Leslie Winston - wikipedia Leslie Winston Leslie Winston ( born 13 May 1956 ) is an American actress best known for playing Cindy, wife of Ben Walton, on the television series The Waltons from 1979 to 1981. Career Winston played the part of Cindy, wife of Ben Walton ( played by Eric Scott ), in 42 episodes through the last three seasons of the series. Her debut on the show was in an episode called The Outsider ( season 7, episode 20 ) in which Ben surprises the family by introducing them to his new wife Cindy, who is the episode 's eponymous character. Winston later played Cindy in four of the series reunion TV movies from 1982 to 1993. These were A Wedding on Walton 's Mountain ( 1982 ), Mother 's Day on Walton 's Mountain ( 1982 ), A Day for Thanks on Walton 's Mountain ( 1982 ) and A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion ( 1993 ). She has also made appearances on Quincy M.E. and L.A. Law. While filming The Waltons, Winston became a close friend of Judy Norton and Mary McDonough, who played two of her sisters - in - law ; the trio were known on the set as `` The Three Musketeers ''. McDonough, who was a bridesmaid at Winston 's marriage, stresses the strong bonds that were created among the series cast and states in her autobiography that they are not just like a family but `` really are a family '' ; she describes Winston and Norton as `` real sisters ''. Winston effectively retired as an actress in 1993, partly because of a broken elbow which incapacitated her for a year but mainly because she started a family and wished to devote her time to raising her two daughters. Her husband is Bob Yannetti, an assistant TV director. She turned to the less demanding role of looping and has worked on shows like Ally McBeal and Boston Legal. Her husband worked as director on some episodes of the latter. References Jump up ^ `` The Waltons -- The Outsider ( TV Episode 1979 ) ''. IMDB. Retrieved 10 January 2018. Jump up ^ `` Leslie Winston ''. IMDB. Retrieved 5 January 2018. ^ Jump up to : McDonough, Mary ( 2012 ). Lessons from the Mountain : What I Learned from Erin Walton. Kensington Books. p. 59. ISBN 978 - 0758263674. Jump up ^ `` Former ' Walton ' now behind scenes in TV ''. Globe Gazette. 1 June 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2018. External links Leslie Winston on IMDb Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leslie_Winston&oldid=823313764 '' Categories : 1956 births Living people American television actresses 20th - century American actresses Actresses from Austin, Texas Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 31 January 2018, at 14 : 26. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who played ben's wife cindy on the waltons
Answer: Leslie Winston