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 ...

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 ...

“I can’t even speak about the real horrors of my situation, because I could be put in the hospital,” said Claire Brosseau Claire Brosseau has spent 34 years living with a number of mental illnesses ...

PARIS—Brigitte Bardot, the French actress whose sultry performances seduced viewers and who became an emblem of women’s sexual liberation in the 1950s and ’60s, has died. She was 91 years old. The ...

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 ...

Oscars Best Actress Commentary (Updated Jan. 20, 2026): Best actress is chaos, and what worries me is that many don’t expect it to be. Jessie Buckley (“Hamnet”) is safest of the group. Emma Stone is ...

An icon of the screen has passed. Brigitte Bardot—a French actress and singer who became a symbol of the 20th century’s sexual revolution—has died. She was 91. "The Brigitte Bardot Foundation ...

Actress Melanie Watson, who made a mark as Kathy Gordon in the 1970s-’80s sitcom “Diff’rent Strokes,” has died. She was 57. Melanie Watson playing Kathy Gordon on Diff’rent Strokes. (Getty Images) ...

Brigitte Bardot on the set of "Le Mepris" ("Contempt") (Marceau-Cocinor/Les Films Concordia/ Georges de Beauregard/ Carlo Ponti/ Collection Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images) Brigitte Bardot, ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marc Berman is a New York-based reporter who covers media. Melanie Watson, who played Kathy Gordon in four episodes of the Gary ...