Bewitched child star is unrecognisable as she surprises Sunrise presenter on stage

One of the most recognizable child stars of the late ’60s made a surprise appearance at a pre-Oscar cabaret show in Hollywood earlier this month.

Erin Murphy, who played young Tabitha Stephens in the American sitcom Bewitched, joined singer and television presenter Nelson Aspen onstage at their ‘Welcome Home’ show at the Gardenia club in Los Angeles on March 9.

The 58-year-old was invited to an impromptu Q&A with Aspen and Emmy-winning actress Carolyn Hennesy, famous for her long-running role as Diane Miller on the soap opera General Hospital.

While on stage, he performed a duet on the iconic theme from Aspen of Bewitched, composed by Jack Keller and Howard Greenfield.

Known for playing the magical daughter of a witch (Elizabeth Montgomery) and her mortal husband (Dick York, later replaced by Dick Sargent) on the ABC sitcom, today Murphy is one of two surviving original actors from Charmed, the other being she. twin sister Diane, with whom he shared the role of Tabitha.

Murphy (left, with Elizabeth Montgomery) joined former Sunrise host Nelson Aspen onstage for his ‘Welcome Home’ show at the Gardenia club in Los Angeles on March 9 (right)

The 58-year-old (center) was invited to an impromptu Q&A with Aspen (left) and actress Carolyn Hennesy (right), famous for playing Diane Miller on the soap opera General Hospital.

He stepped away from the spotlight after the last episode of Bewitched aired in 1972, but he remained a familiar face to viewers thanks to reruns and syndication.

Murphy, who was just two years old when she began playing Tabitha, graduated from El Toro High School in Lake Forest, California, in 1981, later working as a casting director, makeup artist, hairstylist, acting teacher, and stuntwoman.

Later in life, the mother of six returned to the entertainment business as a television host for Fox Reality Channel and E! among other networks, and she has also hosted several infomercials.

She still works in the entertainment business as an actress and broadcaster, as well as co-owning an alcoholic ice cream popsicle brand, Slim Chillers.

Bewitched, which aired from 1964 to 1972, starred Elizabeth Montgomery as a kind-hearted witch named Samantha who falls in love with and marries an ordinary man named Darrin.

Bewitched, which ran from 1964 to 1972, starred Elizabeth Montgomery as a kind-hearted witch named Samantha who marries an ordinary man named Darrin (Dick York). While Samantha makes an honest attempt to live a normal life, her family of witches and warlocks are always meddling in her business, including her mother Endora, played by Agnes Moorehead (right).

Murphy (seen with Montgomery) stepped away from the spotlight after the last episode aired in 1972, but remained a familiar face to viewers thanks to reruns and syndication.

Darrin wants to live a normal life without magic, and Samantha makes an honest attempt to hide her powers from the outside world.

However, her family of witches and warlocks constantly meddles in her affairs, including her mother Endora, played by Agnes Moorehead.

Dick York played Darrin for the first few seasons, but left in 1969 to deal with health problems related to a back injury, and was replaced by Dick Sargent.

Murphy began appearing on the show as Darrin and Samantha’s daughter, Tabitha, in 1966, and remained on the show until it ended in 1972.

She and her twin sister Diane were jointly cast as Tabitha to comply with US child labor laws that limit the number of hours each girl can work.

But, as Murphy said study 10 as of March 2020, she and Diane were fraternal twins and “as soon as they hired us they realized we really don’t look much alike.”

He explained that “they ended up showing my sister from behind or from a distance and then after the first year I took over.”

Murphy (pictured in 2021) was just two years old when she began playing Tabitha, later working as a casting director, makeup artist, hairstylist, acting coach, and stuntwoman. Later in her life, the mother of six returned to the entertainment business as a television host for Fox Reality Channel and E!

Murphy also said that Montgomery, who died of cancer in May 1995 at the age of 62, “was like a mother” to her, adding: “We were close to the set and I loved her very much.”

However, her ‘favorite’ co-star was Moorehead, who ‘was like a grandmother to me and I thought she was beautiful and colorful and funny. And her favorite color was purple and everything in her closet was purple.

Later, in the 1970s, there was a short-lived spin-off series called Tabitha, in which Lisa Hartman played the character as an adult.

Nelson Aspen’s next cabaret shows will take place at The Green Room 42 in New York City on June 28 and 30, with guest stars to be announced.