According to Kiernan Shipka, who played big sister Sally, there were no fewer than eight Bobbys in the series' seven seasons — only four of whom, however, were credited. Those four major Bobbys were ...

Growing up in the spotlight is notoriously difficult, and few child stars embodied this sad truth quite like Dana Plato. The ...

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Behind the scenes, Plato had become pregnant and the producers decided to write her off the show. At the time, network ...

Actress Melanie Watson Bernhardt has died. Bernhardt, who was best known for playing the character Kathy Gordon on”Diff’rent Strokes,” died Friday in Colorado Springs, her brother told TMZ. The ...

Melanie Watson Bernhardt, the actress known as Kathy Gordon on "Diff'rent Strokes," has died. She was 57. Watson Bernhardt's brother, Rob Watson, confirmed the actress died Friday, Dec. 26, in ...

Diff’rent Strokes actor Todd Bridges and his wife Bettijo B. Hirschi are separating after three years of marriage.

Actress Melanie Watson, who made a mark as Kathy Gordon in the 1970s-’80s sitcom “Diff’rent Strokes,” has died. She was 57. Watson was born with osteogenesis imperfecta, or brittle bone disease, a ...

Melanie Watson as Kathy Gordon on 'Diff'rent Strokes' NBC Melanie Watson, who was known for her guest role on Diff’rent Strokes, has died. She was 57. The actress died on Friday in Colorado Springs ...

Her four episodes on the sitcom marked a rarity: a disabled actress onscreen. By Sopan Deb Melanie Watson Bernhardt, the trailblazing actress who played Kathy Gordon for four episodes on the 1980s ...

Melanie Watson, who was best known for playing Kathy Gordon opposite Gary Coleman’s Arnold Jackson on “Diff’rent Strokes,” has died. She was 57. Her brother, Robert Watson, confirmed to TMZ that ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Melanie Watson, the actress who played Kathy Gordon in the sitcom "Diff’rent Strokes," has died. She was 57. Her brother Robert said she was hospitalized before her death, ...