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Judy Norton
Norton as Mary Ellen Walton, 1977.
Born	Judy Norton (1958-01-29) January 29, 1958 (age 66) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Other names	Judy Norton-Graves, Judy Taylor
Occupations	Actress theatre director
Years active	1967–present
Spouses	Douglas Taylor ​ ​(m. 1976; div. 1978)​ Lynn Hughes ​ ​(m. 1980, divorced)​ Randy Apostle ​ ​(m. 1991; div. 2001)​ Robert Graves ​(m. 2002)​
Children	2
Website	judynorton.com

Judy Norton (born January 29, 1958) is an American actress and theater director who is best known for her role as Mary Ellen Walton on The Waltons television series and subsequent Waltons TV movies.

Personal life

She was born in Santa Monica, California, to parents Harry and Constance (née Glazebrook) Norton. She began practicing Scientology at age 13, and became a minister in the Church. She married Douglas Taylor in 1976 at the age of 18; the marriage ended in divorce in 1978. She then married former football player Lynn Hughes whom she later divorced.

Norton posed nude for a 1985 issue of Playboy in a bid to shed her "goody-goody Waltons image". She has one son, Devin.

Norton is married to Robert Graves. Norton has been writing, directing and starring in movies and theater. She also is a singer. An avid athlete, Norton has participated in competitive horse jumping and skydiving, in addition to skiing and tennis. Norton frequently showcased her athletic skills on Battle of the Network Stars in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Her CD Reflections was released in August 2016.

Filmography

Television

Music

References

1. "Today in History: JAN 29, Prohibition launches". The Times-Tribune. January 29, 2023. ProQuest 2770475825. Today's birthdays: Actor Katharine Ross is 83. Actor Tom Selleck is 78. Actor Marc Singer is 75. Rock musician Louie Perez (Los Lobos) is 70. Talk show host Oprah Winfrey is 69. Country singer Irlene Mandrell is 67. Actor Judy Norton (TV: "The Waltons") is 65.. See also:
   • "Today in History: ". Daily Breeze. January 29, 2003. p. B5. ProQuest 338525724. Today's birthdays: Actress Katharine Ross is 63. Actor Tom Selleck is 58. Actor Marc Singer is 55. Rock musician Louie Perez (Los Lobos) is 50. Talk-show host Oprah Winfrey is 49. Country singer Irlene Mandrell is 46. Actress Judy Norton Taylor ("The Waltons") is 45..
2. O'Donnell, Monica M. (1986). Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. Volume 3 : A Biographical Guide Featuring Performers, Directors, Writers, Producers, Designers, Managers, Choreographers, Technicians, Composers, Executives, Dancers, and Critics in the United States and Great Britain. Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research. p. 286. ISBN 0-8103-2066-5.
3. Garfield, Kim (October 31, 1976). "Judy Norton Got Married Twice In One Year, Once As Herself And Once As Mary Ellen Walton". The Ledger. Lakeland, Fla. p. 37.
4. "Happily ever after?; Gay grandpa, alcohol abuse and a Playboy centrefold ... it would never have happened on Walton's mountain. But the perfect family acted out these dramas in real life ..." Scottish Daily Record. Glasgow. October 30, 1999. Retrieved March 11, 2020 – via The Free Library. She has been divorced twice, but is now married with a child.
5. Venezia, Todd (July 24, 2002). "Walton Family's Tragic Secret Lives: Playboy Pix, Booze, Disease And Bad Marriages Ravage TV Icons". New York Post. After "The Waltons," Norton became most famous for her decision to pose nude in a 1985 Playboy magazine spread ... Norton, who now teaches acting and singing while raising her 5-year-old son Devin, keeps a sense of humor about the shots.
6. Closer Weekly
7. Chambers, Casey (December 4, 2019). "Interview -- Judy Norton (Actress, Writer, Director)". The College Crowd Digs Me.

External links

• Judy Norton at IMDb 
• Official website

• 1958 births
• Living people
• American Scientologists
• American television actresses
• 21st-century American women