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Michael Learned

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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. The family moved to Austria when she was age 11, and it was while attending boarding school in England that she fell in love with the theater and decided to become an actress... See full bio »

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Still of Richard Thomas, Will Geer, Judy Norton, Ellen Corby, Kami Cotler, Michael Learned, Eric Scott and Jon Walmsley in The Waltons Still of Will Geer, Judy Norton, Kami Cotler, Michael Learned, Eric Scott, Ralph Waite, Jon Walmsley and Mary McDonough in The Waltons Richard Rossi with Michael Learned receives Best Director Award from Southern California Motion Picture Council
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2011 The Young and the Restless (TV series)
Katherine Chancellor
– Episode #1.9805 (2011) … Katherine Chancellor
– Episode #1.9804 (2011) … Katherine Chancellor
– Episode #1.9800 (2011) … Katherine Chancellor
– Lily Convinces Cane to Visit Genevieve (2011) … Katherine Chancellor (uncredited)
– Episode #1.9794 (2011) … Katherine Chancellor
See all 14 episodes »
 
2011 Mr. Sunshine (TV series)
Maggie
– The Best Man (2011) … Maggie
 
2010 General Hospital (TV series)
Shirley Smith
– Episode #1.12105 (2010) … Shirley Smith
– Episode #1.12104 (2010) … Shirley Smith
– Episode #1.12102 (2010) … Shirley Smith
– Episode #1.12098 (2010) … Shirley Smith
– Episode #1.12095 (2010) … Shirley Smith
See all 23 episodes »
 
2009 Cold Case (TV series)
Louise Patterson '09
– WASP (2009) … Louise Patterson '09
 
2006-2009 Scrubs (TV series)
Mrs. Wilk
– My Finale: Part 2 (2009) … Mrs. Wilk (uncredited)
– My Five Stages (2006) … Mrs. Wilk
– My Buddy's Booty (2006) … Mrs. Wilk
– My Cabbage (2006) … Mrs. Wilk
– Her Story II (2006) … Mrs. Wilk
See all 8 episodes »
 
2009 An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong (video)
Nana Louise Hanlon
 
2007 The Killer (short)
The Innkeeper
 
2005 Lethal Eviction
Elsa
 
2005 One Life to Live (TV series)
Hon. Judge Turner
– Episode #1.9360 (2005) … Hon. Judge Turner
– Episode #1.9359 (2005) … Hon. Judge Turner
 
2005 All My Children (TV series)
Judge Turner
– Episode #1.9044 (2005) … Judge Turner
 
2005 Loggerheads
Sheridan Bellamy
 
2003 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
Candace Lamerly
– Privilege (2003) … Candace Lamerly
 
2000 Pensacola: Wings of Gold (TV series)
Congresswoman Benedict
– Article 32 (2000) … Congresswoman Benedict
 
2000 For the Love of May (short)
Mary Lou
 
1998 A Father for Brittany (TV movie)
Edna Humphreys
 
1998 Promised Land (TV series)
Dolly Carstens
– The Secret of Bluestem (1998) … Dolly Carstens
 
1998 Profiler (TV series)
Helen Waters
– Ties That Bind (1998) … Helen Waters
– Birthright (1998) … Helen Waters
– Victims of Victims (1998) … Helen Waters
 
1997 The Alarmist
Beth Hudler
 
1997 A Walton Easter (TV movie)
Olivia Walton
 
1995 The Secret World of Alex Mack (TV series)
Ghost of Paradise Valley
– The Secret (1995) … Ghost of Paradise Valley
 
1995 A Walton Wedding (TV movie)
Olivia Walton
 
1993 A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion (TV movie)
Olivia Walton
 
1993 Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Vivian Emery
 
1992 Mattie's Waltz (TV movie)
Mattie
 
1991 Keeping Secrets (TV movie)
Marion Mahoney
 
1991 Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story (TV movie)
Judy Smart
 
1991 Aftermath: A Test of Love (TV movie)
Irene
 
1990 Gunsmoke: The Last Apache (TV movie)
Mike Yardner
 
1990 Wiseguy (TV series)
Rachel
– Dead Right (1990) … Rachel
– Point of No Return (1990) … Rachel
 
1989 Living Dolls (TV series)
Trish Carlin
– Beauty and the Beat (1989) … Trish Carlin
– And I Thought Modeling Was Hard (1989) … Trish Carlin
– C Is for Model (1989) … Trish Carlin
– He's Ba-aack! (1989) … Trish Carlin
– The Flash Is Always Greener (1989) … Trish Carlin
See all 12 episodes »
 
1989 Who's the Boss? (TV series)
Trish Carlin
– Life's a Ditch (1989) … Trish Carlin
– Living Dolls (1989) … Trish Carlin
 
1989 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Maria Hudson
– Trevor Hudson's Legacy (1989) … Maria Hudson
 
1988 Roots: The Gift (TV movie)
Amelia Parker
 
1988 Hothouse (TV series)
Dr. Marie Teller
– 'Love and Taxes' (1988) … Dr. Marie Teller
– His Mother (1988) … Dr. Marie Teller
– Nancy: Part 2 (1988) … Dr. Marie Teller
– Nancy: Part 1 (1988) … Dr. Marie Teller
– The Actress (1988) … Dr. Marie Teller
See all 7 episodes »
 
1987 American Playhouse (TV series)
Kate Keller
– All My Sons (1987) … Kate Keller
 
1987 Mercy or Murder? (TV movie)
Skipper
 
1986 Picnic (TV movie)
Rosemary Sidney
 
1986 A Deadly Business (TV movie)
Ann
 
1986 Power
Governor Andrea Stannard, Washington
 
1984 St. Elsewhere (TV series)
Sister Millicent Domenica
– Playing God: Part 2 (1984) … Sister Millicent Domenica
– Playing God: Part 1 (1984) … Sister Millicent Domenica
 
1984 The Parade (TV movie)
Rachel Kirby
 
1981-1982 Nurse (TV series)
Mary Benjamin / Nurse Mary Benjamin
– Impressions (1982) … Mary Benjamin
– Euthanasia (1982) … Mary Benjamin
– Fevers (1982) … Mary Benjamin
– The Clown Prince Is Indisposed (1982) … Mary Benjamin
– Father (1982) … Mary Benjamin
See all 25 episodes »
 
1982 Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain (TV movie)
Olivia Walton
 
1980 A Christmas Without Snow (TV movie)
Zoe Jensen
 
1980 Touched by Love
Dr. Bell
 
1980 The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons (TV movie)
Olivia Walton / Herself
 
1980 Off the Minnesota Strip (TV movie)
Hughlene Johansen
 
1980 Nurse (TV movie)
Mary Benjamin
 
1972-1979 The Waltons (TV series)
Olivia Walton
– The Waiting (1979) … Olivia Walton
– The Violated (1979) … Olivia Walton
– The Lost Sheep (1979) … Olivia Walton
– The Journal (1979) … Olivia Walton
– The Starlet (1979) … Olivia Walton
See all 168 episodes »
 
1978 Little Mo (TV movie)
Eleanor 'Teach' Tennant
 
1976 Widow (TV movie)
Lynn Caine
 
1974 Police Story (TV series)
Linda Keitlinger
– Love, Mabel (1974) … Linda Keitlinger
 
1974 It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy (TV movie)
Janet Walters
 
1974 Hurricane (TV movie)
Lee Jackson
 
1973-1974 Insight (TV series)
Sister Janet / Sr. Janet
– Skid Row (1974) … Sister Janet
– Bloodstrike (1973) … Sr. Janet
 
1973 Gunsmoke (TV series)
May Lassiter / Mike Yardner
– A Game of Death... An Act of Love: Part 2 (1973) … May Lassiter
– Matt's Love Story (1973) … Mike Yardner
 
1968 Wojeck (TV series)
Nina Eden
– Swing Low, Sweet Chariot: Part 2 (1968) … Nina Eden
– Swing Low, Sweet Chariot: Part 1 (1968) … Nina Eden
 
1963 The Other Man (TV mini-series)
 
1962 Playdate (TV series)
Estella
– Great Expectations: Part Two (1962) … Estella
– Great Expectations: Part One (1962) … Estella
 
1961 Festival (TV series)
– The Three Sisters (1961)
 
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1973-1978 The Waltons (TV series)
– Day of Infamy (1978) (performer: "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen")
– The Empty Nest (1978) (performer: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat")
– The Ferris Wheel (1977) (performer: "Wiegenlied Lullaby")
– The Conflict (1974) (performer: "The Old Spinning Wheel")
– The Cradle (1974) (performer: "The Riddle Song" / as Olivia Walton)
See all 6 episodes »
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1979 The Waltons (TV series)
– The Legacy (1979) (story)
 
Show ShowSelf (26 titles)
2012 Geraldine Page: Stages of a Dream (documentary) (post-production)
Herself (rumored)
 
2011 Today (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 2 December 2011 (2011) … Herself
 
2009 The Florence Henderson Show (TV series)
Himself - guest
– Beau Bridges/Michael Learned (2009) … Himself - guest
 
2004 The Best of 'So Graham Norton' (video)
Herself
 
2004 TV total (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 12 January 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2003 CBS at 75 (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2000 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 21 September 2000 (2000) … Herself
 
2000 So Graham Norton (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.8 (2000) … Herself
 
1997 The Walton Legacy (TV documentary)
Herself - Actress
 
1994 The American Revolution (TV documentary)
Abigail Adams (voice)
 
1994 Reading Rainbow (TV series)
Herself
– Appelemondo's Dreams (1994) … Herself (voice)
 
1994 The 48th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1982 The 34th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series
 
1982 Night of 100 Stars (TV special)
Herself
 
1982 Politics of Poison (documentary)
Narrator
 
1981 The 35th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1979 The Television Annual: 1978/1979 (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1978 The 30th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series & Presenter: Best Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress/Actor in a Drama Series
 
1978 CBS: On the Air (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1977 The Alan Hamel Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 8 April 1977 (1977) … Herself
 
1975 The 1st Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Herself - Accepting Award for Favourite Television Dramatic Program
 
1974 The 28th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1974 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 27 March 1974 (1974) … Herself
 
1973 Dinah's Place (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 25 October 1973 (1973) … Herself
 
1973 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Guest Appearance
– Episode dated 20 August 1973 (1973) … Guest Appearance
 
1973 Match Game 73 (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.6 (1973) … Herself
 
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1979 The Waltons (TV series)
 

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(March-April 2008) Michael Learned directs the one-woman play "The Eulogy" starring Brynn Thayer at Beverly Hills Playhouse, Beverly Hills, California. See more »

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Won four acting Emmy awards: three for The Waltons and one for her subsequent series Nurse. See more »

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