Eileen McDonough (May 20, 1962 – March 13, 2012) was an American former
child actress
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, best known for appearing on various television series including ''
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
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'', ''
Gunsmoke
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'', ''
The Waltons
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'', and ''
Apple's Way
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Premise
The Apples of Los Angeles—architect George, his wife Barbara, their ...
''.
She was born in
Philadelphia
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,
Pennsylvania
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, to parents Joe and Loretta McDonough.
She died on March 13, 2012, in
Van Nuys, California
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, aged 49.
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1962 births
2012 deaths
Actresses from Philadelphia
American child actresses
American television actresses
21st-century American women