Judy Norton (born January 29, 1958)[1] is an American actress and theater director who is best known for her role as Mary Ellen Walton on The Waltons television series and subsequent Waltons TV movies.
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.jpg) Norton as Mary Ellen Walton, 1977. | |
| Born | Judy Norton January 29, 1958 Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Judy Norton-Graves, Judy Taylor |
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| Years active | 1967–present |
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| Children | 2 |
| Website | judynorton |
Personal life
editShe was born in Santa Monica, California, to parents Harry and Constance (née Glazebrook) Norton.[2] She began practicing Scientology at age 13, and became a minister in the Church.[3] She married Douglas Taylor in 1976 at the age of 18; the marriage ended in divorce in 1978. She then married former football player Lynn Hughes whom she later divorced.[4]
Norton posed nude for a 1985 issue of Playboy in a bid to shed her "goody-goody Waltons image". She has one son, Devin.[5]
Norton is married to Robert Graves.[6] Norton has been writing, directing and starring in movies and theater. She also is a singer. An avid athlete, Norton has participated in competitive horse jumping and skydiving, in addition to skiing and tennis. Norton frequently showcased her athletic skills on Battle of the Network Stars in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Her CD Reflections was released in August 2016.[7]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Ref. |
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| 1967 | Hotel | Daughter | Richard Quine | ||
| 1979 | Valentine | Elizabeth | Lee Philips | ||
| 1979 | A Twist of Faith | Doctor Rachmaran | Chris Angel | ||
| 2001 | Off Season | Mrs. Murchison | Bruce Davison | ||
| 2013 | Hansel and Gretel: Warriors of Witchcraft | Allyson | David DeCoteau | ||
| 2013 | Blood Is Thicker | Doris Aster | Nicholas Lam | ||
| 2014 | Finding Harmony | Kat Stratton | Dagen Merrill | ||
| 2015 | Broken: A Musical | Karen David | Nancy Criss | ||
| 2015 | The Sparrows: Nesting | Susan | Nancy Criss | ||
| 2016 | Another Day in Paradise | Liz | Jeffery Patterson | Writer Judy Norton | |
| 2018 | NOWHERE TO HIDE / Inclusion Criteria | Tara Malone | Josh Hodgins | Writer Judy Norton | |
| 2000 | Christy: Return to Cutter Gap | Rebecca Holt | Chuck Bowman | Aired under the title Christy: The Movie | |
| 2020 | Out of the Fight | Psychologist | Steve Moon | ||
| 2022 | Motorvation | Kathy | Angus Benfield |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Ref. |
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| 1968 | The Felony Squad | Karen Collins | George McCowan | "The Distant Shore" | Season 3 episode 11 |
| 1971 | The Homecoming: A Christmas Story | Mary Ellen Walton | Fielder Cook | On Christmas Eve 1933 | Earl Hamner Jr. |
| 1972–1981 | The Waltons | Mary Ellen Walton | Vincent Sherman; Alf Kjellin; Harry Harris; Robert Butler; Philip Leacock; Lee Philips; Jack Shea; Ralph Senensky; Ralph Waite; Nick Webster; Ralph Senensky; Ivan Dixon; Richard Thomas; Harvey S. Laidman; Richard C. Bennett; Lawrence Dobkin; Walter Alzmann; Anthony Brand; Gwen Arner; Richard Chaffee; Nell Cox; William H. Bushnell; Larry Stewart; David F. Wheeler; Stan Lathan; Herbert Hirschman; Bernard McEveety; Gabrielle Beaumont; Bob Sweeney; Walt Gilmore; James Sheldon. | ||
| 1979 | Password Plus and Super Password | Judy Norton | George Choderker | American TV game show | September 7, 1979 |
| 1979 | Battle of the Network Stars | Judy Norton | Andrew Glassman | Series of competitions that television stars from ABC, CBS and NBC compete in various sporting events. | |
| 1980 | Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary | Judy Norton-Taylor | Dwight Hemion | ||
| 1980 | Password Plus and Super Password | Judy Norton | George Choderker | ||
| 1980 | Battle of the Network Stars | Judy Norton | Andrew Glassman | ||
| 1981 | Battle of the Network Stars | Judy Norton | Andrew Glassman | ||
| 1982 | The Love Boat | Lydia Foster | Bruce Bilson | "Doc Takes the Fifth / Safety Last / A Business Affair" | Season 5 Episode 13 |
| 1982 | A Wedding on Walton's Mountain | Mary Ellen Walton | Lee Philips | It is 1947 | |
| 1982 | Mother's Day on Walton's Mountain | Mary Ellen Walton | Gwen Arner | Mary Ellen marries Jonesy | |
| 1982 | A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain | Mary Ellen Walton | Harry Harris | Thanksgiving Day 1947 | |
| 1982 | Password Plus and Super Password | Judy Norton | George Choderker | ||
| 1983 | Circus of the Stars | Judy Norton | CBS network | Celebrities performed circus-type acts. | show 8) |
| 1984 | Circus of the Stars | Judy Norton | CBS network | Celebrities performed circus-type acts. | show 9) |
| 1984 | Password Plus and Super Password | Judy Norton | George Choderker | ||
| 1993 | A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion | Mary Ellen Walton | Harry Harris | Thanksgiving in November 1963 | |
| 1995 | A Walton Wedding | Mary Ellen Walton | Robert Ellis Miller | John-Boy's Wedding in 1964 | |
| 1997 | The Last Daughter | ||||
| 1997 | A Walton Easter | Mary Ellen Walton | Bill Corcoran | John and Olivia's 40th anniversary in 1969 | |
| 1997 | Millennium | Carol Scammel | Perry Lang | "Monster" | Season 2 Episode 4 |
| 1998 | Stargate SG-1 | Talia | Jonathan Glassner | ||
| 1998 | The Inspectors | ||||
| 1999 | You, Me, and the Kids | “Facing the World” | |||
| 1999 | So Weird | Mrs. Avner | Charles Wilkinson | Season 1 Episode 5 “Escape” | TV series |
| 1999 | Cold Squad | Mrs. Harris | John L'Ecuyer | television series Season 3 Episode 1 | Deadly Games: Part 1 |
| 1999–2000 | Beggars and Choosers (TV series) | Gloria | John L'Ecuyer | television series | "Hat Trick" Season 1 Episode 4; "Star Whores" Season 1 episode 15; "Moles, Meatloaf & Myrna Loy" Season 2 episode 14. |
| 2000 | Ed (TV series) | Judge | James Frawley | Pilot show | Season 1 episode 1 |
| 2000 | Hollywood Off Ramp | Richard Martin | The Ultimate Question | Season 1 episode 12 modern day Twilight Zone anthology series that aired on E! E! Hollywood Offramp | |
| 2000 | Higher Ground | Dr. Gray | Alan Simmonds | Season 1 Episode 10 “Close Encounters” | TV series |
| 2010 | A Walton's Family Reunion | Mary Ellen Walton | Doug Butts | It is 1969. John and Olivia 40th anniversary. | Surviving cast members reminisce about the series and their lives. |
| 2013 | Bluff | Sophia Wyndom | Judy Norton and Neil Schell | TV series | 6 episodes: season 1 episodes 1 – 6: “Do the Thing”; “Live Out Land”; “They Never Fail”; “Do One Thing”; Episode #1.5 & #1.6.” |
| 2014 | Disorganized Zone | The Organizer | Judy Norton | half-hour dramatic comedy that spoofs Twilight Zone episodes | 7 episodes: “A Past Not So Dear”; “Universe Two”; “Too Perfect”; “Promises”; “The Beaten Path”; “Deadly Labels”; “Tomorrow”. |
| 2020 | The Quarantine Bunch | Judy Norton | Jeff MacIntyre | Season 1 Episode 1 -6
“Meet the Bunch”; “Good-bye Chewy”; “You want to sell what?” “A Tale of two zooms”, “Stay the F**K Home!”; “Shut up and ACT!!!”. |
Former child stars support group via Zoom during the Coronavirus quarantine. |
Music
edit| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Ref. |
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| 1999 | A Walton Christmas: Together Again | Mary Ellen Walton | Jon Walmsley | Track Listings: Walton's Theme; Earl Hamner's Narrative; Christmas Times A Comin'; Intro to Mama's Applesauce Cake; Mama's Applesauce Cake; Sleigh Ride; Follow That Star; That's What Christmas Means to Me; Intro to Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas; Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas; Intro To Snowman Land; Snowman Land; 'Twas The Night Before Christmas; Little Drummer Boy; Home For The Holidays; Santa's Big Parade; Intro to All I Want For Christmas; All I Want For Christmas; Good Night (With Dialogue) | |
| 2015 | Reflections | Judy Norton | |||
| 2022 | Home for Christmas | Judy Norton |
References
edit- ^ "Today in History: JAN 29, Prohibition launches". The Times-Tribune. January 29, 2023. ProQuest 2770475825.
Today's birthdays: [...] Actor Katharine Ross is 83. [...] Actor Tom Selleck is 78. [...] Actor Marc Singer is 75. [...] Rock musician Louie Perez (Los Lobos) is 70. [...] Talk show host Oprah Winfrey is 69. [...] Country singer Irlene Mandrell is 67. [...] Actor Judy Norton (TV: "The Waltons") is 65.
. See also:- "Today in History: [HOME Edition 2]". Daily Breeze. January 29, 2003. p. B5. ProQuest 338525724.
Today's birthdays: [...] Actress Katharine Ross is 63. Actor Tom Selleck is 58. Actor Marc Singer is 55. [...] Rock musician Louie Perez (Los Lobos) is 50. Talk-show host Oprah Winfrey is 49. Country singer Irlene Mandrell is 46. Actress Judy Norton Taylor ("The Waltons") is 45.
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- "Today in History: [HOME Edition 2]". Daily Breeze. January 29, 2003. p. B5. ProQuest 338525724.
- ^ O'Donnell, Monica M. (1986). Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. Volume 3 : A Biographical Guide Featuring Performers, Directors, Writers, Producers, Designers, Managers, Choreographers, Technicians, Composers, Executives, Dancers, and Critics in the United States and Great Britain. Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research. p. 286. ISBN 0-8103-2066-5.
- ^ Garfield, Kim (October 31, 1976). "Judy Norton Got Married Twice In One Year, Once As Herself And Once As Mary Ellen Walton". The Ledger. Lakeland, Fla. p. 37.
- ^ "Happily ever after?; Gay grandpa, alcohol abuse and a Playboy centrefold ... it would never have happened on Walton's mountain. But the perfect family acted out these dramas in real life ..." Scottish Daily Record. Glasgow. October 30, 1999. Retrieved March 11, 2020 – via The Free Library.
She has been divorced twice, but is now married with a child.
- ^ Venezia, Todd (July 24, 2002). "Walton Family's Tragic Secret Lives: Playboy Pix, Booze, Disease And Bad Marriages Ravage TV Icons". New York Post.
After "The Waltons," Norton became most famous for her decision to pose nude in a 1985 Playboy magazine spread ... Norton, who now teaches acting and singing while raising her 5-year-old son Devin, keeps a sense of humor about the shots.
- ^ Closer Weekly
- ^ Chambers, Casey (December 4, 2019). "Interview -- Judy Norton (Actress, Writer, Director)". The College Crowd Digs Me.