Overview
- Her brother, Robert Watson, told TMZ she died on Dec. 26 in Colorado Springs after a hospital stay for bleeding issues.
- Outlets report her condition deteriorated rapidly in the hospital, and no official medical cause beyond the family’s account has been released.
- Watson was best known for playing Kathy Gordon in four episodes of the 1980s sitcom Diff’rent Strokes.
- She retired from acting after the series ended and later was married to Roger Bernhardt from 1994 to 1996.
- Several reports, citing IMDb, note her involvement with Train Rite, a service-dog training effort, as fans and colleagues share tributes online.