Lee revealed that when her character took off her wedding ring in a 1982 episode , she was taking off her real wedding band .
Lee thus played a single mother on Knots Landing at the same time she was becoming one in real life .
Lee revealed that when mother 's character took off her wedding ring in a 1982 episode , mother was taking off her real wedding band .
Lee thus played a single mother on Knots Landing at the same time she was becoming one in real life .