Mary McDonough spent her formative years portraying Erin Walton on the popular CBS series The Waltons. After the show ended in 1981, the one-time child actor wanted to transition into more adult roles. But she soon discovered that she wasn’t exactly what casting directors were looking for. In an effort to boost her career, she decided to get breast implants. It was a decision she later came to regret.
Mary McDonough struggled to find work after ‘The Waltons’ was canceled [L-r] Mary McDonough in 1984; McDonough and Will Geer on ‘The Waltons’ | Getty Images; CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images
McDonough had spent years as a major character on a popular TV show. But that didn’t count for much when she tried to land new roles after The Waltons ended.
“I was typecast as the ‘all-American girl,’” she recalled in her 2011 memoir Lessons From the Mountain. The actor, who had long struggled with her body image,...
Mary McDonough struggled to find work after ‘The Waltons’ was canceled [L-r] Mary McDonough in 1984; McDonough and Will Geer on ‘The Waltons’ | Getty Images; CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images
McDonough had spent years as a major character on a popular TV show. But that didn’t count for much when she tried to land new roles after The Waltons ended.
“I was typecast as the ‘all-American girl,’” she recalled in her 2011 memoir Lessons From the Mountain. The actor, who had long struggled with her body image,...
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