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Judy Norton

Born: 29 January 1958 (67 years old)
Gender: Female

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Judy Norton (sometimes credited as Judy Norton-Taylor) is an American actress best known for her role as Mary Ellen in the television series The Waltons, a part she first played in the 1971 movie The Homecoming: A Christmas Story and subsequently during the entire run of the series (1972-1981).

She also had a recurring role as Gloria in the TV series Beggars And Choosers, in 1999, and has made guest appearances on the following shows:

Felony Squad
The Love Boat
Millennium
Stargate SG-1
Hollywood Off-Ramp
Ed

Norton has appeared in a number of made-for-TV movies as well, most of them involving The Waltons:

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971)
Valentine (1979)
A Wedding on Walton's Mountain (1982)
Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain (1982) (TV)
A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain (1982)
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion (1993)
A Walton Wedding (1995)
The Lost Daughter (1997)
A Walton Easter (1997)
The Inspectors (1998)

Norton appeared as herself on Battle Of The Network Stars 7, 9 and 10 (1979-81), playing for the CBS team.

Film

Norton has only appeared in two feature films to date: Hotel (1967) for which she was not credited, and A Twist Of Faith in 1999.


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Mary Ellen Walton


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