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

Actress Melanie Watson, who played Kathy on Diff’rent Strokes, has died at 57. She lived with osteogenesis imperfecta, a rare ...

Melanie Watson, known for her role on "Diff’rent Strokes" in the 80s, has died at 57. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Melanie ...

Melanie Watson Bernhardt-- an actress known for her role on the hit TV show "Diff'rent Strokes" -- has died ... TMZ has learned. Robert Watson-- Melanie's brother -- tells us ... Melanie passed away ...

Watson, who played Kathy Gordon in four episodes of the 1980s sitcom, had osteogenesis imperfecta — also known as brittle bone disease — from the time she was born and used a wheelchair. The actor ...