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 ...
After wrapping in 1986, the cast of "Diff'rent Strokes" went their separate ways, some securing successful jobs, and others ...
Melanie Watson, an actress who appeared in four episodes of “Diff’rent Strokes” during the 1980s and was a disability advocate, died Dec. 26. She was 57. Watson, who played Kathy Gordon in four ...
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 ...
Melanie Watson Bernhardt, the trailblazing actress who played Kathy Gordon for four episodes on the 1980s sitcom “Diff’rent Strokes” and became one of the first disabled performers on screen, died ...