Watson was best known for playing the role of Kathy Gordon on Diff'rent Strokes, the classic Norman Lear sitcom which starred Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, two orphaned ...

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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 ...

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, ...

Melanie Watson Bernhardt, an actress who is best known for playing Kathy Gordon on Diff’rent Strokes, has died at the age of 57. Melanie’s brother, Robert Watson, told TMZ that his sister had been ...

The actress played Kathy Gordon on the iconic TV show. Reporter Sitcom actress Melanie Watson Bernhardt has died at the age of 57. According to her brother, Watson died on Friday in Colorado Springs.

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 ...