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'Little House' Icon, 63, is Unrecognizable Without her Trademark Curls While Out in Los Angeles
'Little House' Icon, 63, is Unrecognizable Without her Trademark Curls While Out in Los Angeles originally appeared on Parade.
We may miss her notorious curls, but Alison Arngrim is doing just fine in adulthood!
The beloved actress, 63, who rose to stardom as mean 'ol Nellie Oleson on Little House on the Prairie, was spotted out and about in Los Angeles by the Daily Mail.
Known for her snobby attitude and barrel curls, Nellie made life hard for our girl Laura Ingalls. But in real life, Arngrim is a real gem. Dressed in jeans and a blue blouse, the actress and author of Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated, pumped her own gas and ran errands. Two things we doubt Nellie would ever do!
Click here to see the photos of the icon out and about in Los Angeles.
In her fascinating book, Arngrim opened up about working on the set of the beloved frontier show. She also discussed how Michael Landon was both a respectful and stern boss to the child actors.
'He respected me,' Arngrim wrote. 'Respect is something very hard to come by for child actors. They are often treated as dumb animals or props, objects to be moved about in service of the plot or the other actors.'
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Arngrim has even parlayed her experience on Little House into a one-woman show, appropriately titled Confessions of a Prairie Bitch. In a recent interview with the Chicago Sun-Times, she explained why people are so eager for her to bring back the character.
'It started because Nellie and Mrs. Oleson (her mom on the show) are high camp,' Arngrim said. 'You cannot get campier than Mrs. Oleson.'
For a delicious moment of Little House camp, here's one of the show's best moments:'Little House' Icon, 63, is Unrecognizable Without her Trademark Curls While Out in Los Angeles first appeared on Parade on Jun 29, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 29, 2025, where it first appeared.
