Blast From The Past: Women From Popular TV Shows & Movies

Published on 05/14/2019
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Melissa Gilbert

Meet the actress and television director, Melissa Gilbert. Gilbert got her start as a child actress, she’s best known as Laura Ingalls Wilder on Little House on the Prairie. Although later she starred as Caroline “Ma” Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie, the Musical. In 2016, Gilbert actually ran for U.S. Congress as a Democrat for Michigan’s 8th congressional district. She won the Democratic primary but dropped out later due to neck injuries sustained in 2012.

Melissa Gilbert

Melissa Gilbert

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Karen Grassle

If we’re speaking of Little House on the Prairie then let’s make sure to mention the original Caroline Ingalls, Karen Grassle. The 76 year old actress last appeared in the short 2017 film Where’s Roman?

Karen Grassle

Karen Grassle

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