Debbie Watson (actress)
Deborah Lynn Watson (born January 17, 1949) is a retired American movie and television actress. Career. Watson began her acting in community theater, appearing in productions at Long Beach Community Theater, Tustin Community Theater, and Melodyland Theater. Television. Watson got her start on television as a hopeful on "Ted Mack and the Original Amateur Hour" in 1963. She went on to star as the boy-struck teenage girl Karen Scott in the 1964 situation comedy television series "Karen", the only portion of the largely unsuccessful "90 Bristol Court" (which also included "Harris Against the World" and "Tom , Dick and Mary") to last the entirety of the 1964-1965 season. She then appeared as Tammy Tarleton in the 1965 rural-themed sitcom TV series "Tammy", with co-stars Denver Pyle and Frank McGrath. Film. Watson's film appearances include the character of Marilyn Munster in "Munster, Go Home!" in 1966. The actress was a Universal Pictures starlet at the time, and the studio used Watson to replace Pat Priest, who had played Marilyn through most of "The Munsters" TV sitcom series. In 1967, Watson co-starred with Roddy McDowall in "The Cool Ones", followed by "Tammy and the  Millionaire", which comprised four episodes of "Tammy" re-edited into a feature-length film. Later career. When Watson was 17 years old she married record producer-engineer Richard Sanford Orshoff, who was then 22. In August 1967, they had a child, Darren. Watson and Orshoff divorced in 1971. She made her final TV appearance on "Love, American Style" in 1971 before retiring from acting. She married Ronald L Taylor (now a retired Superior Court Judge) in 1973, and together they had a son, Dylan. Watson now lives in Southern California and on the Oregon coast, is still married to Taylor , and she most recently made an appearance on A&E's "Biography of "The Munsters.