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Michael Learned (born April 9, 1939) is an American actress, known for her role as Olivia Walton in the long-running CBS drama series The Waltons (1972–1981). She has won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series four times, which is tied for the record of most wins with Tyne Daly.
Aimee (17 episodes of the series (1976–79)), followed by reunion made-for-TV movies: A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion (1993), (with Rachel Longaker, born 1965); and then two subsequent films Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain and A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain, – (using DeAnna Robbins, born 1959), is the adopted blonde-haired daughter of ...
Ralph Waite (June 22, 1928 – February 13, 2014) was an American actor, best known for his lead role as John Walton Sr. on The Waltons (1972–1981), which he occasionally directed. He later had recurring roles as two other heroic fathers; in NCIS as Jackson Gibbs , the father of Leroy Jethro Gibbs , and in Bones , as Seeley Booth 's grandfather.
John Walton Sr. (Ralph Waite, seasons 1–8, 8 episodes of season 9 and all movie sequels), the family patriarch (Andrew Duggan starred as John Sr. in The Homecoming movie only) Olivia Walton (Michael Learned, seasons 1–7, guest season 8, and 4 movies), the matriarch (Patricia Neal starred as Olivia in The Homecoming movie only)
After portraying a landlady in an earlier episode of The Waltons, Rea permanently joined the cast in 1979 in the role of Rose Burton, a cousin of Olivia Walton, a surrogate parental figure replacing Ellen Corby (Grandma), Michael Learned (Olivia), and the following year, Ralph Waite (John).
The Waltons is an American historical drama television series about a family in rural Virginia during the Great Depression and World War II. It was created by Earl Hamner Jr., based on his 1961 book Spencer's Mountain and the 1963 film of the same name.
Richard Thomas as John-Boy Walton; Ralph Waite as John Walton, Sr. Michael Learned as Olivia Walton; Ellen Corby as Esther Walton; Will Geer as Zebulon "Zeb" Walton; Judy Norton as Mary Ellen Walton; Jon Walmsley as Jason Walton; Mary Beth McDonough as Erin Walton; Eric Scott as Ben Walton; David W. Harper as Jim-Bob Walton; Kami Cotler as ...
Ellen Hansen Corby (June 3, 1911 – April 14, 1999) was an American actress and screenwriter. She played the role of Esther "Grandma" Walton on the CBS television series The Waltons, for which she won three Emmy Awards.