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Apr 4, 2022 · Behind the scenes of the classic CBS show "The Waltons," some of the actors weren't always content. Here's why Michael Learned eventually left the series.
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Michael Learned, who began her career on stage and...
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Career. Television and film. Learned in 1973. Her first substantial role in either film or television was as Olivia Walton on The Waltons, which ran for nine seasons from 1972 to 1981.
Oct 19, 2020 · As she explained to Fox News in 2017, Michael left The Waltons in 1979 because the show had changed and she had grown bored. “There’s been times when I’ve regretted it only in that it probably would have been better to complete the whole show,” she revealed at the time.
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However, she only appeared in the first seven seasons. She reportedly wanted to quit after six seasons but agreed to do another if she could do a shortened season. After The Waltons, she signed on for the role of Nurse Mary Benjamin in the drama Nurse.
Michael Learned left the show on the eighth season, in 1979, after the episode titled “The Waiting.” However, she had wanted out way earlier than that, as revealed in her 1980 interview with Al Cartwright on The Morning News. “In the early stages of The Waltons, I wanted out.
Apr 1, 2024 · Michael Learned, who played Olivia Walton in the TV show "The Waltons," was absent in multiple episodes for various reasons. Here are the reasons for her absence: Dissatisfaction with her role: Michael Learned left the show because she was dissatisfied with how small her part had become [1].