Judy Norton Taylor

Judy Norton-Taylor
Norton-Taylor as Mary Ellen Walton, 1977.
Born	Judy Norton (1958-01-29) January 29, 1958 Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Other names	Judy Norton-Graves, Judy Taylor
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1967-present
Spouse(s)	Robert Graves (2002-present) Randy Apostle (1991-2001) (divorced) (1 child)
Children	1
Website	Official website

Judy Norton-Taylor (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 also married Douglas Taylor, before 1991. Norton-Taylor married Randy Apostle in 1991, and they had one child, son Devin, before divorcing.^[1]

In an effort to shake her "family" image, Norton Taylor posed nude for Playboy in 1985.^[2] Today, she is married to Robert Graves, and commutes between the U.S. and Canada. In the U.S., she does stage and TV. While in Canada, her husband and she ran a chain of dinner theaters. Norton Taylor is a Scientologist.^[3] Norton has been writing,directing, and starring in the Canadian show Bluff.

Filmography

• Hotel (1967)
• Valentine (1979)
• The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971)
• Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary (1980)
• Battle of the Network Stars (1981)
• A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain (1982)
• Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain (1982)
• A Wedding on Walton's Mountain (1982)
• A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion (1993)
• A Walton Wedding (1995)
• A Walton Easter (1997)
• Off Season (2001)
• Hansel and Gretel

Television

• Felony Squad (1968)
• The Waltons (1972–1981)
• Family Feud (1979)
• Battle of the Network Stars (1979)
• Battle of the Network Stars (1980)
• The Love Boat (1982)
• Circus of the Stars (1983)
• Circus of the Stars (1984)
• Super Password (1984)
• The Cross-Wits (1987)
• Millennium (1997)
• The Lost Daughter (1997)
• The Inspectors (1998)
• The Inspectors (1998)
• Stargate SG-1 (1998)
• A Twist of Faith (1999)
• Beggars and Choosers (1999–2000)
• Ed (2000)
• Hollywood Off Ramp (2000)

References

External links

• Judy Norton Taylor at the Internet Movie Database
• Official Site for Judy Norton, actress, singer, director, writer