| Full Name | Michael Learned |
| Net Worth | $3 Million |
| Date Of Birth | April 9, 1939 |
| Place Of Birth | Washington, District of Columbia, USA |
| Height | 5' 7" (1.7 m) |
| Profession | Actress, Soundtrack, Writer |
| Education | Tring Park School for the Performing Arts |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Peter Donat sons Glenn Chadwick |
| Children | Lucas Donat, Caleb Donat, Chris Donat |
| Parents | Bruce Learned, Elizabeth Duane Hooper |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0495229 |
| Awards | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series |
| Nominations | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama, People's Choice Award for Favorite Actress in a New TV Series, Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play, Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play |
| Movies | Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, A Christmas Without Snow, Aftermath: A Test of Love, Roots: The Gift, An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong, Touched by Love, Lethal Eviction, Loggerheads, Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story, A Father for Brittany, Mercy or Murder?, The Alarmist, Pow... |
| TV Shows | The Waltons, Living Dolls, Nurse, Hothouse, Politics of Poison |
| # | Fact |
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| 1 | Marian Seldes, Christina Rouner and she were awarded the 1996 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance for "Three Tall Women" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California. |
| 2 | She was awarded the 1983 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Performance for "A Month in the Country" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California. |
| 3 | In an obvious play on her unique name, Michael Learned once portrayed a widow named "Mike" (Yardner) on a 1973 episode of Gunsmoke. |
| 4 | She was a mere 11 years older than Richard Thomas, who played her oldest child John-Boy on "The Waltons," and more than 12 years younger than Patricia Neal who originated the role of Olivia Walton (and who won a Golden Globe for it) in the TV movie pilot "The Homecoming.". |
| 5 | Surname is pronounced LEAR-NED (not in the same way as "you learned something"). |
| 6 | Mother of 3 sons: Chris, Caleb and Lucas Donat. |
| 7 | She is the godmother of Christopher Plummer's daughter, Amanda Plummer. As a matter of fact, Amanda's middle name is Michael, after her. |
| 8 | Stage-trained at San Francisco's ACT company where she frequently appeared with her first husband, actor Peter Donat. They married when she was 17. |
| 9 | Eldest of six sisters, she lived on a farm during her first ten years of life. |
| 10 | She was originally billed "Miss Michael Learned" on The Waltons (1971) not out of ego or demand, but for the simple fact that Ms. Learned was unknown to the public at the time she won the role of Olivia and the powers that be did not want the audience to be confused about her gender. |
| 11 | Won four acting Emmy awards: three for The Waltons (1971) and one for her subsequent series Nurse (1981). |
| 12 | Married to Canadian-American actor Peter Donat, by whom she had 3 children, until their divorce. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Off the Minnesota Strip | 1980 | TV Movie | Hughlene Johansen |
| Nurse | 1980 | TV Movie | Mary Benjamin |
| The Waltons | 1972-1979 | TV Series | Olivia Walton |
| Little Mo | 1978 | TV Movie | Eleanor 'Teach' Tennant |
| Widow | 1976 | TV Movie | Lynn Caine |
| Police Story | 1974 | TV Series | Linda Keitlinger |
| It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy | 1974 | TV Movie | Janet Walters |
| Hurricane | 1974 | TV Movie | Lee Jackson |
| Insight | 1973-1974 | TV Series | Sister Janet |
| Gunsmoke | 1973 | TV Series | May Lassiter / Mike Yardner |
| Wojeck | 1968 | TV Series | Nina Eden |
| Playdate | 1963-1964 | TV Series | Kate / Leonie Delt |
| Festival | 1961-1964 | TV Series | Sarah Undershaft / Eliante / Cariola / ... |
| The Other Man | 1963 | TV Mini-Series | |
| Encounter | 1961 | TV Series | Angelina |
| Life Interrupted | 2015 | TV Movie | Marni Woodworth |
| The Parcel | 2014 | Short | Beverly |
| Unplugged | 2014/I | Short | Grandma Katie |
| After Life | 2013 | | Gloria |
| Mr. Sunshine | 2011 | TV Series | Maggie |
| The Young and the Restless | 2011 | TV Series | Katherine Chancellor |
| General Hospital | 2010 | TV Series | Shirley Smith |
| Cold Case | 2009 | TV Series | Louise Patterson '09 |
| Scrubs | 2006-2009 | TV Series | Mrs. Wilk |
| An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong | 2009 | Video | Nana Louise Hanlon |
| The Killer | 2007 | Short | The Innkeeper |
| Lethal Eviction | 2005 | | Elsa |
| All My Children | 2005 | TV Series | Judge Turner |
| One Life to Live | 2005 | TV Series | Hon. Judge Turner |
| Loggerheads | 2005 | | Sheridan |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 2003 | TV Series | Candace Lamerly |
| For the Love of May | 2000 | Short | Mary Lou |
| Pensacola: Wings of Gold | 2000 | TV Series | Congresswoman Benedict |
| A Father for Brittany | 1998 | TV Movie | Edna Humphreys |
| Promised Land | 1998 | TV Series | Dolly Carstens |
| Profiler | 1998 | TV Series | Helen Waters |
| The Alarmist | 1997 | | Beth Hudler |
| A Walton Easter | 1997 | TV Movie | Olivia Walton |
| The Secret World of Alex Mack | 1995 | TV Series | Ghost of Paradise Valley |
| A Walton Wedding | 1995 | TV Movie | Olivia Walton |
| A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion | 1993 | TV Movie | Olivia Walton |
| Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story | 1993 | | Vivian Emery |
| Mattie's Waltz | 1992 | TV Movie | Mattie |
| Keeping Secrets | 1991 | TV Movie | Marion Mahoney |
| Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story | 1991 | TV Movie | Judy Smart |
| Aftermath: A Test of Love | 1991 | TV Movie | Irene |
| Gunsmoke: The Last Apache | 1990 | TV Movie | Mike Yardner |
| Wiseguy | 1990 | TV Series | Rachel |
| Living Dolls | 1989 | TV Series | Trish Carlin |
| Who's the Boss? | 1989 | TV Series | Trish Curtis Trish Carlin |
| Murder, She Wrote | 1989 | TV Series | Maria Hudson |
| Roots: The Gift | 1988 | TV Movie | Amelia Parker |
| Hothouse | 1988 | TV Series | Dr. Marie Teller |
| American Playhouse | 1987 | TV Series | Kate Keller |
| Mercy or Murder? | 1987 | TV Movie | Skipper |
| Picnic | 1986 | TV Movie | Rosemary Sidney |
| A Deadly Business | 1986 | TV Movie | Ann |
| Power | 1986 | | Governor Andrea Stannard, Washington |
| St. Elsewhere | 1984 | TV Series | Sister Millicent Domenica |
| The Parade | 1984 | TV Movie | Rachel Kirby |
| Nurse | 1981-1982 | TV Series | Mary Benjamin |
| Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain | 1982 | TV Movie | Olivia Walton |
| A Christmas Without Snow | 1980 | TV Movie | Zoe Jensen |
| Touched by Love | 1980 | | Dr. Bell |
| The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons | 1980 | TV Movie | Olivia Walton / Herself |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Geraldine Page: Stages of a Dream | | Documentary post-production | Herself (rumored) |
| The City of Conversation | 2016 | Video short | Herself |
| Home & Family | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| Earl Hamner Storyteller | 2015 | Documentary | Herself |
| Today | 2011 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| A Walton's Family Reunion | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Herself - Actress |
| Conversations on Craft | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Florence Henderson Show | 2009 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Best of 'So Graham Norton' | 2004 | Video | Herself |
| TV total | 2004 | TV Series | Herself |
| CBS at 75 | 2003 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| Working in the Theatre | 1994-2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 2000 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| So Graham Norton | 2000 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The Walton Legacy | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Herself - Actress |
| The American Revolution | 1994 | TV Movie documentary | Abigail Adams (voice) |
| Reading Rainbow | 1994 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 48th Annual Tony Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Best Scenic Design |
| The 34th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1982 | TV Special | Herself - Winner: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series |
| Night of 100 Stars | 1982 | TV Special | Herself |
| Politics of Poison | 1982 | Documentary | Narrator |
| The 35th Annual Tony Awards | 1981 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Play |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1976-1979 | TV Series | Herself - Actress / Herself - Co-Host |
| The Television Annual: 1978/1979 | 1979 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1978 | TV Special | Herself - Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series & Presenter: Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series |
| CBS: On the Air | 1978 | TV Mini-Series documentary | |
| CBS Galaxy | 1977 | TV Special | Herself - Guest |
| The Alan Hamel Show | 1977 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Dinah! | 1975-1976 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The 1st Annual People's Choice Awards | 1975 | TV Special | Herself - Accepting Award for Favourite Television Dramatic Program |
| Dean Martin's California Christmas | 1975 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The 28th Annual Tony Awards | 1974 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Special Award to Candide |
| The Merv Griffin Show | 1974 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Dinah's Place | 1973 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The Hollywood Squares | 1973 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Match Game 73 | 1973 | TV Series | Herself - Panelist |
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