'Diff'rent Strokes' Actor Dead at 57

Diff'rent Strokes actor Melanie Watson died on Dec. 26 following a lengthy hospitalization. She was 57. Her brother, Robert Watson, confirmed the tragic news to TMZ.

Diff'rent Strokes Star Melanie Watson Dead at 57

Watson was best known for playing the role of Kathy Gordon on Diff'rent Strokes, the classic Norman Lear sitcom which starred Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, two orphaned youngsters sent to live with wealthy Phillip Drummond (Conrad Bain). Watson...