Pamela Bellwood
| Pamela Bellwood | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Pamela Anne King June 26, 1951[1] New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Other names | Pamela Bellwood-Wheeler |
| Occupation | actress |
| Years active | 1974–2005, 2013 |
| Spouse(s) | Nik Wheeler (m. 1984) |
| Children | Kerry Wheeler (b. 1985) |
Pamela Bellwood (born Pamela Anne King on June 26, 1951[1]) is an American actress best known for her role as Claudia Blaisdel Carrington on the 1980s prime time soap opera, Dynasty.
Life and career
Born in New York City,[1] Bellwood studied with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse.[2] By 1972 she was on Broadway, taking over for Blythe Danner in Butterflies Are Free and appearing with Barbara Bel Geddes in Finishing Touches.[2] Early on she was credited as Pamela Kingsley. In 1974, she appeared in an episode of Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers. Later in 1974, she appeared as Pamela Bellwood in an episode of Rhoda entitled "9-E is available".
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, 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 the non-fiction special Dynasty Reunion: Catfights & Caviar.
Bellwood posed for an eight-page pictorial in the April 1983 edition of Playboy magazine.[2]
Bellwood also appeared in such films as Two-Minute Warning, Airport '77 and The Incredible Shrinking Woman, as well as a number of TV movies.[2] She is currently married to photographer Nik Wheeler and continues to perform in film and on stage. She is now known and often credited as Pamela Bellwood-Wheeler.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Two-Minute Warning | Peggy Ramsay | |
| 1977 | Airport '77[2] | Lisa | |
| 1980 | Serial | Carol | |
| 1980 | Hangar 18 | Sarah Michaels | |
| 1981 | Incredible Shrinking Woman, TheThe Incredible Shrinking Woman | Sandra Dyson | |
| 1988 | Cellar Dweller | Amanda | |
| 1997 | Le zombie de Cap-Rouge | Patty | |
| 1998 | Gardener, TheThe Gardener | Mrs. Swenson | |
| 1998 | Joseph's Gift | Rachel Keller | |
| 2001 | Family Secrets | ||
| 2005 | Going Shopping | Landlady |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Mannix | Susan Miller | Episode: "Once Upon a Saturday" |
| 1974 | Ironside | Nancy | Episode: "Once More for Joey" |
| 1974 | Wide World of Mystery, TheThe Wide World of Mystery | Mary | Episode: "The Book of Murder" |
| 1974 | Nourish the Beast | Sylvia | TV film |
| 1974 | Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers | Joanne | Episode: "Moran's the Man" |
| 1974 | Rhoda | Jill Martin | Episode: "9-E Is Available" |
| 1975 | Mannix | Episode: "Man in a Trap" | |
| 1975 | Police Story | Judy Bartlett | Episode: "Sniper" |
| 1975 | Matt Helm | Patricia | Episode: "Scavenger's Paradise" |
| 1975 | Baretta | Jenny | Episode: "When Dues Come Down" |
| 1975 | Cannon | Louise Bishop | Episode: "To Still the Voice" |
| 1976 | Nancy Walker Show, TheThe Nancy Walker Show | Darlene Rogers | Episode: "The Homecoming" |
| 1976 | War Widow, TheThe War Widow | Amy | TV film |
| 1977 | Serpico | Allison | Episode: "The Party of Your Choice" |
| 1977 | Emily, Emily | Emily Ward | TV film |
| 1977 | Westside Medical | Melissa Mapes | Episode: "The Witch of Four West" |
| 1977 | Love Boat, TheThe Love Boat' | Judy Watson | 1 episode |
| 1977 | Big Hawaii | Episode: "Sarah" | |
| 1978 | Deadman's Curve | Annie | TV film |
| 1978 | Switch | Andrea | Episode: "The Siege at Bouziki Bar" |
| 1978 | W.E.B. | Ellen Cunningham | Recurring role (5 episodes) |
| 1980 | Hagen | Laurie | Episode: "The Straw Man" |
| 1981–1986 | Dynasty[2] | Claudia Blaisdel Carrington | Regular role (117 episodes) |
| 1982 | Insight | Thelma | Episode: "All Out" |
| 1982 | Wild Woman of Chastity Gulch, TheThe Wild Woman of Chastity Gulch | Sarah | TV film |
| 1983 | Cocaine: One Man's Seduction[2] | Robin Barstowe | TV film |
| 1983 | Baby Sister | Marsha Burroughs | TV film |
| 1983 | Sparkling Cyanide | Ruth Lessing | TV film |
| 1983 | Choices of the Heart[2] | Sister Dorothy Kazel | TV film |
| 1984 | Finder of Lost Loves | Susan Blaine | Episode: "Losing Touch" |
| 1987 | Deep Dark Secrets | Anna | TV film |
| 1988 | Double Standard | Joan Harik | TV film |
| 1989 | Twilight Zone, TheThe Twilight Zone | Andrea Moffitt | Episode: "Cat and Mouse" |
| 1989 | Boon | Rebecca Patterson | Episodes: "All in a Day's Pork", "The Eyes of Texas" |
| 1989 | Murder, She Wrote | Vivian Proctor | Episode: "Weave a Tangled Web" |
| 1992 | Life Goes On | Future Becca | Episode: "Bec to the Future" |
| 1994 | Murder, She Wrote | Vanessa Cross | Episode: "A Murderous Muse" |
| 1997 | Women: Stories of Passion | Myra | Episode: "Angel from the Sky" |
| 1997 | Heartless | Jennifer Chadway | TV film |
| 2013 | Criminal Minds | Wanda Sullivan | Episode: "Pay It Forward" |
References
External links
- Pamela Bellwood at AllMovie
- Pamela Bellwood at the Internet Movie Database
- Pamela Bellwood at the Internet Broadway Database
