THE WALTONS franchise has three Thanksgiving specials in its legacy, and they all share the warmth and joy of family.

Michael Learned is getting candid about playing the matriarch, Olivia Walton, in the popular family drama,The Waltons, which had a nine-season run until 1981. "It's hard to say. On the one hand, I ...

Judy Norton and Patrick Labyorteaux are amuse by how people can't keep their sitcom families straight. Norton, who is best known for her role as Mary Ellen Walton on The Waltons, appeared on The ...

After more than a year’s absence following a debilitating stroke in 1976, the tenacious Ellen Corby returned to her beloved role as Grandma Esther Walton in one of the most touching The Waltons ...

Sian Barbara Allen, an actress best known for her work on The Waltons, has died. She was 78. Allen’s death was announced in her online obituary, which shared that she died of Alzheimer’s in Chapel ...

Lynn Hamilton’s list of credits features some iconic shows. She played the girlfriend of Red Foxx on “Sanford and Son,” and also had a role as “Miss Verdie” in “The Waltons.” She had an impressive run ...

WASHINGTON — Actress Sian Barbara Allen, who played the lead role in “Scream, Pretty Peggy” and was John-Boy’s love interest in two episodes of “The Waltons” during the 1970s, died March 31. She was ...

Actor Lynn Hamilton, who was best known for her characters in sitcom “Sanford and Son” and historical drama “The Waltons,” has died. She was 95. A representative for the late actor, Calvin Carson, ...

Part of why The Waltons endures, especially during the holidays, is because it’s about ordinary people doing their best with what they have. Even actress Judy Norton, who played Mary Ellen, once noted ...

Judy Norton and Patrick Labyorteaux are amuse by how people can't keep their sitcom families straight. "For the record, we were there first. You guys were copycats," the host, 60, teased. "You had ...