Editing Michael Learned (section)

{{short description|American actress (born 1939)}}
{{Distinguish|Michael Lerner (actor)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Michael Learned
| image              = Michael Learned Headshot.jpg
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = Learned in 2020
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1939|04|09}}
| birth_place        = [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S.
| occupation         = Actress
| yearsactive        = 1961–present
| spouse             = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|[[Peter Donat]]<br />|1956|1972|end=div}}
* {{marriage|Glen Chadwick<br />|1974|1977|end=div}}
* {{marriage|William Parker IV<br />|1979|1988|end=div}}
* {{marriage|John Doherty<br />|1991}}
}}
| children           = 3
}}

'''Michael Learned''' (born April 9, 1939) is an American actress, known for her role as [[List of The Waltons characters#Olivia Walton|Olivia Walton]] in the long-running CBS drama series ''[[The Waltons]]'' (1972–1981). She has won the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series]] four times, which is tied for the record of most wins with [[Tyne Daly]]. Three of the wins were for ''The Waltons'' (1973, 1974, 1976), while the other was for ''[[Nurse (American TV series)|Nurse]]'' (1982).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/bios/michael-learned|title=Michael Learned profile|work=Television Academy|access-date=October 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020163407/http://www.emmys.com/bios/michael-learned |archive-date=October 20, 2014}}</ref>