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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.
Apr 4, 2022 · Michael Learned, who played Olivia Walton on the CBS drama \"The Waltons,\" decided to quit the show after Season 8. She revealed that she didn't like the \"stop and start\" nature of TV acting and wanted to play different roles.
Michael Learned. Actress: The Waltons. Four-time Best Actress Emmy Award winner Michael Learned was born on April 9, 1939 in Washington, D.C. The oldest of six daughters of a U.S. State Department employee, she was raised on her family's farm in Connecticut.
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Actress: The Waltons. Four-time Best Actress Emmy Award winner Michael Learned was born on April 9, 1939 in Washington, D.C. The oldest of six daughters of a U.S. State Department employee, she was raised on her family's farm in Connecticut.
- April 9, 1939
Michael Learned Interview: "The Waltons" Reunion and 50th Anniversary. Four-time Emmy Award-winning actress Michael Learned is best known as Olivia Walton in The Waltons, a long-running CBS series about a family in rural Virginia during the Great Depression and World War II.
Michael Learned is best known for her television role as Olivia Walton in The Waltons, the popular and critically-acclaimed 1970s series about a rural family in Virginia during the Great Depression and World War II.
Jan 18, 2022 · January 18, 2022. FilmPublicityArchive/United Archives via Getty Images. Michael Learned starred on the beloved '70s TV series The Waltons, a historical family drama that lasted nine seasons roughly spanning the decade. The actor played Olivia, the matriarch of the family, who at the time was affectionately considered "America's mother."
