Tabitha Stephens was first introduced in Season 2 of “Bewitched.” The daughter of Samantha (Montgomery) and Darrin (York), the role was given to twins Erin and Diane Murphy in Season 3. As the twins grew older and began to look different, Erin remained the sole actress to play Tabitha. Erin starred as the character for over 100 episodes, staying with the show until its 8th and final season in 1972.
Murphy started work on the series relatively young and, for a while, it seemed like all there was to life was playing Tabitha. “Since I started so early, it was like I felt that I had ALWAYS been on television,” Murphy told Bewitched.net. She admitted there were other shows she liked better, as she wanted to be on other hits like “The Brady Bunch” and “Partridge Family’ instead. “I liked ‘Bewitched,’ but I really couldn’t appreciate the writing and things when I was a kid,” the actor said.
After “Bewitched” wrapped up, Murphy decided to expand her career, appearing in a number of commercials during the ’70s. Murphy continued to appear on television, emerging as a contestant on the NBC game show “Identity” in the 2000s. Additionally, wrestling fans might recognize Murphy as Mistress of Mayhem from “Hulk Hogan’s Celebrity Championship Wrestling.” She even popped up on “RuPaul’s Drag U.”
While speaking with KCAL News, Murphy explained how she doesn’t understand the idea of retirement, discussing how she wants to continue to act. Murphy is also active on social media platforms such as X, formerly known as Twitter, where she shares her daily happenings with her fans.