Judy Norton Taylor

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.

Judy Norton
Norton as Mary Ellen Walton, 1977.
Born
Judy Norton

(1958-01-29) January 29, 1958
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Other namesJudy Norton-Graves, Judy Taylor
OccupationActress
Years active1967–present
Spouse(s)
  • Douglas Taylor
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    (m. 1976; div. 1978)​
  • Lynn Hughes
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    (m. after 1980, divorced)​
  • Randy Apostle
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    (m. 1991; div. 2001)​
  • Robert Graves
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    (m. 2002)​
Children2
Websitejudynorton.com

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.[1] 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.[2]

Still being viewed as a child actress in her early 20s, Norton posed nude for the August 1985 issue of Playboy in a bid to shed her wholesome "family" image. In 1991, Norton married Randy Apostle. They had one son, Devin, before divorcing in 2001.[3]

Norton is married to Robert Graves.[4] 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. Her CD Reflections was released in August 2016.[5]

Filmography
  • Hotel (1967)
  • Valentine (1979)
  • A Twist of Faith (1999)
  • Off Season (2001)
  • Hansel and Gretel: Warriors of Witchcraft (2013)
  • Blood Is Thicker (2013)
  • Broken: A Musical (2015)
  • The Sparrows: Nesting (2016)
  • Finding Harmony (2017)

Television

References
  1. 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.
  2. "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.
  3. 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.
  4. Closer Weekly
  5. Chambers, Casey (December 4, 2019). "Interview -- Judy Norton (Actress, Writer, Director)". The College Crowd Digs Me.


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