▁Pam ela ▁Anne ▁King ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 5 1 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁actress ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁role ▁as ▁Claud ia ▁Bla is del ▁Car r ington ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁prime ▁time ▁soap ▁opera , ▁D ynast y . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁Bell wood ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁acting ▁when ▁she ▁port rayed ▁Em ily ▁in ▁Our ▁Town . ▁To ▁that ▁end , ▁she ▁trained ▁in ▁acting ▁in ▁both ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁London . ▁ ▁She ▁studied ▁with ▁San ford ▁Me is ner ▁at ▁the ▁Ne igh bor hood ▁Play house . ▁By ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁she ▁was ▁on ▁Broadway , ▁taking ▁over ▁from ▁B ly the ▁D anner ▁in ▁But ter f lies ▁Are ▁Free ▁and ▁appearing ▁with ▁Barbara ▁Bel ▁Ged des ▁in ▁Fin ishing ▁Touch es . ▁Her ▁performance ▁in ▁But ter f lies ▁Are ▁Free ▁earned ▁her ▁a ▁Clar ence ▁Der w ent ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁Early ▁on ▁she ▁was ▁cred ited ▁as ▁Pam ela ▁Kings ley . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁she ▁appeared ▁in ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁Paul ▁Sand ▁in ▁Fri ends ▁and ▁Lo vers . ▁Later ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁she ▁appeared ▁as ▁Pam ela ▁Bell wood ▁in ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁Rh oda ▁entitled ▁" 9 - E ▁is ▁available ". ▁ ▁Bell wood ▁was ▁an ▁original ▁cast ▁member ▁of ▁D ynast