Kami Cotler (born June 17, 1965) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as young Elizabeth Walton, which she played in the series The Waltons, and the television film The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971) which inspired it, as well as a number of later Waltons reunion productions.

Early life and career

Born in Long Beach, California on June 17, 1965, Cotler reduced her acting roles while she attended the University of California, Berkeley, earning a degree in Social Sciences.

During the 1990s, Cotler spent five years teaching in Nelson County, Virginia, the county where The Waltons creator Earl Hamner Jr. was born and raised. Cotler returned to California in 2001 and took a position teaching 9th grade at Environmental Charter High School. In 2004, Cotler accepted the job as co-director of the Ocean Charter School, a position held until 2007 when she started her own educational consulting business. She served as the founding Principal of Environmental Charter Middle School, an educational facility in southern Los Angeles County, California.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1971The Homecoming: A Christmas StoryElizabeth WaltonTV film which inspired The Waltons
1972The HeistWendy CraddockTV movie
1972Me and the ChimpKitty Reynolds13 episodes
1972–1981The WaltonsElizabeth Walton212 episodes
1979Family FeudHerselfEpisode: "Dukes of Hazzard vs. The Waltons "
1980The Waltons: A Decade of the WaltonsElizabeth Walton / HerselfTV movie
1982A Wedding on Walton's MountainElizabeth WaltonTV movie
1982Mother's Day on Walton's MountainElizabeth WaltonTV movie
1982A Day for Thanks on Walton's MountainElizabeth WaltonTV movie
1993A Walton Thanksgiving ReunionElizabeth WaltonTV movie
1995A Walton WeddingElizabeth WaltonTV movie
1997A Walton EasterElizabeth WaltonTV movie
2010A Walton's Family ReunionHerselfDocumentary special

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