See ‘Little House on the Prairie’s Original Nellie Olsen, Laura Ingalls Wilder & More Out and About (PHOTOS)

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Though Netflix’s new Little House on the Prairie adaptation will arrive some time in the coming year, for many fans, there will only ever be one Little House show, and one Ingalls family — the one who appeared on our TV screens from 1974 to 1983. Over 40 years after the final episode of the original Little House on the Prairie, the show’s stars have moved on to new projects and life phases, writing books, tackling live theater, creating new TV characters — and, in Melissa Gilbert’s case, nearly winning it all on Dancing With the Stars. But to us, some part of them will always remain in Walnut Grove.

Read on to see Little House stars Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert, Melissa Sue Anderson, and Alison Arngrim today.

MONTE-CARLO, MONACO - JUNE 15: Karen Grassle attends the
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Karen Grassle at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival, June 2024

MONTE-CARLO, MONACO - JUNE 14: Karen Grassle attends the Opening Ceremony during the 63rd Monte-Carlo Television Festival on June 14, 2024 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.
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Karen Grassle

MONTE-CARLO, MONACO - JUNE 14: Karen Grassle attends the Opening Ceremony during the 63rd Monte-Carlo Television Festival on June 14, 2024 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.

Karen Grassle

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 06: (L-R) Melissa Gilbert and Mark Moses curtain call during the
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Melissa Gilbert at the opening of her play 'Still,' February 2025

Gilbert starred opposite Mark Moses, pictured.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 06: (L-R) Melissa Gilbert and Mark Moses curtain call during the
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Melissa Gilbert

MONTE-CARLO, MONACO - JUNE 15: Melissa Sue Anderson attends the Red Carpet during the 63rd Monte-Carlo Television Festival on June 15, 2024 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.
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Melissa Sue Anderson at Monte-Carlo Television Festival, June 2024

MONTE-CARLO, MONACO - JUNE 15: Melissa Sue Anderson attends the
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Melissa Sue Anderson

MONTE-CARLO, MONACO - JUNE 15: Melissa Sue Anderson attends the
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Melissa Sue Anderson

EXCLUSIVE. Coleman-Rayner Los Angeles, CA, USA. June 17, 2025 Little House On The Prairie alum Alison Arngrim, 63, makes a very rare public appearance as she runs errands on a sunny afternoon in Los Angeles. The popular actress, who played resident mean girl Nellie Oleson on the popular Western drama series from 1974 to 1982, was spotted visiting an apartment complex in Westwood on the afternoon of June 18, 2025, where she stayed for over an hour. She showed off trendy blue finger nails and wore a blue top that had a white leaf pattern, blue jeans and red sneakers. In January Netflix announced a reboot of the iconic show, revealing it will be “part hopeful family drama, part epic survival tale, and part origin story of the American West”. But a month later Alison confirmed that she and other OG cast members are unlikely to be involved. “None of us, as far as I know, our gang, are in at this point,” she revealed in an interview with ReMIND website. CREDIT MUST READ:
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Alison Arngrim running errands, June 2025

EXCLUSIVE. Coleman-Rayner Los Angeles, CA, USA. June 17, 2025 Little House On The Prairie alum Alison Arngrim, 63, makes a very rare public appearance as she runs errands on a sunny afternoon in Los Angeles. The popular actress, who played resident mean girl Nellie Oleson on the popular Western drama series from 1974 to 1982, was spotted visiting an apartment complex in Westwood on the afternoon of June 18, 2025, where she stayed for over an hour. She showed off trendy blue finger nails and wore a blue top that had a white leaf pattern, blue jeans and red sneakers. In January Netflix announced a reboot of the iconic show, revealing it will be “part hopeful family drama, part epic survival tale, and part origin story of the American West”. But a month later Alison confirmed that she and other OG cast members are unlikely to be involved. “None of us, as far as I know, our gang, are in at this point,” she revealed in an interview with ReMIND website.

Alison Arngrim

MONTE-CARLO, MONACO - JUNE 15: Alison Arngrim attends the
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Alison Arngrim at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival, June 2024

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