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Michael Learned Biography (1939-)

Born April 9, 1939 (some sources cite 1938), in Washington, DC; married PeterDonat (an actor), 1956 (divorced, 1971); married Glenn Chadwick (a stagehand), c. 1974 (divorced, 1976); married William Parker, December 18, 1979 (marriage ended); married John Doherty (a producer and director), 1991; children: (first marriage) Caleb, Christopher, Lucas.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

April 9, 1939

Washington, DC, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Olivia Walton, The Waltons, CBS, 1972-80
• Mary Benjamin, Nurse, CBS, 1981-82
• Movies
• Janet Walters, It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy, ABC, 1974
• Lee Jackson, Hurricane (also known as Hurricane Hunters), ABC, 1974
• Lynn Caine, Widow, NBC, 1976
• Eleanor "Teach" Tennant, Little Mo, NBC, 1978
• Hughlene Johansen, Off the Minnesota Strip, ABC, 1980
• Zoe Jensen, A Christmas without Snow, CBS, 1980
• Olivia Walton, Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain, NBC, 1982
• Rachel Kirby, The Parade (also known as Hit Parade), CBS, 1984
• Ann Behrens, A Deadly Business, CBS, 1986
• Skipper, Mercy or Murder? NBC, 1987
• Amelia Parker, Roots: The Gift, ABC, 1988
• Mike Yardner, Gunsmoke: The Last Apache, CBS, 1990
• Irene Colburn, Aftermath: A Test of Love, CBS, 1991
• Judy Smart, Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story,CBS, 1991
• Marion Mahoney, Keeping Secrets, ABC, 1991
• Olivia Walton, A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion, CBS, 1993
• Olivia Walton, A Walton Wedding, CBS, 1995
• Olivia Walton, A Walton Easter, CBS, 1997
• Edna Humphreys, A Father for Brittany, CBS, 1998
• Episodic
• Mrs. Keitlinger, Police Story, NBC, 1973
• Mike Yardner, "Matt's Love Story," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1973
• May Lassiter, "A Game of Death ... an Act of Love," Parts 1-2, Gunsmoke, CBS, 1973
• "Playing God," Parts 1-2, St. Elsewhere, 1984
• Kay Keller, "All My Sons," American Playhouse, PBS, 1987
• Dr. Marie Teller, Hothouse, ABC, 1988
• Trish Carlin, "Living Dolls," Who's the Boss? ABC, 1989
• Trish Curtis/Carlin, "Life's a Ditch," Who's the Boss? 1989
• Maria Hudson, "Trevor Hudson's Legacy," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1989
• Dolly Cartsens, Promised Land, CBS, 1997
• Sam's mother-in-law, Profiler, NBC, 1997
• Herself, So Graham Norton, 2000
• Specials
• Dean Martin's California Christmas, 1975
• Sara Bache, The Statesman, 1975
• Kate Keller, All My Sons, PBS, 1986
• ABC's Comedy Sneak Peek, ABC, 1989
• Voice of Abigail Adams, The American Revolution, Arts and Entertainment, 1994
• Presenter, The 48th Annual Tony Awards, 1994
• TV Moms at Home, Home and Garden Television, 1999
• Pilots
• Mary Benjamin, Nurse, CBS, 1980
• Dr. Marie Teller, Hothouse, ABC, 1988
• Other Television Appearances
• The Other Man (miniseries), 1963
• Rosemary Sidney, Picnic, 1986
• Stage Appearances
• A God Slept Here, Provincetown Playhouse, New York City, 1957
• The Three Sisters, Fourth Street Theatre, New York City, 1959
• Queen Elizabeth I, Mary Stuart, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1980
• Natalya, A Month in the Country, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1982
• Richard III, Mark Taper Forum, 1982
• Gabarielle, The Loves of Anatol, Circle in the Square, New York City, 1985
• Cynthia Decker, Sally's Gone, She Left Her Name, Perry StreetTheatre, New York City, 1985
• Rosemary Sydney, Picnic, Ahmanson Theatre, 1986
• Leona Samish, The Time of the Cuckoo, Paul Mazur Theatre, New YorkCity, 1986
• Melissa Gardner, Love Letters, Canon Theatre, Los Angeles, 1990
• The Sisters Rosensweig, Broadway production, 1993
• Three Tall Women, Colonial Theatre, Boston, MA, 1995, then Mark Taper Forum, 1996
• The Ride down Mount Morgan, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA, 1996
• Safe As Houses, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ, 1998
• Alice Russell, The Best Man, 2000
• Also appeared as Cleopatra, Antony and Cleopatra, and in The Merchant of Venice, both American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, CA,then Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA; appeared in Adaptation/Next, Deedle Dumpling, My Son, God, The Rose Tattoo, and TheTavern, all American Conservatory Theatre; appeared in The Good Doctor, Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena, CA, and Ancestral Voices, George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, NJ; also appeared in productions of Dear Liar, Hapgood, The Importance of Being Earnest, Miss Margarida's Way, Private Lives, Tartuffe, Under Milkwood, and Woman in Mind.
• Film Appearances
• Dr. Bell, Touched By Love (also known as To Elvis, with Love), Columbia, 1980
• Narrator, Politics of Poison, 1982
• Governor Andrea Stannard, Power, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
• Vivian Emery, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, 1993
• Beth Hudler, Life during Wartime (also known as The Alarmist), Lions Gate Films, 1997