Though she shot to fame in one of the most popular ABC sitcoms of all time, one actress ended up penniless and addicted to ...

Melanie Watson has died. Her role on "Diff'rent Strokes" marked one of the first times a disabled actor played a disabled ...

Actress Melanie Watson, who made a mark as Kathy Gordon in the 1970s-’80s sitcom “Diff’rent Strokes,” has died at age 57.

Diff'rent Strokes actor Melanie Watson died on Dec. 26 following a lengthy hospitalization. She was 57. Her brother, Robert ...

Bernhardt had a frequent guest-starring role on “Diff’rent Strokes,” in which she played a wheelchair-using friend of lead ...

Melanie Watson, who was best known for playing Kathy Gordon opposite Gary Coleman's Arnold Jackson on "Diff'rent Strokes," ...

Todd Bridges, the last surviving main cast member of Diff’rent Strokes, has paid tribute to co-star Melanie Watson, who died ...

Actress Melanie Watson Bernhardt, known for her role as Kathy Gordon on "Diff'rent Strokes," has passed away at 57. She died ...

Melanie Watson Bernhardt -- an actress known for her role on the hit TV show "Diff'rent Strokes" -- has died ... TMZ has ...

The late ‘Diff’rent Strokes’ cast member died at the age of 57 in December 2025. Learn everything to know about her, ...

Actress and politician Melanie Watson has died. She was 57. Watson was born with osteogenesis imperfecta—a condition which ...

Melanie Watson Bernhardt, the trailblazing actress who became one of the first disabled performers on screen, died Friday in Colorado. She was 57.