Kami Cotler

Birth Name:

Kami Cotler

Birth Place:

Long Beach, California, United States

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

Quote: "(Answering her student's question "Why are you teaching?") "I teach because it's interesting․ You guys are always surprising me․ But acting is frequently boring; you have to sit around and wait a lot․""
Best known for her portrayal of Elizabeth Walton, the youngest sibling on the 1970s TV show "The Waltons," and the subsequent Walton TV movies
After leaving acting she also owned her own boutique and travel company, as well as managed a cafe in San Francisco
Became a teacher and education consultant in Los Angeles, Calif․ after going back to college
Has left acting but does occasionally take part in the annual Walton Reunions
Her first teaching job was in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia in a small rural school that was much like the one her fictional character on "The Walton's" attended
Very much the educator, she is the founding principal of Environmental Charter Middle School, a part of a network of free public schools in communities of Los Angeles that are underserved, where students are prepared for 4-year colleges

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