For her role as Olivia Walton, Michael Learned won three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. These three awards, plus her win in 1982 for Nurse, ties her with Tyne Daly for the most wins in this category.
Learned appeared in various Broadway shows and in 1985 she opened in The Loves of Anatol.
Elitch Theatre Productions/Roles:
- 1987 – No Time For Comedy
Notable Roles, Awards, and Other Work:
- Learned has won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series four times, which is tied for the record of most wins with Tyne Daly. Three of the wins were for The Waltons (1973, 1974, 1976), while the other was for Nurse (1982).
- For her portrayal of Olivia Walton, Learned was nominated for four Golden Globe Awards.
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