Jane Wyman

The series which ran from December 1981 to May 1990 was created by Earl Hamner who had created The Waltons a decade earlier. The on- and off-screen chemistry between Wyman and Lamas helped fuel the series' success. [citation needed]
For her role as Angela Channing Wyman was nominated for a Soap Opera Digest Award five times (for Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role and for Outstanding Villainess: Prime Time Serial) and was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 1983 and 1984.

Jane Wyman (born Sarah Jane Mayfield; January 5 1917 – September 10 2007) was an American singer dancer and film/television actress. She was the first wife of Ronald Reagan; they married in 1940 and divorced on June 28 1948; Reagan was still a Democrat and had not yet made his first run for public office. She began her film career in the 1930s and was a prolific performer for two decades.