Скачать или смотреть The Day Michael Learned Became America's Mom on "The Waltons"

Before she was Olivia Walton, she was a young actress in San Francisco trying to figure out how to support three kids and keep her career alive. Then came a phone call that changed everything.

Michael Learned, four-time Emmy Award winner and beloved matriarch of The Waltons, sits down with Steve Kmetko to share the remarkable story of how she landed the role that made her a television icon. From stepping out of the shower in a cheap motel to suddenly being declared “the mother of America,” Learned recounts her unlikely journey into one of TV’s most enduring families.

In this conversation, Michael opens up about her early days in repertory theater, her work with Francis Ford Coppola, the pressures of overnight fame, and the personal resilience that carried her through Hollywood’s ups and downs.

If you love classic television, inspiring personal stories, and behind-the-scenes Hollywood history, you’ll love this episode of Still Here Hollywood.