Claudia Blaisdel Carrington is a fictional character from the ABC prime time soap opera Dynasty, created by Richard and Esther Shapiro. Originated by Pamela Bellwood in the series' 1981 pilot episode, "Oil", Claudia is initially the estranged, emotionally troubled wife of Denver–Carrington geologist Matthew Blaisdel (Bo Hopkins). She later becomes entangled in the intrigues surrounding the Carrington family, and is married for a time to Steven Carrington (Jack Coleman), and later his brother Adam (Gordon Thomson). Bellwood left Dynasty at the end of the sixth season in 1986. Claudia is portrayed by Brianna Brown in the 2017 reboot of the series.