Mary Beth McDonough
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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Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story | Carole (Character) | - | 2024 |
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A Biltmore Christmas | Director (Character) | - | 2023 |
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Christmas on Honeysuckle Lane | Caroline Reynolds (Character) | - | 2018 |
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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 |
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Heaven Sent | Kathy Chandler (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion | Erin Walton Northridge (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1993 |
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Mom | Alice (Character) | - | 1990 |
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Funland | Kristin Cumming (Character) | - | 1987 |
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Snowballing | Karen Reed (Character) | - | 1984 |
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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 |
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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 |