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Michael Learned

Born: 9th Apr 1939 Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Dept: Acting
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).
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 63
Film: 34 (54%)
Television: 29 (46%)
Remaining genres not in graph: History, Action, Western, Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Music, Reality

Filmography

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Four semi-estranged siblings who reunite for their father’s wake, only to clash with his overbearing side of the family in a tug-of-war over how to ... view
Character:
2024
Our Crossroads is based on a true-life story of a young couple with two small children in 1969 rural Ohio who followed their beliefs and petitioned fo ... view
Character:
Older Barbara Fraley
Sep 2022 (first aired)
This series examines the gruesome and horrific true crimes of Jeffrey Dahmer and the systemic failures that enabled one of America’s most notorious ... view
Character:
Catherine Dahmer (10 ep.)
Second Acts Romance
2019
In spite of prejudices impressed on them growing up, Lee (70s, Caucasian) and Ben (70s, African American) strike up a charming love affair over the co ... view
Character:
Lee Marston
The Parcel Comedy
2014
The unexpected delivery of a parcel from Ben's recently deceased father threatens to disrupt his orderly life. ... view
Character:
Beverly
An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong Drama, Family, TV Movie
2009
A fourth grader and her friends deal with bullying from a more popular girl in their class. ... view
Character:
Nana Louise Hanlon
Loggerheads Drama
2005
A troubled woman seeks out the child she gave up for adoption; a gay motel owner takes in a handsome drifter; and the wife of a preacher frets that a ... view
Character:
Sheridan
Lethal Eviction Thriller, Horror
2005
A first time landlord purchases a run-down, rent-controlled apartment building in hopes of making a solid investment. Everything seems to be going smo ... view
Character:
Elsa
Cold Case Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sep 2003 (first aired)
The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush ... view
Character:
Louise Patterson (2009) (1 ep.)
Scrubs Comedy
Oct 2001 (first aired)
In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, John "J.D." Dorian learns the ways of medicine, friendship and life. ... view
Character:
Mrs. Wilk (8 ep.)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sep 1999 (first aired)
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate ... view
Character:
Candace Lamerly (1 ep.)
TV total Talk, Comedy
Mar 1999 (first aired)
TV total is a German late-night television comedy talk show. The set of TV total includes a floating interview stage that can be moved from one studi ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
The Alarmist Comedy
1998
Young Tommy Hudler decides to become a security systems salesman, and is an instant success. Everything seems to be going great until he discovers the ... view
Character:
Beth Hudler
So Graham Norton Comedy, Talk
Jul 1998 (first aired)
So Graham Norton was a British television programme, hosted by Irish personality Graham Norton. It ran from 3 July 1998 to 1 March 2002. ... view
Character:
Self - Guest (1 ep.)
1998
Keith and Kim Lussier are a childless couple who are given custody of a 3-month-old foster child, Brittany. However, tragedy strikes when Kim dies of ... view
Character:
Edna Humphreys
Pensacola: Wings of Gold Action & Adventure, Drama
Sep 1997 (first aired)
Pensacola: Wings of Gold is a syndicated American action/adventure drama series based at the Naval Air Station Pensacola in Pensacola, Florida. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
A Walton Easter Drama, TV Movie, Family
1997
In 1969, John-Boy is a TV news anchorperson in New York and he is in the throes of writing a new book. He and a very pregnant Janet are making plans t ... view
Character:
Olivia Walton
Profiler Crime, Drama
Sep 1996 (first aired)
Rachel Burke is a criminal profiler, one of the best, actually. She, along with a sophisticated team of specialists on the FBI's Violent Crimes Task ... view
Character:
Helen Waters (3 ep.)
Sep 1996 (first aired)
Promised Land is an American drama series which aired on CBS from 1996 to 1999. It is a spin-off from another series, Touched by an Angel. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
A Walton Wedding Drama, TV Movie, Family
1995
In 1964, John-Boy Walton is planning his wedding to Janet Gilchrist, the editor of a New York fashion magazine and the daughter of a diplomat. The two ... view
Character:
Olivia Walton
Nov 1994 (first aired)
Thorough documentary of how the American Colonies rebelled against England and the personalities involved in the creation of a new nation. ... view
Character:
Abigail Adams (6 ep.)
The Secret World of Alex Mack Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Family
Oct 1994 (first aired)
Thanks to a dousing in a top-secret chemical from an overturned truck, teenager Alex Mack is given amazing powers that make her the envy of her sister ... view
Character:
Ghost of Paradise Valley (1 ep.)
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion Drama, Family, TV Movie
1993
The fourth Waltons reunion TV movie is set in the 1960s , with John-Boy still living in New York, trying to persuade his fiancée to marry him. Meanwh ... view
Character:
Olivia Walton
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story Drama, History, Action
1993
This film is a glimpse into the life, love and the unconquerable spirit of the legendary Bruce Lee. From a childhood of rigorous martial arts training ... view
Character:
Vivian Emery
Aftermath: A Test of Love Crime, Drama, TV Movie
1991
Based on a true story, an adoring wife and mother is taken hostage during a robbery and brutally murdered. ... view
Character:
Irene
Keeping Secrets Drama, TV Movie
1991
Based on Suzanne Somer's autobiography, the film tells of her troubled childhood, her affairs, her abortion and her arrest for writing bad cheques and ... view
Character:
Marion Mahoney
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache TV Movie, Western
1990
James Arness rides again as Matt Dillon, the US Marshal he made popular in the 1955-75 TV series. In this movie he goes after a renegade Apache named ... view
Character:
Mike Yardner
Living Dolls Comedy
Sep 1989 (first aired)
Living Dolls is an American situation comedy featured on the fall 1989 schedule of ABC. It was a spin-off created by a writer from Who's the Boss? and ... view
Character:
Trish Carlin (12 ep.)
Roots: The Gift Drama, History, TV Movie
1988
On Christmas Eve 1770, a young African warrior, who three years prior had been captured and sold into slavery in America, leads a desperate group of r ... view
Character:
Amelia Parker
Hothouse Drama
Jun 1988 (first aired)
A medical drama set in a New England psychiatric clinic includes father-and-son discord between the head of the facility and its business manager. ... view
Character:
Dr. Marie Teller (7 ep.)
Wiseguy Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure
Sep 1987 (first aired)
Vinnie Terranova does time in a New Jersey penitentiary to set up his undercover role as an agent for the OCB (Organized Crime Bureau) of the United S ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (2 ep.)
All My Sons Drama, TV Movie
1987
Two families, related by friendship and love, face up to the consequences of greed and avarice in the post-war years. Love and death play equal roles ... view
Character:
Kate Keller
Mercy or Murder? TV Movie, Drama
1987
Roswell and Emily Gilbert were married for fifty-one years, but for the eight final years of their marriage Emily suffered from Alzheimer's disease an ... view
Character:
Skipper
Picnic TV Movie, Drama
1986
A southern bell falls for a handsome drifter with no prospects, going against her parents' wishes to marry a rich businessman. ... view
Character:
Rosemary Sidney
A Deadly Business Action, Crime, Thriller, TV Movie
1986
The movie, and true story, is about how Harold began working for the garbage industry in New Jersey only to find out that it was run by the Mafia. Hav ... view
Character:
Ann
Power Drama
1986
Pete St. John is a powerful and successful political consultant, with clients spread around the country. When his long-time friend and client Ohio sen ... view
Character:
Gov. Andrea Stannard
Murder, She Wrote Mystery, Crime, Drama
Sep 1984 (first aired)
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases. ... view
Character:
Maria Hudson (1 ep.)
Sep 1984 (first aired)
A former professional baseball player, along with his preteen daughter, moves into New York advertising executive Angela Bower's house to be both a ho ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
The Parade Drama, TV Movie
1984
When her estranged, drifter husband Matt returns after spending seven years in prison to ask her to let him be a part of her life again, Rachel Kirby' ... view
Character:
Rachel Kirby
Jun 1983 (first aired)
Journey to exciting places and build a lasting connection with your favorite books. Each episode centers on a theme from a book, or other children's l ... view
Character:
Self - Narrator (voice) (1 ep.)
Oct 1982 (first aired)
St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series starred Ed F ... view
Character:
Sister Millicent Domenica (2 ep.)
Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain Family, Drama, TV Movie
1982
Mary Ellen marries Jonesy but they don't exactly have a good start. ... view
Character:
Olivia Walton
Night of 100 Stars Comedy, Music, TV Movie, Documentary
1982
The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City ... view
Character:
Self
Nurse Drama
Apr 1981 (first aired)
Nurse is an American medical drama that aired on CBS from April 2, 1981 to May 1982. Series star Michael Learned won an Emmy in 1982 for her role on t ... view
Character:
Mary Benjamin (28 ep.)
A Christmas Without Snow Drama, Romance, Family, TV Movie
1980
Leaving her son behind at her parents' home in Omaha, Nebraska, recent divorcée Zoe attempts to start her life anew by moving to San Francisco. Seeki ... view
Character:
Zoe Jensen
1980
A teenager with cerebral palsy attempts to become pen pals with her idol, Elvis Presley. ... view
Character:
Dr. Bell
1980
A docudrama of the classic series. Almost like another episode of the series as a photo album presented to Grandma as a present spurs memories, presen ... view
Character:
Off the Minnesota Strip Drama, TV Movie
1980
A teenage runaway attempts to readjust to home and family life in Minnesota after returning home after years of working on the streets of New York Cit ... view
Character:
Hughlene Johansen
Nurse Drama, TV Movie
1980
Michael Learned plays Mary Benjamin, a recently widowed woman who, confronted with her son's departure for college, decides to resume her career as a ... view
Character:
Mary Benjamin
Little Mo TV Movie, Drama
1978
Biopic about tennis great Maureen Connolly who, as a teenager, was the first woman to win the Grand Slam of Tennis, became world-renowned as "Little M ... view
Character:
Eleanor 'Teach' Tennant
Widow Drama, TV Movie
1976
A woman is left on her own to raise her two children after the unexpected death of her husband. ... view
Character:
Lynn Caine
1974
When Harry Walters runs out of gas, he gets picked up by a beautiful young woman. But when she pulls a gun on him and orders him to take his clothes o ... view
Character:
Janet Walters
Oct 1974 (first aired)
Dinah's show premiered 9 September 1974 and continued through to 4 September 1981. She started out the 70's with Dinah's Place which usually featured ... view
Character:
Self (2 ep.)
Hurricane Drama, TV Movie
1974
Two hurricane hunters track a huge, violent hurricane that is bearing down on a Gulf Coast town. ... view
Character:
Lee Jackson
Police Story Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama
Mar 1973 (first aired)
Detective Cheng is commissioned by Interpol to destroy the Empire of Chaiba, a worldwide criminal organization based in Southeast Asia. He initiates a ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
The Waltons Drama
Sep 1972 (first aired)
The Waltons live their life in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II. ... view
Character:
Olivia Walton (165 ep.)
Wojeck Drama
Sep 1966 (first aired)
A coroner searches for truth and justice with the help of his friends, while trying to hold his family together. (inspired by the headlines of Dr. Mor ... view
Character:
Nina Eden (2 ep.)
Oct 1962 (first aired)
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
The Mike Douglas Show Comedy, Talk
Dec 1961 (first aired)
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much ... view
Character:
Self (2 ep.)
Oct 1960 (first aired)
Festival is a Canadian entertainment anthology television series which aired on CBC Television. ... view
Character:
Irena (1 ep.)
Apr 1956 (first aired)
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards ... view
Character:
Self - Presenter (3 ep.)
Gunsmoke Western, Action & Adventure, Drama
Sep 1955 (first aired)
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place ... view
Character:
Mike Yardner (1 ep.)
May Lassiter (1 ep.)
Golden Globe Awards Reality, Talk
Jan 1944 (first aired)
An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Associatio ... view
Character:
Self - Nominee (1 ep.)