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- Melissa Gilbert (Laura Ingalls) Melissa Gilbert was perhaps the most famous child actor in the world during the show’s original run. She played the role of Laura Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie and first got her start in the industry as a child actress in the 1960s.
- Michael Landon (Charles Ingalls) Michael Landon had a career on the small screen that ran into three decades. Becoming a household name by starring in Crossroads, Telephone Time, and I Was a Teenage Werewolf, his career kick-started with a bang.
- Melissa Sue Anderson (Mary Ingalls) Melissa Sue Anderson was cast as Mary Ingalls after just a few successful commercial roles. In the beginning, while her acting skills weren’t really discovered by the writers of the show, she had quite a trying time in putting herself on the map.
- Karen Grassle (Caroline Ingalls) Karen Grassle played the role of Caroline Ingalls. One of the most versatile actors on the list, Grassle began acting at Berkeley University and jumped at the chance to travel to London to further her Arts Education in 1965.
Mar 28, 2024 · Mar 28, 2024. Little House on the Prairie was released in 1974 and became a major success for NBC. The show, set in Minnesota in the 1800s, tells the story of the Ingalls family, led by Charles ...
- Melissa Gilbert
- Michael Landon
- Karen Grassle
- Melissa Sue Anderson
- Jason Bateman
- Dean Butler
- Alison Arngrim
After stealing the hearts of America as the young, spirited Laura Ingalls, Melissa Gilbert continued to act as an adult and starred in many TV movies. She was elected president of the Screen Actor’s Guild in 2001 and served two terms as SAG’s head honcho. Gilbert penned an autobiography, Prairie Tale: A Memoir in 2009. That same year she played the...
The main man of the little house, Charles Ingalls, or Pa, was a hard-working, honest, salt-of-the-earth kind of guy. His daughters adored him and did pretty much anything to please him. Before he became America’s favorite father figure, Michael Landon lit up the screen as Little Joe Cartwright on Bonanza. The year Bonanza ended, Landon signed on to...
When she took on the role of Ma, or Caroline Ingalls, Karen Grassle was an undiscovered newcomer. She’d been in a few plays and had bit parts on two TV shows. Despite her lack of credits, she auditioned to play Laura Ingalls' no-nonsense mom and won the part. After Little House ended its run, Grassle said adios to Hollywood and moved to New Mexico ...
Life wasn’t easy for the eldest daughter of the Ingalls' clan. She went blind at 15, but somehow handled it all gracefully while looking impossibly pretty the whole time. Melissa Sue Anderson beat out 200 girls for the part of Mary. After the show, she continued to act in film and TV shows such as The Equalizer, Alfred Hitchcock Presents and Murder...
You might not realize it, but Jason Bateman’s first acting gig was playing adopted Ingalls' son James Cooper. His sister Justine played Mallory Keaton in another 80s TV hit, Family Ties. After Little House, Bateman’s career took off, big time. He’s acted in dozens of TV shows, including the cult hit series Arrested Development, and won several awar...
Dean Butler joined the Little House cast as heartthrob Almanzo Wilder. You might remember him as the guy Nellie and Laura got in a mud wrestling match over. After years of pining away for her unrequited crush, Laura finally landed “Manly” and they lived happily ever after. In the 1980s and '90s, Butler guest starred on a bunch of TV shows, includin...
Alison Arngrim played spoiled brat Nellie Oleson, the little girl we all loved to hate. With her smug mug, her flouncing banana curls and her ritzy dresses, she was the perfect nemesis to poor little tomboy Laura. Arngrim started doing standup after Little House and dubbed her time playing Nellie as “like having PMS for seven years.” She continued ...
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Apr 17, 2024 · More than 18,000 people gathered for the Little House on the Prairie cast reunion and festival celebrating the show's 50th anniversary at a park in Simi Valley, California, not far from Big Sky ...
- Melissa Gilbert — Laura Ingalls Wilder. Melissa Gilbert beat out hundreds of little girls for the role of Laura on the show. Fun fact, her brother Jonathan Gilbert co-starred as Willie Oleson on the show with her.
- Michael Landon — Charles Ingalls. Bonanza actor Michael Landon immediately moved over to Little House after his western series was canceled. The beloved actor played "Pa" of the Ingalls family.
- Alison Arngrim — Nellie Oleson. Related Content. Where Was 'Little House on the Prairie' Filmed? 10 Things You Didn't Know About 'Little House on the Prairie'
- Dean Butler — Almanzo Wilder. Who could forget the hunky Almanzo Wilder that ends up stealing Laura Ingalls heart? He showed up for the last four seasons of the show and stayed on for the TV movies as well.
Apr 30, 2014 · To mark the 40th anniversary of "Little House on the Prairie," the cast gathered together for a reunion on TODAY Wednesday. And just like any good family reunion, there were tears, laughs and some ...
Feb 26, 2024 · Then: Karen Grassle as Caroline Ingalls. Caroline was a sweet mother and monumental figure on the show. Whenever the Ingalls family faced trepidation, Caroline was quick to console her husband and family, letting them know that things were going to be okay. Karen Grassle was the talent that embodied Caroline's character.
