The Baby fromBewitchedIs 60 Years Old — and So Is the Show! See Child Star Erin Murphy Then and Now

Mar. 15, 2025

Erin Murphy as Tabitha with Elizabeth Montgomery and Dick York (left), Erin Murphy today.Photo:BC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty; Erin Murphy/Instagram

BC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty; Erin Murphy/Instagram

Bewitchedis 60!

Actress Erin Murphy, the former child star who played young Tabitha Stephens — daughter of magical Samatha Stephens (Elizabeth Montgomery) and Darrin Stephens (Dick York) — on the beloved fantasy-comedy series, is celebrating the show’s 60th anniversary. The original sitcom aired from 1964 to 1972.

“Want to feel old? Bewitched premiered 60 years ago today, September 17, 1964,” she posted on X, adding, “AND little Tabitha (Me!) is 60 years old! ❤️.”

Murphy celebrated her 60th birthday on June 17, exactly three months before the show’s anniversary.

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“I knew the magic wasn’t real,” said Murphy. “People were on the rafters above us, holding fishing poles with wires.”

Elizabeth Montgomery and Erin Murphy in “Bewitched” in 1968.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

When the series was canceled, the then-8-year-old returned to life as a normal California kid, choosing Girl Scouts camp over a role inThe Waltonsand joining the cheerleading squad instead of visitingFantasy Island.

In 1999, Murphy told PEOPLEshe didn’t regret her lengthy hiatusfrom acting, which allowed her to raise her kids herself — as her mom had done for Erin and her twin sister Diane, who shared the role of Tabitha for one season.

“Scripts are sent to me all the time,” she shared, “and I haven’t seen anything good enough to have me gone for 12 hours a day.”

source: people.com