While Michael Learned is best known as the kindly matriarch ... Learned is forever grateful to have played Olivia Walton for seven seasons, but at 85, she's had many other projects since then ...

Olivia is John Walton’s wife and the mother of John ... violence, and bad manners. Michael Learned, also called Miss Michael Learned in the opening credits, played the loving mother, Olivia.

There is one strong reason why Michael Learned decided to reprise her role as Olivia Walton — the strong mother of seven warm and intelligent children on Walton’s Mountain in Virginia — in ...

Ralph Waite was determined to make an unforgettable impression on his TV wife Michael Learned. It was 50 years ago that "The Waltons," a series ... about my character Olivia," Learned explained ...

And he loved me.” Learned also shared that while there was concern initially from male executives who felt she was too young for the role of matriarch Olivia Walton, the “attraction” between ...

They became famous as America's most perfect husband and wife on TV's The Waltons - the close-knit ... on screen chemistry between actress Michael Learned and screen husband Ralph Waite ever ...

Type Michael Learned's name into any Internet search ... her eight-year stint as Olivia Walton, doyenne of the ultimate prime-time family. Despite a string of big league stage successes, for ...

"It's so beautiful, for starters, and we always like getting together," said Michael Learned, who played the mother, Olivia Walton. "We're really fond of each other, and you know, it's a family ...

The Waltons was ... Fact 1: The role of "Olivia" was initially played by Patricia Neal, but because of her health ...

Bottom line from left: Kami Cotler as Elizabeth Walton, Michael Learned as Olivia Walton, Ralph Waite as John Walton, Judy Norton as Mary Ellen Walton. episode: “The Yearning”. Image dated ...

"We're all together, and we love being together," said Michael Learned, who played Olivia Walton. "So this has bought us here, and brought us here with our fans. Look at us! We're blown away by ...

The Waltons' actor Michael Learned helped bring the beloved Olivia Walton to life — and she helped bring some imperfection to the character. The Waltons TV show followed a dynamic family with a ...