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Afton Cooper

Afton Cooper
Dallas character
Audrey Landers as Afton (2013)
Portrayed by	Audrey Landers
Duration	1981–84, 1989, 1996, 2013–14
First appearance	January 16, 1981 End of the Road: Part 1
Last appearance	March 17, 2014 Lifting the Veil
Spin-off appearances	Dallas: J.R. Returns
In-universe information Occupation Singer Parents Arliss Cooper Siblings Mitch Cooper Spouse Harrison Van Buren III (divorced) Children Pamela Rebecca Barnes

Afton Cooper (formerly Van Buren) is a fictional character from the popular American television series Dallas, played by Audrey Landers. Joining the cast during season 4 and remaining until the first episode of season 8, Landers returned at the end of season 12 for five episodes, an episode in season 13 and reprised her role one more time in the 1996 TV movie, Dallas: J.R. Returns.^[1] In 2013, Afton returned in season 2 of the 2012 reboot series, Dallas.^[2][3]

Afton is the sister of Mitch Cooper, the husband of Lucy Ewing. J.R. Ewing is immediately attracted to Afton and they wind up in bed. J.R. gets her a singing job in a bar where she meets Cliff Barnes. Afton and Cliff become romantically involved but it doesn't last long because Afton thinks Cliff is a loser. Unlike her brother Mitch, Afton is fond of money. When Cliff Barnes has a case against J.R. concerning the counter revolution in South East Asia, Afton plots with J.R. to drug Cliff so J.R. can get his hands on the evidence that connects J.R. to a counter-revolution. Eventually Afton turns against J.R. and falls for Cliff. After Sue Ellen divorces J.R., Sue Ellen and Cliff resume their previous relationship and Cliff loses interest in Afton. However, Afton still loves Cliff and later, when Cliff attempts suicide, Afton finds him and is able to save his life. In 1985, Afton gave birth to Cliff's daughter, Pamela Rebecca Barnes, though at first Afton denied the paternity.

In the 2012 cliffhanger of the first season, it was revealed that Christopher Ewing's wife "Rebecca Sutter" was in fact Pamela Rebecca Barnes, the daughter of Cliff Barnes and Afton.

In 2013, Afton returned to Dallas in the 10th episode of season 2, visiting her daughter Pamela in the hospital. She was there when Pamela lost the twins after her near-fatal accident.^[4]

Afton returned to Dallasinseason 3, episode 4, for Pamela and John Ross' wedding. In a heated exchange, Sue Ellen comments that "the most despicable thing J.R. ever did ... was you".^{[citation needed]}

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• Curran, Barbara A. (2005). Dallas: The Complete Story of the World's Favorite Prime-Time Soap. Cumberland House Publishing. ISBN 978-1581824728.

• Afton CooperonIMDb