‘Diff’rent Strokes’: Melanie Watson Dies at 57 After Health Battle

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Diff’rent Strokes actress Melanie Watson is dead at 57 after a health battle.

On Friday, December 26, Watson died in Colorado Springs, Colorado, after being hospitalized for bleeding, her brother, Robert, told TMZ.

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