Michael Learned’s latest TV role is a far cry from Olivia Walton. Learned, who rose to fame playing the Walton family matriarch on the CBS show The Waltons, recently portrayed Jeffrey Dahmer’s grandmother Catherine Dahmer in Netflix’s hit series Dahmer. But despite her decades of experience in Hollywood, she wasn’t handed the role on a silver platter.
Michael Learned had to audition for her role in Netflix’s ‘Dahmer’ Michael Learned | Paul Archuleta/Getty Images
Learned, 83, might have won multiple Emmys (three for The Waltons and one for the early ‘80s TV series Nurse). However, she isn’t above putting herself out there for a role.
“I had to audition,” Learned said during a conversation with The Weekly Show With David J. Maloney (via YouTube). “And to be honest, I don’t audition well,” she added. (She’s previously revealed that she was hungover when she...
Michael Learned had to audition for her role in Netflix’s ‘Dahmer’ Michael Learned | Paul Archuleta/Getty Images
Learned, 83, might have won multiple Emmys (three for The Waltons and one for the early ‘80s TV series Nurse). However, she isn’t above putting herself out there for a role.
“I had to audition,” Learned said during a conversation with The Weekly Show With David J. Maloney (via YouTube). “And to be honest, I don’t audition well,” she added. (She’s previously revealed that she was hungover when she...
- 2/19/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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