Meet Gretl Learned, Susan Learned, Sabra Learned, Dorit Learned, Philippa Learned

Michael Learned is an American actress, best known for her role as Olivia Walton in the long-running CBS drama series The Waltons.

For her role in The Waltons, she has won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series three times. Her fourth win in the same category came for her role in the TV series, Nurse.

Michael Learned siblings: Meet Gretl Learned, Susan Learned, Sabra Learned, Dorit Learned, Philippa Learned

Michael Learned was born on April 9, 1939, to Elizabeth Duane “Betti” and Bruce Learned, a diplomat, in Washington, D.C.

She is the oldest of her parents’ six daughters and her younger sisters are; Gretl, Susan, Sabra, Dorit, and Philippa.

Her parents got divorced and her father remarried Cecilia Learned. Through their marriage, they had a child named Tarquin Learned. In addition, her father adopted three stepchildren named Ronald Gordon, Leslie Boisvert, and James Learned.