Michael Learned – Semi-retired at Age 81
Winning 3 Emmy Awards and being nominated for 4 Golden Globes for her role as Olivia in the TV show The Waltons cemented it’s actress Michael Learned’s place in the entertainment industry in the 70s. She then followed it up with her stint in the series Nurse, Scrubs, General Hospital, and Cold Case.
Learned also went back to the stage, since she started acting in the 60s in theatre with her first husband, actor Peter Donat. Michael realized that she was an alcohol at age 32, and turned to religion to heal herself. Although her last role was in 2011 in the television series The Young and the Restless, we hope to see more of her on screen.