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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

It's been nearly 40 years since the series ended, but people are still talkin' 'bout Diff'rent Strokes. Many of the series' main stars went on to have continued success in film and television after ...

Diff’rent Strokes actress Melanie Watson has passed away, closing a chapter for many of us who grew up in front of early ’80s television. A native of Dana Point, California, Watson was born with ...

Melanie Watson Bernhardt, the actress who portrayed Kathy Gordon on the classic sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, has passed away at the age of 57 in Colorado Springs. Her brother, Robert Watson, confirmed ...