y ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁and ▁was ▁written ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁season , ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁She ▁appeared ▁once ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁to ▁help ▁us her ▁in ▁Jack ▁Cole man ▁as ▁a ▁rec ast ▁Steven ▁Car r ington , ▁and ▁later ▁returned ▁full - time ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁Bell wood ▁remained ▁a ▁key ▁character ▁for ▁several ▁seasons ▁until ▁leaving ▁the ▁series ▁a ▁final ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁full - time ▁mother . ▁Tw enty ▁years ▁later ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Bell wood ▁appeared ▁alongside ▁her ▁former ▁D ynast y ▁cast m ates ▁in ▁the ▁non - f iction ▁special ▁D ynast y ▁Re union : ▁Cat f ights ▁& ▁Cav iar . ▁ ▁Bell wood ▁pos ed ▁for ▁an ▁eight - page ▁p ict orial ▁in ▁the ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁edition ▁of ▁Play boy ▁magazine . ▁ ▁Bell wood ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁such ▁films ▁as ▁Two - Min ute ▁Warning , ▁Airport ▁' 7 7 ▁and ▁The ▁In cred ible ▁S hr inking ▁Woman , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁TV ▁mov ies . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁she ▁married ▁photograph er ▁Nik ▁Whe eler ▁and ▁continues ▁to ▁perform ▁in ▁film ▁and ▁on ▁stage . ▁She ▁is ▁now ▁known ▁and ▁often ▁cred ited ▁as ▁Pam ela ▁Bell wood - W he eler . ▁