Mary Elizabeth McDonough
American actress known for playing Erin Walton.
She is best known for portraying Erin Walton on the television series The Waltons from 1972 to 1981.[1] McDonough, the third of four children, was born on May 4, 1961 in Van Nuys, California to Lawrence and Elizabeth McDonough.[2] Lupus erythematosus in McDonough was linked by her to silicone leakage from breast implants, as she stated on her In the Know website.[3]
Quick Facts
- Born
- 4 May 1961
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California
- Occupation
- Actress, writer
- Years active
- 1963–present
Facts from the source article.
Life and work
Her career began as a child actor when she played Erin Walton on The Waltons starting in September 1972.[1] In the 1990s, she appeared as Erin Walton in three Waltons reunion made-for-TV films.[4] Raised in a working-class family, McDonough grew up in Northridge, Los Angeles, and was a member of the Roman Catholic Church.[2] She attended Our Lady of Lourdes School in Northridge and first developed an interest in acting while in elementary school.[2]
Her first feature film appearance was a minor role in the 1981 action film Lovely But Deadly.[5] In the 1981 television horror film Midnight Offerings, McDonough performed alongside Melissa Sue Anderson.[5] Her novel Christmas on Honeysuckle Lane became a 2018 Hallmark Channel film, where she had a small supporting part.[6]
What the cited sources add
The AllMovie filmography lists Mary Beth McDonough as active from 1971 to 2025, with a notable work being Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story (2024).[7][8]
References
- Wikipedia, "Mary Elizabeth McDonough" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: McDonough 2011 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Mary Elizabeth McDonough" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: McDonough 2011; McDonough 2011; McDonough 2011; McDonough 2011; McDonough 2011; McDonough 2011 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Mary Elizabeth McDonough" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: McDonough, "Our Stories – Mary McDonough", intheknow.org, September 5, 2003 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Mary Elizabeth McDonough" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Mary McDonough Filmography", AllMovie; Collar, "Mary McDonough Biography", AllMovie (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Mary Elizabeth McDonough" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Midnight Offerings", Moviefone; "Mortuary", AFI Catalog of Feature Films (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Mary Elizabeth McDonough" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ng, "Hallmark Reveals Casts for Two Christmas Movies (Exclusive)", Entertainment Tonight, August 15, 2018 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "Mary McDonough Filmography", AllMovie. facts only, no text reused. allmovie.com
- Collar, "Mary McDonough Biography", AllMovie. facts only, no text reused. allmovie.com
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