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Apr 4, 2022 · Behind the scenes of the classic CBS show "The Waltons," some of the actors weren't always content. Here's why Michael Learned eventually left the series.
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.
Oct 19, 2020 · As she explained to Fox News in 2017, Michael left The Waltons in 1979 because the show had changed and she had grown bored. “There’s been times when I’ve regretted it only in that it probably would have been better to complete the whole show,” she revealed at the time.
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However, she only appeared in the first seven seasons. She reportedly wanted to quit after six seasons but agreed to do another if she could do a shortened season. After The Waltons, she signed on for the role of Nurse Mary Benjamin in the drama Nurse.
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.
Mar 9, 2020 · Michael Learned's exit from The Waltons was announced through tuberculosis of her character, Olivia Walton and her subsequent stay at the sanatorium. However, despite her exit from the television series, Learned continued to appear in the movies of The Waltons.
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Michael Learned immediately enchanted viewers with her portrayal of Olivia Walton, the matriarch of the titular The Waltons. The character was based on the mother of show creator Earl Hamner Jr., who insisted that she never did a thing wrong.
