Olivia Walton is one of the main characters in The Waltons. She is portrayed by Patricia Neal in The Homecoming and Mrs. Michael Learned in the regular series. She is the wife of John, daughter-in-law of Esther & Zebulon and the mother of John-Boy, Jason, Mary-Ellen, Ben, Jim-Bob and Elizabeth. She lost a total of two babies: Jim-Bob's twin brother and an unborn baby.