Claudia Blaisdel Carrington
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Pamela Bellwood as Claudia, from "The Triple-Cross" (1986)
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| DYNASTY character | |||||||
| Portrayed by | Pamela Bellwood | ||||||
| Duration | 1981–82, 1983–86 | ||||||
| First appearance | "Oil" (1981) | ||||||
| Last appearance | "The Choice (a.k.a.) The Vendetta" (1986) | ||||||
| Created by | Richard and Esther Shapiro | ||||||
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| Occupation | Manager of La Mirage Owner of Lankershim-Blaisdel 1 Secretary at Denver-Carrington Former book seller |
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| Children | Lindsay Blaisdel |
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L.B. Colby Lauren Colby |
Claudia Blaisdel Carrington (originally Barrows) 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 reappeared in the March 30, 1983 episode "The Dinner" later that season. Bellwood rejoined the series as a regular cast member in the October 19, 1983 fourth season episode "The Note," and remained until the end of the sixth season.
Rather than incorporate Bellwood's pregnancy during the 1985-1986 season into the storyline, her appearances were filmed in such a way as to conceal her condition,. Later, her character was absent from several episodes in the middle of the season while she delivered her baby. At the end of the season, producers ultimately decided to kill Claudia off. Claudia's final episode was the sixth season finale "The Choice (a.k.a.) The Vendetta" on May 21, 1986.
As Dynasty begins in 1981, Matthew Blaisdel returns to Denver from a long-term assignment in the Middle East to discover that his wife Claudia has been released from the sanitarium where she had been living since her breakdown in 1979. Matthew and daughter Lindsay find Claudia trying to restart her life, living on her own and working in a diner. Though struggling with his feelings for Krystle Jennings — whom he had fallen in love with while Claudia had been institutionalized but who is now engaged to Matthew's boss Blake Carrington — Matthew invites Claudia home to rebuild their marriage.
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