39 Facts About Krystle Carrington

Krystle Carrington is a fictional character from the 1980s American TV series Dynasty, created by Richard and Esther Shapiro.

Krystle Carrington reprised the role for the 1991 miniseries continuation, Dynasty: The Reunion.

The character of Krystle Carrington is depicted as the dutiful wife to Dynasty anchor, millionaire patriarch Blake Carrington.

Blake's marriage to his former secretary Krystle Carrington is the central event of the serial's three-hour pilot episode, "Oil".

Krystle Carrington is a woman who wants her husband Blake more than anything else, for richer or for poorer.

Krystle Carrington still greets each day with bright-eyed vitality and a zest for living.

Krystle Carrington is "sweet, loyal, and loving", the "good girl" in contrast to Blake's first wife, the villainous Alexis.

Krystle Carrington accepts without resentment Blake's children and she is frequently called on to ameliorate his patriarchal harshness and his castigation of himself.

Krystle Carrington soon makes friends with Blake's sensitive son Steven, but her relationship with Blake is threatened by the advances of her married ex-lover Matthew Blaisdel and Blake's own volatile personality.

Krystle Carrington must testify whether Blake has ever shown a violent temper.

Krystle Carrington is found guilty, but given a suspended sentence.

Blake suggests that Krystle Carrington meet with his friend, psychiatrist Nick Toscanni.

Krystle Carrington confronts Alexis, and the women have a vicious fight.

Krystle Carrington feels alienated from Blake with Alexis around, and Nick tries to seduce her.

Blake accuses her of having an affair with Nick, but Krystle Carrington has been faithful.

Later in the season, Krystle Carrington tries to help Blake and his long-lost son Adam form a father-son relationship.

Krystle Carrington learns that her divorce from her first husband Mark Jennings was never official when he comes back to Denver in the hope to have her back.

When Steven returns to Denver, alive, Krystle Carrington is heart broken to give up little Danny but is thrilled Steven is alive and back home.

Krystle Carrington refuses but then they discover they have been locked inside the cabin which is quickly engulfed by a fire.

However, both Blake and Krystle Carrington declare their love for each other.

When Blake's daughter Amanda falls in love with Prince Michael of Moldavia, the entire Krystle Carrington family go to Moldavia for the wedding.

Krystle Carrington is knocked on the head and held hostage by Joel Abrigore, while the look-alike, Rita, impersonates Krystle as part of a scheme Joel and Sammy Jo concocted to gain clear access to Sammy Jo's inheritance.

Krystle Carrington pulls Blake off of Alexis before he kills her.

Later, Blake and Krystle Carrington move back to the mansion when Blake thwarts Alexis' plans and throws her out.

Krystle Carrington arrives on the scene only to learn that Alexis has taken Blake out of the hospital as he suffers from amnesia and believes he is still married to Alexis.

However, moments later Blake's memory returns and Krystle Carrington takes him back home, much to Alexis' chagrin.

Krystle Carrington takes an active role in the campaign, including researching the sudden death of Alexis' second husband Cecil Colby.

Krystle Carrington has a serious brain tumor and must have a risky surgery.

Three years later, Krystle Carrington has recovered from her coma, which is revealed to have been medically induced to allow an evil international consortium to brainwash her into killing Blake.

Krystle Carrington was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1983.

Krystle Carrington won a Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in 1984 and 1985.

Krystle Carrington said in 2020 that she had been surprised to get the call that she would not be returning to the series, and explained:.

Krystle Carrington is modeled after Linda Evans's Krystle [from the original series].

Krystle Carrington is tempted by a diamond necklace worth millions, but Sam takes the initiative and secretly arranges the theft of Cristal's engagement ring and other valuables during a charity gala.

Krystle Carrington apologizes to an irate Claudia, who chases Cristal into the street and is accidentally hit by Blake with his car.

Krystle Carrington holds the Carringtons at gunpoint, wanting Cristal to watch her kill Blake, but the rest of the family is able to overpower her.

In "Enter Alexis", Blake's newly-arrived ex-wife Alexis Krystle Carrington tells Fallon that Blake bribed a judge to seize custody and exile her, which Cristal confirms.

Krystle Carrington finds out, but she has only updated their prenuptial agreement to remove her potential settlement, as a means to prove her love.

Krystle Carrington goes to the FBI, ostensibly to inform on Blake, but she is secretly executing his plan to exonerate himself and frame Michael.