Afton Cooper (formerly Van Buren) is a fictional character from the popular American television series ''

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'', played by

Audrey Landers Audrey Landers (born Audrey Hamburg; July 18, 1956) is an American actress and singer, best known for her role as Afton Cooper on the television series ''Dallas'' and her role as Val Clarke in the film version of ''A Chorus Line'' (1985). Early ...

. Joining the cast during

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and remaining until the first episode of

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, Landers returned at the end of season 12 for five episodes and reprised her role one more time in the 1996 TV movie, '' Dallas: J.R. Returns''. In 2013, Afton returned in

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of the new 2012 series, ''

''.

Storylines

Afton is the sister of Mitch Cooper, the husband of

Lucy Ewing Lucy Ann Ewing is a fictional character in the popular American television series ''Dallas''. The character is played by Charlene Tilton and first appeared in the series premiere on April 2, 1978. Tilton left the show at the end of season 8 in 1 ...

. 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 Clifford Barnes, played by Ken Kercheval, is a fictional character from the popular American television series ''Dallas (1978 TV series), Dallas''. The Barnes family are competitors and sometimes enemies of the Ewing family (Dallas), Ewing family ...

. 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 Pamela Rebecca Ewing (maiden name Cooper; formerly Barnes) is a fictional character from TNT's primetime soap opera ''Dallas'', a continuation of the original series of the same name which aired on CBS from 1978 to 1991. Rebecca was portrayed by ...

, though at first Afton denied the paternity.

Dallas (2012 TV series)

In the 2012

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of the first season, it was revealed that Christopher Ewing's wife "Rebecca Sutter" was in fact

, the daughter of Cliff Barnes and Afton. In 2013, Afton returned to ''Dallas'' in the 10th episode of

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, visiting her daughter Pamela in the hospital. She was there when Pamela lost the twins after her near-fatal accident. Afton returned to ''Dallas'' in

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, 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".

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