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Mary Beth McDonough

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Birthday: May 4, 1961

Birthplace: Van Nuys, California, USA

Best known as oft love-struck Erin of "The Waltons" clan, Mary Elizabeth McDonough grew up in front of a national audience, having been cast on the family drama at age 10. During the series' nine-season run, little Erin developed, fell in love easy and often, graduated high school, got a job, and married. When the show came to a close in 1981, McDonough was 20 years old, and ready to move on. She appeared in a string of forgettable films like the undercover cheerleader revenge drama, "Lovely but Deadly," the Mozart-fueled horror movie, "Mortuary," and the raunchy comedy "Snowballing." To bolster her transition from child actress to sexy starlet, McDonough elected to have cosmetic breast augmentation performed. Infamously, she later blamed the implants when she was diagnosed with Lupus erythematosus. The bad press hurt her reputation, and while she went on to appear on such popular programs as "Picket Fences," "ER," "The West Wing," and "Will & Grace," it was rare she was cast in roles that extended beyond one episode. In 2006, she snagged a recurring role on Julia Louis-Dreyfus's sitcom "The New Adventures of Old Christine," but the show was cancelled in May of 2010.

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Highest rated movies

56% Christmas on Honeysuckle Lane
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30% Mortuary
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34% Mom
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Midnight Offerings
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Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story
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A Wedding on Walton's Mountain
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92% A Biltmore Christmas
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A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain
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Mother's Day on Walton's Mountain
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40% Snowballing
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story Carole (Character) - 2024
No Score Yet 92% A Biltmore Christmas Director (Character) - 2023
No Score Yet 56% Christmas on Honeysuckle Lane Caroline Reynolds (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet 33% Where There's a Will Dr. Burton (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Walton Easter Erin Walton Northridge (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Walton Wedding Erin Walton Northridge (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet 40% Heaven Sent Kathy Chandler (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion Erin Walton Northridge (uncredited) (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet 34% Mom Alice (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet 24% Funland Kristin Cumming (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet 40% Snowballing Karen Reed (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet 30% Mortuary Christie Parson (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Wedding on Walton's Mountain Erin Walton (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mother's Day on Walton's Mountain Erin Walton (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain Erin Walton Northridge (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Midnight Offerings Robin Prentiss (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet 87% The Homecoming: A Christmas Story Erin (Character) - 1971

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet The Waltons Erin Walton (Character) 1972-1981 2010
89% 77% The New Adventures of Old Christine Unknown (Guest Star) 2006 2008-2009
86% 90% Boston Legal Unknown (Guest Star) 2006
No Score Yet 88% Will & Grace Mom (Guest Star) 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Walker, Texas Ranger Unknown (Guest Star) 1999
61% 78% Ally McBeal Unknown (Guest Star) 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Diagnosis Murder Unknown (Guest Star) 1998
82% 93% Picket Fences Unknown (Guest Star) 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bodies of Evidence Unknown (Guest Star) 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hunter Vera Donovan (Guest Star) 1989