Career

Most of Walton-Walker's film and television roles have been small, often playing an unnamed character such as a bookkeeper, receptionist, or nurse. However, she had a featured role on A Different World in the 1990 episode "Pride and Prejudice" as Amy, a retail sales clerk dismissive of a black customer, who then makes excessive purchases in a failed effort to counteract the prejudice, later returning the purchases on principle. She also appeared in an acclaimed 1987 episode of Designing Women

Designing Women

Designing Women is an American television sitcom that centered on the working and personal lives of four Southern women and one man in an interior design firm in Atlanta, Georgia. It aired on the CBS television network from September 29, 1986 until May 24, 1993. The show was created by head writer...

called "Killing All the Right People," one of the first series-television episodes to deal with prejudice toward people with AIDS

AIDS

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...

. Other television appearances include the science-fiction program Quantum Leap, detective series such as Banacek

Banacek

Banacek is a short-lived, light-hearted detective TV series starring George Peppard on NBC from 1972 to 1974. It alternated in its timeslot with several other shows but was the only one to last beyond its first season...

, and recurring roles on the soap operas Dynasty

Dynasty (TV series)

Dynasty is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 12, 1981 to May 11, 1989. It was created by Richard & Esther Shapiro and produced by Aaron Spelling, and revolved around the Carringtons, a wealthy oil family living in Denver, Colorado...

and General Hospital

General Hospital

General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....

. She also has worked as a voice actor, doing voices for various characters on the children's program The Smurfs.

Her films include the horror films What's the Matter with Helen?

What's the Matter with Helen?

What's the Matter With Helen? is a 1971 thriller film starring Debbie Reynolds and Shelley Winters.-Plot:The movie starts with a Hearst Metrotone newsreel from the 1930s that tells of the Iowa murder of Ellie Banner by Leonard Hill and Wesley Bruckner...

(1971) and Pumpkinhead

Pumpkinhead (film)

Pumpkinhead is a 1988 supernatural horror film. It was the directorial debut of noted special effects artist Stan Winston. While Pumpkinhead received mixed reviews, the film has built up a cult following in the years since its release.-Plot:...

(1988), the 1982 comedy Best Friends, the teen drama For Keeps (1988), and the Christian drama The Second Chance

The Second Chance

The Second Chance is a 2006 drama film, directed by veteran musician Steve Taylor. The film won Best Feature Film at the Christian WYSIWYG Film Festival....

in 2006. In 2007, she is slated to have a featured role in the film The American Standards.

Personal life

She was born Peggy Jean Walton in Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...

. Walton-Walker attended Vigor High School in Prichard, Alabama, where she graduated in 1961. She went on to earn a Bachelor of Music

Bachelor of Music

Bachelor of Music is an academic degree awarded by a college, university, or conservatory upon completion of program of study in music. In the United States, it is a professional degree; the majority of work consists of prescribed music courses and study in applied music, usually requiring a...

 degree from Birmingham-Southern College

Birmingham-Southern College

Birmingham–Southern College is a 4-year, private liberal arts college located three miles northwest of downtown Birmingham. Founded in 1856, it is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Approximately 1400 students from 30 states and 23 foreign countries attend the college...

 in 1965, the same year in which she was selected and crowned as Miss Birmingham-Southern College.

She had a more notable part in the unreleased 1972 movie "Lapin 360". It was later released as "Always the Innocent" on VHS. Actor Jared Martin

Jared Martin

Jared Martin is an American film and television actor.-Acting career:Born in Queens, New York to Charles E. Martin a cover artist for The New Yorker, and his wife, Florence, Jared Martin began acting at the age of ten, when his parents gave him the choice of either learning to play the piano, or...

 who also worked in the movie said in 2007 that she was dating the producer and noted how in their scenes together "all the close-ups were for her".

She was married to writer Keith A. Walker from 1975 until his death from cancer

Cancer

Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...

 in December, 1996. Although authorship of the screenplay for Free Willy

Free Willy

Free Willy is a 1993 family film directed by Simon Wincer, and released by Warner Bros. under its Family Entertainment label. The film stars Jason James Richter as a young boy who befriends an orca whale, named "Willy."...

is credited to her late husband, Walton-Walker's listing as a "Film School Advisor" for Watkins Film School in Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...

 credits her as author.

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