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Michael Learned

Acting

Born April 9, 1939 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Also known as Miss Michael Learned · 麥可·勒尼德 · مایکل لرند

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Biography

Michael Learned (born April 9, 1939) is a distinguished American actor, known for her role as Olivia Walton in the long-running CBS drama series The Waltons (1972–1981).

Awards & recognition

  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series · 1982
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series · 1976
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series · 1974
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series · 1973

Filmography28 titles

Mercy or Murder?

1987as Skipper

Reading Rainbow

1983as Self - Narrator (voice)

Scrubs

2001as Mrs. Wilk

DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

2022as Catherine Dahmer

DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

as Catherine Dahmer

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999as Candace Lamerly

Cold Case

2003as Louise Patterson (2009)

The Secret World of Alex Mack

1994as Ghost of Paradise Valley

The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons

1980

A Father for Brittany

1998as Edna Humphreys

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Maria Hudson

Who's the Boss?

1984

The Waltons

1972as Olivia Walton

Roots: The Gift

1988as Amelia Parker

Profiler

1996as Helen Waters

Police Story

1973

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

1993as Vivian Emery

Gunsmoke

1955as May Lassiter

An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong

2009as Nana Louise Hanlon

Pensacola: Wings of Gold

1997

Wiseguy

1987

Loggerheads

2005as Sheridan

Aftermath: A Test of Love

1991as Irene

Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain

1982as Olivia Walton

St. Elsewhere

1982as Sister Millicent Domenica

A Christmas Without Snow

1980as Zoe Jensen

Lethal Eviction

2005as Elsa

The Parade

1984as Rachel Kirby