‘The Waltons’ Star Mary McDonough Remembers Which Costar Was ‘My Favorite Person to Kiss’

Mary Beth McDonough hasn’t changed a bit since she costarred as Erin Walton for nine seasons on The Waltons from 1972-1981. OK, maybe a little – she now goes by Mary McDonough, but she’s even more beautiful today.

Mary took the stage for a crowded panel at the MidSouth Nostalgia Festival in Olive Branch, Mississippi, earlier this month,  sharing memories from The Waltons and candidly dishing about herself. “I had ADHD as a kid,” she said. “I never stopped moving. My desperate parents put me in dance class. I never thought about acting.