- Laura Ingalls Wilder
Laura Ingalls Wilder was an American author. She wrote a series of historical fiction books for children based on her childhood in a pioneer family. Her best-known book is "Little House on the Prairie." - Michael Landon
Michael Landon (October 31, 1936 - July 1, 1991) was an American actor, writer, director, and producer, who starred in three popular NBC TV series that spanned three decades. He is widely known for his roles as Little Joe Cartwright in "Bonanza" (1959-1973), Charles Ingalls in "Little House on the Prairie" (1974-1982), and Jonathan Smith in "Highway to Heaven" (1984-1989). - Melissa Gilbert
Melissa Ellen Gilbert (born May 8, 1964) is an American actress, writer and producer, primarily in movies and television. The naturally red-headed Gilbert is best known as a child actor who starred as Charles Ingalls' (played by Michael Landon) middle daughter, Laura Ingalls, on the 1970s dramatic television series "Little House on the Prairie" (1974-1983). Not long after that she played Gerda in the "Faerie Tale Theatre" adaptation of "The Snow Queen". - Karen Grassle
Karen Grassle (born February 25, 1942 in Berkeley, California) is an American actress, best known from the role as Michael Landon's wife, Caroline Ingalls, on "Little House on the Prairie" TV series. Her mother was a restaurant manager, and her father managed a gas station. She graduated from high school in 1959, She skipped two grades serving as the student body's vice-president, and she then entered the University of California, Berkeley. - Melissa Sue Anderson
Melissa Sue Anderson (born September 26, 1962) is an American actress best known as playing Mary Ingalls in the NBC television series "Little House on the Prairie", which aired from 1974 until 1982. - Alison Arngrim
Alison Margaret Arngrim (born January 18, 1962 in New York, New York, USA) is an American actress and stand up comedian. She is best known as a former child star playing the role "Nellie Oleson," from the NBC television series "Little House on the Prairie". She appeared in guest roles on television series like "Love Boat" and "Fantasy Island". She was also a frequently panelist on the short-lived NBC game show "Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour". - Victor French
Victor French (December 4, 1934 - June 15, 1989) was an American actor. Born in Santa Barbara, California, French costarred on the television series, "Little House on the Prairie" (1974-1977, 1981-1983, 1984) as Isaiah Edwards and "Highway to Heaven" (1984-1989) as Mark Gordon. He also starred in "Carter Country". He played the recurring character "Agent 44" in the series "Get Smart!" in 1965-1966, … - Charles Ingalls
Charles Phillip Ingalls (January 10, 1836, Cuba, New York - June 8, 1902, De Smet, South Dakota) was the father of Laura Ingalls Wilder, known for her "Little House on the Prairie" series of books. He was the second of nine children of Landsford and Laura Colby Ingalls. Ingalls is better known as "Pa" from the "Little House on the Prairie" books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. - Dean Butler
Dean Butler (born May 20, 1956) is an American film actor and television actor who was born in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. He was raised in Piedmont, California, and graduated from the University of Pacific in Stockton, California. His first major role came opposite Stephanie Zimbalist in the 1976 made-for-television drama Forever, based on the Judy Blume novel. - Richard Bull
Richard Bull (June 26, 1924) is an American film actor, stage actor and television actor. He is best known for his performance as Nels Oleson on the NBC TV series "Little House on the Prairie" which aired from 1974 to 1983. Bull began his stage career at the famous Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. He left Los Angeles in 1994 with his wife Barbara "Bobbi" Collentine to live in Chicago. - Matthew Laborteaux
Matthew Laborteaux (b. December 1,1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA) is an American actor who has starred on television and in films. He is best known for his role as Albert Quinn Ingalls on the hit NBC TV series "Little House on the Prairie" from 1978-1982. He also starred in the short lived 1980s TV series "Whiz Kids". Matthew has starred in some TV movies. - Kevin Hagen
Kevin Hagen (April 3, 1928, Chicago, Illinois - July 9, 2005) was an American actor. Born to professional ballroom dancers, Hagen was raised by his mother, grandmother, and aunts. He worked for the US State Department in Germany, and had spent a year in law school at UCLA after attending Oregon State University and the University of Southern California before he decided to try acting at the age of 27. - Dabbs Greer
Robert William "Dabbs" Greer) was an American character actor who performed many diverse supporting roles in film and television for about 50 years. Greer, a Missouri native, died April 28, 2007 at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena California after a battle with kidney and heart disease. Greer was born in Fairview, Missouri and attended Drury University, where he was a member of Theta Kappa Nu. His Southern voice fitted well in shows featuring rustic characters, … - Jonathan Gilbert
Jonathan Gilbert (born July 10, 1968) is a former film and television actor from the United States. Gilbert is best known for his performance as Willie Oleson on the NBC TV series "Little House on the Prairie" from 1974 to 1983. He is the adopted son of actors Barbara Crane "(born Barbara Cowan)" and Paul Gilbert and adopted brother of Melissa Gilbert, who played Laura Ingalls Wilder on the series. He is also half-brother to Sara Gilbert. - Caroline Ingalls
Caroline Lake Ingalls, née Quiner was the mother of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of "Little House on the Prairie". She was born in Brookfield, Wisconsin, the fifth of seven children of Henry Quiner and Charlotte (Tucker) Quiner. She may have been the first non-Native child born in what is now the Greater Milwaukee area. She lost her father at the age of five in a shipping accident, reportedly on Lake Michigan, near the Straits of Mackinac. - Mary Ingalls
Mary Amelia Ingalls (January 10, 1865-October 20, 1928) was born near the town of Pepin, Wisconsin. She was the first child of Caroline and Charles Ingalls. She was the elder sister of famous author Laura Ingalls Wilder, who was best known for her "Little House on the Prairie" book series. At the age of fourteen, Mary suffered an illness (variously described as scarlet fever, "a severe case of the measles", and as a stroke in her sister's unpublished memoir, … - Karl Swenson
Karl Swenson was an American theatre radio, film, and television actor. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Swenson made several appearances on Broadway in the 1930s and 40s, including the title role in Arthur Miller's first production, "The Man Who Had All the Luck". He appeared extensively on the radio from the 1930s through the 1950s in such programs as "Cavalcade of America", "The Chase", "Columbia Presents Corwin", "The Columbia Workshop", … - Charlotte Stewart
Charlotte Stewart (born 27 February 1941 in Yuba City, California, USA) is an American film and television actress. She is most famous for her role as the schoolmarm 'Miss Beadle' on "Little House on the Prairie" and also her work with David Lynch. - Linwood Boomer
Linwood Boomer (b. October 9, 1956) is a Canadian-born television producer, writer, actor, and creator of the Fox television series "Malcolm in the Middle" (2000-2006). Boomer was credited as Lindwood Dalton during a stint as "Jared Markson" (1984-1985) on "The Young and the Restless". Linwood's first behind-the-scenes work was as writer and producer on the NBC series "Silver Spoons" (1985-86) and "Night Court" (1986-88). - Christopher Bowman
Christopher Bowman (born March 30, 1967 in Hollywood, CA) is an American figure skater. Known as "Bowman the Showman", he is a two-time U.S. National Champion. He is also a two-time medalist at the World Figure Skating Championships and competed in two Olympic Games. Before his skating career, he was a child actor. During his career, he was trained by Frank Carroll, Toller Cranston, and John Nicks. - Todd Bridges
Todd Anthony Bridges (born May 27, 1965 in San Francisco, California) is an American actor. A regular on the "Barney Miller" spinoff "Fish", Bridges is best known for his role as Willis Jackson on the television series "Diff'rent Strokes" from 1978 to 1986. Bridges became the first black child actor to have a recurring role on the successful TV series "The Waltons". He also appeared on "Little House on the Prairie". - Patrick Labyorteaux
Patrick Labyorteaux (b. July 22, 1965 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor. He has starred on TV and in film; his well known TV roles are on the hit NBC series "Little House on the Prairie" as Andrew 'Andy' Garvey from 1977-1981, and on the CBS hit series "JAG" as Lt. Cmdr. Bud Roberts from 1995-2005. Near the end of the series Patrick Labyorteaux's character lost his leg, leading to speculation that the actor had in fact lost his leg, … - Carrie Ingalls
Caroline Celestia "Carrie" Ingalls Swanzey (August 3, 1870-June 2, 1946) was the third child of Charles and Caroline Ingalls, and was born in Montgomery County, Kansas. She was a younger sister of Laura Ingalls Wilder known for her "Little House on the Prairie" books. As a child, Carrie (according to Laura) had been thin and frail, and of all the Ingalls, Carrie seems to have suffered the most through the deprivations of the long winter. - Katherine MacGregor
Katherine "Scottie" MacGregor (b. January 12, 1925 in Glendale, California) is an American television actress. She is best-known for her comic performance as Harriet Oleson on the NBC television series "Little House on the Prairie". Mrs. Olson was at the same time both onerous and endearing to children and adults, alike, as audiences watched her character practice self-grandicement; usually to her own detriment. - Nicky Hilton
Nicholai "Nicky" Olivia Hilton (born October 5, 1983 in New York City, New York) is an American fashion model, socialite, and fashion designer. Hilton is also an heiress to a part of the Hilton Hotel chain, as well as to about 5%-15% of her father's real estate fortune and investments. She shares her nickname with her grandfather's brother, Conrad "Nicky" Hilton, who died 14 years before she was born. - Ed Friendly
Edwin "Ed" S. Friendly Jr. (April 8, 1922 in New York City - June 17, 2007) was a multiple-Emmy-nominated television producer who was responsible for creating several successful television programs, including "Laugh-In", "Little House on the Prairie", and "Backstairs at the White House". He began his television career in 1949, working for ABC before moving to CBS and then, in 1959, NBC. - Kyle Richards
Kyle Richards (born January 11 1969) in Hollywood, California is an American actress. She is the daughter of Kenneth E ("Ken") Richards (Oct 9, 1917-April 1998) and Kathleen ("Kathy") Dugan (Omaha, Nebraska, April 17 1938 - died due to breast cancer in Palm Desert, March 2 2002). The couple separated in 1972 and she later remarried. Her siblings are the actresses Kathy Richards (born 1959) and Kim Richards (born 1964). Socialites Nicky and Paris Hilton are her nieces, … - Bonnie Bartlett
Bonnie Bartlett (born June 20, 1929) is an American television and film actress. Her career spans over 50 years, with her first major role being on a 1950s daytime drama, "Love of Life". She is best known for her 1980s Emmy Award-winning role as Ellen Craig on the popular medical drama series "St. Elsewhere". She and her husband, actor William Daniels, who played her fictional husband Dr. Mark Craig, won Emmy Awards on the same night in 1986, … - Grace Ingalls
Grace Pearl Ingalls Dow (May 23, 1877-November 10, 1941) was born in Burr Oak, Iowa as the fifth and last child of Caroline and Charles Ingalls. She was the youngest sister of Laura Ingalls Wilder known for her "Little House on the Prairie" books. She worked as a schoolteacher in Manchester, South Dakota. On October 16, 1901, she married Nathan William Dow but they never had children. After her parents' deaths, she took care of her eldest sister Mary, who was blind. - Alan Fudge
Alan Fudge (born February 27, 1944) is an American actor known for being part of the cast of four television programs: "Man from Atlantis", "Eischied", "Paper Dolls", and "Bodies of Evidence", along with a recurring role (eighteen appearances over eight years, as of 2005) on "7th Heaven". Fudge was born in Wichita, Kansas. He has scores of credits, including appearances on many of the top-rated shows in the US, such as "Banacek", … - David Rose
David Rose (June 15, 1910 - August 23, 1990) was a British-born American songwriter, composer, arranger, and orchestra leader. His most famous compositions were "The Stripper," "Holiday for Strings," and "Calypso Melody." He also wrote music for the television series "Little House on the Prairie" and "Bonanza". In addition, Rose was musical director for the Red Skelton show during its 21-year-run on the CBS and NBC networks. - Andrea Elson
Andrea Elson (born March 6, 1969 in New York, New York) is an American actress. She is best known playing the role of Lynn Tanner on "ALF". She had also previously played in the 1983 show "Whiz Kids" with Matthew Laborteaux of "Little House on the Prairie". Elson married TV producer Scott Hopper (whom she met while working on the ALF sitcom) in 1993, and gave birth to daughter Claire in 1997. - Missy Francis
Melissa Ann Francis (born December 12, 1972 in Los Angeles, California) was an American child actress. She started her acting career in telefilms at age 5. She is best known for her role as Cassandra Cooper Ingalls in 21 eisodes of "Little House on the Prairie". Other roles include the film "Man, Woman and Child" playing Paula Beckwith, the television series "St. - Ketty Lester
Ketty Lester (born Revoyda Frierson, 16 August 1934, Hope, Arkansas) is an American singer and television actress, who is probably best known for her 1962 hit single, "Love Letters", which reached the Top 5 of the charts in both the United States and the United Kingdom. Lester began her singing career after studying music at San Francisco State College and performed in the city's Purple Onion club in the early 1950s. - Moses Gunn
Moses Gunn was an American actor. A formidable Obie award-winning stage player, he co-founded the Negro Ensemble Company in the 1960s. His 1962 Broadway debut was in Jean Genet's "The Blacks." He was nominated for a 1976 Tony Award as Best Actor (Play) for "The Poison Tree" and played Othello on Broadway in 1970. Born in St. Louis, Missouri to Mary and George Gunn, he attended the University of Kansas. - Allison Balson
Allison Balson (born November 19 1969), American child actress, currently working as a singer. Her best known role was Nancy Oleson on the "Little House on the Prairie" series which she held between 1981 and 1984. She graduated valedictorian from her high school and went on to receive a Bachelor's degree from Princeton University and a Master's from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. - Hersha Parady
Hersha Parady (born May 25, 1945 in Ohio) is an American actress. Parady began her career in television with guest-appeareances in "Mannix" and "The Waltons". In 1976 she got the role of Alice Garvey in Little House on the Prairie which she played until 1980. <br>After "Little House on the Prairie" she had rare appeareances in television, for example in Kenan & Kel. <br>Parady is also an actress in theatre. - Kyle Chavarria
Kyle Chavarria is an American actress. Chavarria has landed numerous television roles including the lead role of Laura Ingalls on Walt Disney’s ABC mini-series Little House on the Prairie, According to Jim, Gilmore Girls and the CBS hit television series Ghost Whisperer. Kyle has appeared in several television commercials for Sears, Toyota, Smuckers, and Ford. She has also been featured on radio commercials for McDonalds, Charter Cable, … - Hermione Baddeley
Hermione Baddeley (November 13, 1906 - August 19, 1986) was a celebrated Academy Award-nominated British character actress of theatre, film and television. Originally Hermione Youlanda Ruby Clinton-Baddeley, she was born in Broseley, Shropshire, England. A descendant of British Revolutionary War general Sir Henry Clinton, she and her older sister (the actress Angela Baddeley of Upstairs, Downstairs fame) moved in elevated social circles, … - Lucy Lee Flippin
Lucy Lee Flippin (July 23, 1943) is an American film actor and television actor. She is best known for her performance as Eliza Jane Wilder on the TV series "Little House on the Prairie". Since "Little House on the Prairie" quit production, she has appeared in many different television shows and movies. She currently lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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