Cyanide	Ruth Lessing	TV movie
	Choices of the Heart Choices of the Heart Choices of the Heart is an award-winning television movie based on the lives of Jean Donovan, Archbishop Oscar Romero, and the three other churchwomen who were killed in El Salvador during their Civil War.-Plot:The movie is based on actual events...	Sister Dorothy Kazel	TV movie
1984	Finder of Lost Loves Finder of Lost Loves Finder of Lost Loves is an American drama series aired by the ABC network during the 1984-1985 season.-Synopsis:After Cary Maxwell's wife Kate dies, he decides to set up a private detective agency specializing in reuniting clients with a former loved one...	Susan Blaine	1 episode
1981 - 1986	Dynasty Dynasty (TV series) Dynasty is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 12, 1981 to May 11, 1989. It was created by Richard & Esther Shapiro and produced by Aaron Spelling, and revolved around the Carringtons, a wealthy oil family living in Denver, Colorado...	Claudia Blaisdel Carrington Claudia Blaisdel Carrington Claudia Blaisdel Carrington is a fictional character on the American TV series Dynasty.The role was originated by Pamela Bellwood in the show's premiere episode "Oil" on January 12, 1981, and the character was written off after the October 20, 1982 third season episode "The Wedding." Claudia...	124 episodes
1987	Deep Dark Secrets	Anna	TV movie
1988	Double Standard	Joan Harik	TV movie
1989	Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network, with 264 episodes transmitted. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series,...	Vivian Proctor	1 episode
	The Twilight Zone	Andrea Moffitt	Episode Cat and Mouse Cat and Mouse (The Twilight Zone) Cat and Mouse is the fifty-ninth episode Cat and Mouse is the fifty-ninth episode Cat and Mouse is the fifty-ninth episode (the twenty-fourth episode of the third season (1988-1989) of the television series The New Twilight Zone.- Opening narration:-Plot:...
	Boon Boon (TV series) Boon is a British television drama and modern-day western series starring Michael Elphick, David Daker, and later Neil Morrissey. It was created by Jim Hill and Bill Stair and filmed by Central Television for ITV...	Rebecca Patterson	2 episodes
1992	Life Goes On Life Goes On (TV series) Life Goes On is a television series that aired on ABC from September 12, 1989 to May 23, 1993. The show centers on the Thacher family living in suburban Chicago: Drew, his wife Elizabeth, and their children Paige, Rebecca, and Charles, who is known as Corky...	Future Becca Thatcher	1 episode
1994	Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network, with 264 episodes transmitted. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series,...	Vanessa Cross	1 episode
1997	Women: Stories of Passion Women: Stories of Passion Women: Stories of Passion is a dramatic series that aired on the American cable television network Showtime and distributed by Playboy Entertainment overseas.The episodes were based on stories of love, and passion from a women's point of view....	Myra	1 episode
	Heartless	Jennifer Chadway	TV movie

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