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Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Beloved 1970s TV Actress, 59, Is Unrecognizable in Rare Outing
If you grew up in the 1970s, chances are you were a huge fan of the TV show, The Waltons. The show centered around a family living in the Appalachian mountains during the Great Depression and World War II era. One of the key cast members was recently spotted out and about shopping in Los Angeles with her husband, and she was nearly unrecognizable wearing a floppy, white sun hat. 🎬SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 Actress Kami Cotler, now 59, played Elizabeth Walton, the youngest daughter on the series. She's pictured here with the braids, on the left, and actress Mary McDonough, who played her on-screen sister, Erin Walton, is on the right. On the shopping trip, Cotler blended in perfectly with passersby in Los Angeles, so it's unlikely most people would've noticed her. . After starring on The Waltons, Cotler joined the cast for various reunion shows, and she also shifted away from acting and became a Waltons aired from 1972 to 1981 and will go down in history as a timeless family classic.
Daily Mail
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE 70s star from America's beloved TV family is unrecognizable on rare outing with husband... can you guess who?
Fans of The Waltons were in for a treat when one of the show's beloved stars made a rare public appearance in Los Angeles, stepping out with her husband for a casual day of shopping. The actress, now 59, played a member of the tight-knit Virginia family living through the hardships of the Great Depression and World War II. Nearly five decades after the iconic series first aired, she looked radiant and relaxed on her stroll, rocking a breezy black-and-white skirt, a sporty zip-up, and a floppy sun hat—worlds away from her character's life in the rural Appalachian Mountains. But it was her signature ginger-tinged hair that gave her away to longtime fans as she strolled arm-in-arm with her British-born husband, with whom she shares two children after more than two decades of marriage. After stepping away from Hollywood, the former child star traded scripts for textbooks, earning a degree in Social Sciences and later launching her own education consulting business. Can you guess the reclusive star? The actress, now 59, played a member of the tight-knit Virginia family living through the hardships of the Great Depression and World War II If you said Kami Cotler, you're right! The real-life Elizabeth Walton, who was just six when she landed her breakout role, still charms today—only now in a very different spotlight. Kami's much-loved family drama ran from 1971 to 1981 (with three subsequent movie spin-offs). At the heart of the series was eldest son John-Boy (Richard Thomas), an aspiring writer, along with his hardworking parents John Sr. (Ralph Waite) and Olivia (Michael Learned). The family also included strong-willed Mary Ellen (Judy Norton), fun-loving Jim-Bob (David W. Harper), and the youngest, Elizabeth (Kami Cotler). Beloved grandparents Zebulon 'Zeb' Walton (Will Geer) and Esther Walton (Ellen Corby) added wisdom and warmth, becoming fan favorites for their humor and heart. It remains famous for its much imitated 'Goodnight John Boy' closing sequence where each member of the family says goodnight to the others. The show was such an example for American family life at the time, that President George Bush once even said in a speech in 1992 that he wished to make families in the United States 'more like the Waltons and less like the Simpsons'. The program earned two Golden Globe Awards as well as an Emmy Award for outstanding drama series. Its lasting popularity brought the cast back together for six reunion TV movies, which aired between 1982 and 1997. And Long Beach native Kami wasn't the only performer in the family—her brother Jeff Cotler also ventured into acting during the 1970s and early 1980s. He appeared in several television series, including The Waltons, Mork & Mindy, Falcon Crest, and Galactica 1980. However, Jeff eventually stepped away from the entertainment industry, later working as a projectionist at Sundance Cinemas in San Francisco. As for the rest of the beloved cast, many have continued to thrive in new chapters of their careers. Thomas, who played John-Boy, went on to earn acclaim in adult roles with standout turns in The Americans, NCIS: New Orleans, and Ozark. Jon Walmsley (Jason) focused on music, releasing a blues-inspired solo album, Goin' to Clarksdale, in 2017. The program earned two Golden Globe Awards as well as an Emmy Award for outstanding drama series It remains famous for its much imitated 'Goodnight John Boy' closing sequence where each member of the family says goodnight to the others At the heart of the series was eldest son John-Boy (Richard Thomas), an aspiring writer, along with his hardworking parents John Sr. (Ralph Waite) and Olivia (Michael Learned) Judy Norton (Mary Ellen) embraced writing and directing, appearing in indie films like Inclusion Criteria and developing her own projects including the upcoming Shoot Like a Girl. Mary Elizabeth McDonough (Erin) became a successful author and women's health advocate—her novel Christmas on Honeysuckle Lane was even turned into a Hallmark movie in which she had a role. Eric Scott (Ben) now runs a courier business in Southern California, while David W. Harper (Jim-Bob) left acting and reportedly works as an art dealer in Los Angeles. Michael Learned (Olivia) returned to TV with recent roles in General Hospital and Netflix's Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. The show's patriarch, Ralph Waite (John Sr.), continued acting until his death in 2014, with memorable appearances on NCIS, Bones, and Days of Our Lives.
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- Yahoo
Palm Beach County news: What to know on alligator mating season; massive seaweed in Florida
Looking for the top stories featured on the May 2 episode of our Palm Beach County news in 90 seconds? See the story blurbs and links below. If you've lived in Florida for long enough, you likely know that coexisting with alligators is a part of life in the Sunshine State. As long as you keep your distance and never feed one if it crosses your path, you should be fine. But there are some risks to be aware of, especially if you're planning on swimming in a lake or owning a home in the state (even if the closest body of water is a retention pond). It's officially mating season for the tens of thousands of gators that live throughout Florida, which means a higher likelihood that our reptilian neighbors turn up in unwanted places, like yards, pools and golf courses. Tap here for the full story A reprieve from the unruly seaside assaults of prickly and putrid sargassum may end this summer as a record-challenging bloom of the pelagic weed swells in the tropical Atlantic. Researchers at the University of South Florida said that an estimated 13 million metric tons of seaweed in the water between Africa and the Caribbean tops the previous March record of 12 million metric tons and that it is only expected to multiply as the peak months of June and July close in. 'We predicted back in December and January this would be a major year, but no one was certain whether it would be a record year,' said USF oceanography professor Chuanmin Hu. 'But now we already have a record March, and we have some confidence that this will be another record year.' Tap here for the full story Whether you lived it, loved it or want to experience what it was like to party 1970s style, Good Night John Boy in Delray Beach is ready to take you on a trip to that glorious age — and you won't need a DeLorean to get there. This new establishment in the city's downtown will be your chariot to a time of bell bottoms, puka shell necklaces, mirror balls, light up floors and dancing the night away. The completely retro-styled club is located at 33 SE Third Avenue just off Atlantic Avenue and will host their soft opening the weekend of May 9-10 with a full opening the following weekend. Taking its name from the phrase that closed every episode of the popular 1970s show "The Waltons," the club and restaurant is the creation of Forward Hospitality Group's founder, CEO and lead designer Michael Schwartz. Tap here for the full story Diamond Walker is a journalist at The Palm Beach Post, part of the USA TODAY Florida Network. You can reach her at dkwalker@ Help support our journalism. Subscribe today This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Palm Beach County news: Gator season, wildlife laws; Florida seaweed
Daily Mail
03-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
‘I can't even stand unassisted, let alone walk, but I'm looking forward to my new life': JULIE BURCHILL has a few weeks of hospital rehab left
There's about a month to go (and about two months gone) of my projected stay in rehabilitation after life-saving surgery left me without the ability to walk. I am a puppet with severed strings; in the gym my spirit animal appears to be Orville the Duck. 'I can't!' I bleat to the physio. 'You can!' she urges me, too young to remember him. I'm looking forward to going home more than words can say. I long to be alone in my bedroom again, even if I do have to be decanted in and out of bed. There's a reason I turned down Celebrity Big Brother twice, and that came with a six-figure reward: I'm awful at living with people. Once so easy-going, I've become a tutter; I use my first breath of the morning to tut, and my last. To be fair, there's a lot to tut about. The nursing staff will turn their hands to anything; other employees, not so much. A man comes in to flush the taps and when asked if he can open a window, he says he can't but he'll find someone who can. A woman with a clipboard can't ring my emergency call-bell but she'll ask someone who will. The broken window by my bed is 'mended' with strips of Sellotape when I arrive here in midwinter – it's 'bracing'. As I cannot stand or walk, I need to be hoisted in a kind of big sling; there's only one that can be used in the bath, serving a ward of more than 20 people, and it has to be washed between uses. It does make you wonder where all the money spent on the NHS is going. Inevitably, there is camaraderie in the ward. In the morning and evening we call salutations by name to each other, like in The Waltons. Occasionally, the riffing of certain ward-mates on mobile phones on the subjects of illness and death makes me, a natural Pollyanna, somewhat exasperated. They list ailments they've had, as well as the ones friends and relations have had, then it's on to people they know who have expired from aforementioned ailments. And when they've exhausted the roster of people not in the pink, sick pets get a mention! These nuggets of nihilism are interspersed with feel-good clichés about how we are Strong Women and We Will Recover. I crave conversation about something other than sickness interspersed with fatuous positivity statements that Etsy would ban for being too saccharine. I find myself a sourpuss more and more these days; I, who used to be called Tigger by my friends. I haven't been without a catheter since the surgery and – though I felt a certain affection towards the little bag at first – after three months, taking a paperback-sized sample of my own urine around with me makes me feel like a ventriloquist with a particularly surly puppet. I no longer mess myself, but wear a nappy (great excitement when I graduated to pull-ups) and use a commode twice a day. Growing up, I was a shy girl; when my mother tasked me with buying toilet rolls I'd get boxes of tissues instead. Now that more people have seen my anus than Edmund White's, those days are gone; in my hoist I dangle happily waiting to be wiped, like a piñata full of excrement rather than gifts. I am praised by the cheerful young nurses for my promptness and productivity. 'Make me proud!' one of them instructs as she leaves me in my cubicle. Once, on a very rare occasion, I become tetchy when there is a mishap: 'I have urine on my hand!' I exclaim, like Lady Bracknell. My outrage, when for weeks the nurses have been performing the most intimate assistance for me, is ludicrous, and we all start laughing. My husband Daniel praises me for being so stoic, but I only let him visit for an hour max, so he doesn't know the half of it. I don't know of any Stoic who'd sit on a commode swearing like a Steven Berkoff character because they'd been made to wait till last for their bath. Our relationship is unusual. I know it works for many people, but I don't want to ask him to be my official carer. Though he's a lot younger than me, I've always been the tough one, health-wise, and a complete role reversal would be too much for me to handle. Because of this, I become over-brusque. When invited to ask him to the initial Patient Planning Meeting, I answered crisply, 'No, thank you – he needs to mind his own business.' At the next one, I'm very pleased he's with me. Right from the start, when we got together illicitly, the partners-in-crime motif has been strong with us, from our toothsome youth to our toothless old age. I don't want the playful element – for me, the essential ingredient to a successful intimate relationship – to be swamped by the considerable burden of being my chief carer. Just like we always met at restaurants rather than wasted time cooking – I'd rather make more money and pay for it. Nevertheless, we've become much closer. 'I see more of you now than I did when you lived ten minutes away,' he points out in hospital one day, only half-joking. It's true I like my own space, but when he leaves I cling to him and whisper, 'Please let me come home now. I'm promise I'll never be bad again.' It's done in the character of one of the menagerie of creatures who people our private language, but we both know I partly mean it as Julie. There are bad times to follow. An MRI shows that there's still some poison in there after my operation. I alternately convulse and freeze like a statue, the process waking me from my sleep. It's scary. I dream about my mum: 'Do you like my scar?' I ask her, displaying the line that goes from the nape of my neck to the top of my bum. 'No, I liked you the way you were before,' she answers. (My late mother was the sweetest of women and wouldn't have dreamt of saying this.) I awake crying and remark loudly that I'd rather be dead than live this way. They send a counsellor to talk to me. When he asks, 'Do you ever feel that your thoughts are being broadcast?' I reply chirpily, 'Only for payment!' and tell him my professional name, which, being around my age, he recognises. I answer his questions frankly for an hour and at the end I say sweetly, 'If you need more, I can be heard talking about my deepest feelings on Desert Island Discs from 2013, available on BBC Sounds.' I've appreciated my time here – principally because of the nursing staff. It's easy to fall into the 'angels' cliché but there is something superhuman about the ability of the best ones to tirelessly deal with the more harrowing and/or malodorous aspects of human life, which most of us couldn't handle for a morning, let alone every day, and so light-heartedly. They are a wonderful antidote to the common belief that human beings – especially young women – are easily traumatised or 'broken'. Only a couple out of the team of dozens act as though they find their work a bore or a chore. I ask a friend who is also unable to walk how she reconciles her situation with her former life, when we both relished them so much while other un-handicapped people moan ceaselessly and don't seem to enjoy what they have. She says, 'I know what you mean. But if you think about it, they will be miserable all their lives, despite being able-bodied, whereas we can be happy despite our bad luck.' It's a lovely bit of wisdom, backed up by that baseline happiness survey some time back, which claimed that miseries who win the lottery soon go back to being miseries while cheery types who lose their legs go back to being cheery. I can't even stand unassisted, let alone walk; I'm nevertheless looking forward to my new life with curiosity as well as trepidation. It won't be the lovely carefree one I had before but I'm going to give it everything I've got. And I'm going to learn to love it, too.
Winnipeg Free Press
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 4-10
Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 4-10: May 4: Jazz bassist Ron Carter is 88. Singer Peggy Santiglia of The Angels is 81. Actor Richard Jenkins ('The Shape of Water') is 78. Country singer Stella Parton is 76. Actor-turned-minister Hilly Hicks ('Roots') is 75. Singer Jackie Jackson of The Jacksons is 74. Singer-actor Pia Zadora is 73. Singer Oleta Adams is 72. Country singer Randy Travis is 66. Actor Mary McDonough ('The Waltons') is 64. Comedian Ana Gasteyer ('Saturday Night Live') is 58. Actor Will Arnett ('Arrested Development,' ″Blades of Glory') is 55. Bassist Mike Dirnt of Green Day is 53. Contemporary Christian singer Chris Tomlin is 53. TV personality Kimora Lee Simmons is 50. Sports reporter and TV personality Erin Andrews is 47. Singer Lance Bass ('N Sync) is 46. Actor Ruth Negga ('Loving') is 44. Rapper Jidenna is 40. Actor Alexander Gould ('Weeds,' 'Finding Nemo') is 31. Country singer RaeLynn is 31. Actor Amara Miller ('The Descendants') is 25. Actor Brooklynn Prince ('Cocaine Bear,' 'The Florida Project') is 15. May 5: Actor Michael Murphy is 87. Actor Lance Henriksen ('Millennium,' ″Aliens') is 85. Comedian-actor Michael Palin (Monty Python) is 82. Actor John Rhys-Davies ('Lord of the Rings,' ″Raiders of the Lost Ark') is 81. Former MTV News correspondent Kurt Loder is 80. Drummer Bill Ward of Black Sabbath is 77. Actor Melinda Culea ('The A Team,' ″Knots Landing') is 70. Actor Lisa Eilbacher ('An Officer and a Gentleman,' ″Beverly Hills Cop') is 68. Actor Richard E. Grant ('Gosford Park') is 68. Singer Ian McCulloch of Echo and the Bunnymen is 66. Newsman Brian Williams is 66. TV personality Kyan Douglas ('Rachael Ray,' 'Queer Eye for the Straight Guy') is 55. Actor Tina Yothers ('Family Ties') is 52. Singer Raheem DeVaughn is 50. Actor Santiago Cabrera ('Heroes') is 47. Actor Vincent Kartheiser ('Mad Men') is 46. Singer Craig David is 44. Actor Danielle Fishel ('Boy Meets World') is 44. Actor Henry Cavill ('Man of Steel,' ″The Tudors') is 42. Bassist Josh Smith of Halestorm is 42. Singer Adele is 37. Singer Chris Brown is 36. May 6: Singer Jimmie Dale Gilmore is 80. Singer Bob Seger is 80. Singer and comedian Lulu Roman ('Hee Haw') is 79. Actor Alan Dale ('Lost,' ″Ugly Betty') is 78. Actor Richard Cox ('Alpha House,' ″American Tragedy') is 77. Host Tom Bergeron ('Dancing with the Stars,' new 'Hollywood Squares') is 70. Actor Roma Downey ('Touched by an Angel') is 65. Singer John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants is 65. Actor Julianne Phillips is 65. Actor George Clooney is 64. Child actor turned rodeo star Clay O'Brien ('The Apple Dumpling Gang') is 64. Singer-bassist Tony Scalzo of Fastball is 61. Actor Leslie Hope ('24') is 60. Actor Geneva Carr ('Bull') is 59. Guitarist Mark Bryan of Hootie and the Blowfish is 58. Guitarist Chris Shiflett of Foo Fighters is 54. Actor Stacey Oristano ('Bunheads,' ″Friday Night Lights') is 46. Actor Adrianne Palicki ('Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.') is 42. Actor Gabourey Sidibe ('Precious') is 42. Comedian Sasheer Zamata ('Saturday Night Live') is 39. Rapper Meek Mill is 38. Actor Naomi Scott (2019's 'Aladdin') is 32. Actor Noah Galvin ('The Good Doctor') is 31. May 7: Singer Thelma Houston is 82. Actor Robin Strasser ('One Life to Live,' 'Passions') is 80. Singer-songwriter Bill Danoff (Starland Vocal Band) is 79. Drummer Bill Kreutzmann of the Grateful Dead is 79. Drummer Prairie Prince (The Tubes) is 75. Director Amy Heckerling ('Clueless,' 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High') is 73. Actor Michael E. Knight ('All My Children') is 66. Guitarist Phil Campbell of Motorhead is 64. Actor Traci Lords is 57. Actor Morocco Omari ('Empire') is 55. Singer Eagle-Eye Cherry is 54. Actor Breckin Meyer ('Herbie: Fully Loaded,' 'Road Trip') is 51. Drummer Matt Helders of Arctic Monkeys is 39. Comedian Aidy Bryant ('Saturday Night Live') is 38. Actor Alexander Ludwig ('Vikings,' 'The Hunger Games') is 33. Actor Dylan Gelula ('Jennifer Falls,' 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt') is 31. May 8: Singer Toni Tennille is 85. Country singer Jack Blanchard is 83. Jazz pianist Keith Jarrett is 80. Drummer Chris Frantz of Talking Heads and of Tom Tom Club is 74. Singer Philip Bailey (solo and with Earth, Wind and Fire) is 74. Country musician Billy Burnette is 72. Drummer Alex Van Halen of Van Halen is 72. Actor David Keith is 71. Actor Raoul Max Trujillo ('Mayans M.C.') is 70. 'The NFL Today' commentator and former NFL coach Bill Cowher is 68. Actor Melissa Gilbert is 61. Drummer Dave Rowntree of Blur is 61. Drummer Del Gray of Little Texas is 57. Singer Darren Hayes (Savage Garden) is 53. Singer Enrique Iglesias is 50. Singer Joe Bonamassa is 48. Actor Matt Davis ('The Vampire Diaries') is 47. Actor Domhnall Gleeson ('Peter Rabbit,' ″Unbroken') is 42. Drummer Patrick Meese of Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats is 42. Actor Julia Whelan ('Once and Again') is 41. During Elections Get campaign news, insight, analysis and commentary delivered to your inbox during Canada's 2025 election. May 9: Producer-director James L. Brooks is 88. Guitarist Sonny Curtis of Buddy Holly and The Crickets is 88. Singer Tommy Roe is 83. Singer-guitarist Richie Furay (Buffalo Springfield, Poco) is 81. Actor Candice Bergen is 79. Singer Clint Holmes is 79. Actor Anthony Higgins ('Raiders of the Lost Ark') is 78. Musician Billy Joel is 76. Bassist Tom Petersson of Cheap Trick is 75. Actor Alley Mills ('The Bold and the Beautiful,' 'The Wonder Years') is 74. Actor Amy Hill ('Magnum P.I.') is 72. Actor Wendy Crewson ('Revenge') is 69. Actor John Corbett ('My Big Fat Greek Wedding,' ″Northern Exposure') is 64. Singer David Gahan of Depeche Mode is 63. Actor Sonja Sohn ('Body of Proof,' ″The Wire') is 61. Rapper Ghostface Killah of Wu-Tang Clan is 55. Guitarist Mike Myerson of Heartland is 54. Actor Chris Diamantopoulos ('Episodes,' ″24″) is 50. Singer Tamia is 50. Trombonist Dan Regan of Reel Big Fish is 48. Singer Pierre Bouvier of Simple Plan is 46. Actor Rosario Dawson is 46. Musician Andrew W.K. is 46. Actor Rachel Boston ('Witches of East End,' ″In Plain Sight,' ″American Dreams') is 43. TV personality Audrina Patridge ('The Hills') is 40. Actor Grace Gummer ('American Horror Story,' ″The Newsroom') is 39. May 10: Actor David Clennon ('thirtysomething') is 82. Singer Donovan is 79. Singer Graham Gouldman of 10cc is 79. Singer Dave Mason is 79. Sports anchor Chris Berman is 70. Actor Bruce Penhall ('CHiPs') is 68. Actor Victoria Rowell ('The Young and the Restless') is 66. Singer Bono of U2 is 65. Drummer Danny Carey of Tool is 64. Actor Darryl M. Bell ('A Different World') is 62. Model Linda Evangelista is 60. Rapper Young MC is 58. Actor Erik Palladino ('ER') is 57. Singer Richard Patrick of Filter is 57. Actor Lenny Venito ('Kevin Can Wait') is 56. Actor Dallas Roberts ('Dallas Buyers Club,' ″The Good Wife') is 55. Actor Leslie Stefanson ('The Hunted,' ″The General's Daughter') is 54. Actor Todd Lowe ('True Blood,' ″Gilmore Girls') is 53. Actor Andrea Anders ('Joey') is 50. Bassist Jesse Vest of Tantric and of Days of the New is 48. Actor Kenan Thompson ('Saturday Night Live,' ″Kenan and Kel') is 47. Singer Jason Dalyrimple of Soul For Real is 45. Drummer Joey Zehr of The Click Five is 42. Actor Lindsey Shaw ('Pretty Little Liars') is 36. Actor Lauren Potter ('Glee') is 35.
