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Two inseparable stars in the cult series Little House on the Prairie hate each other in real life
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Steph Deschamps / March 8, 2023
The cast of Little House on the Prairie seemed like a perfect family on screen. The historical drama, which aired on television from 1974 to 1983, featured Melissa Sue Anderson (Mary Ingalls), Melissa Gilbert (Laura Ingalls) and Alison Arngrim (Nellie Oleson) in prominent roles. However, it seems that there was some conflict behind the scenes. Things weren’t always what they seemed on the hit TV series. Here is one of the feuds that took place on the set of the series.
If you were a fan of Little House on the Prairie, you may remember the epic fights between Laura Ingalls (played by Melissa Gilbert) and Nellie Oleson (played by Alison Arngrim). While the two actresses were enemies on screen, they were best friends behind the scenes.
Melissa Gilbert’s real-life enemy at the time was actress Melissa Sue Anderson (who played Mary Ingalls). In her autobiography Prairie Tale, she talks about the tension between her and Anderson. Gilbert says Anderson was not friendly. When she joined the team, she thought she was “evil” and wanted to “kill” her.
This stormy relationship, Melissa Gilbert had talked about it in her memoirs, reports the site mskit.net. “From the beginning, for whatever reason, we never had a real relationship. She was a surprisingly pretty girl, and I wasn’t, or at least I didn’t think I was. »
According to her, Melissa Sue Anderson was “cold” and she never got to know her. “She was not easy to get along with,” she writes. “I think her reserve showed on screen and was certainly apparent off screen. »
In her biography Confessions of a Prairie B*tch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated, Alison Arngrim, the interpreter of Nellie Oleson has indeed lifted the veil on the many tensions between the two main actresses. She confirms that those who interpreted Laura Ingalls and Mary Ingalls hated each other.
According to her, besides, Melissa Gilbert would have even gone to see the other actors to warn them: “And whatever you do, beware of this Melissa Sue Anderson. She is very dangerous. She is diabolical and I hate her ».
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Steph Deschamps / July 14, 2024
American actress Shannen Doherty, who came to public attention for her role as Brenda in Beverly Hills 90210, died on Saturday at the age of 53, her agent Leslie Sloane told People magazine on Sunday. She had been suffering from cancer for several years.
“On Saturday, July 13, she lost the fight she had waged for many years against the disease,” said Leslie Sloane.
Born in 1971, Shannen Doherty quickly found her way into the spotlight, starting her career with a role in “Little House on the Prairie” in 1982.
From 1990 to 1994, she played Brenda Walsh in the cult classic “Beverly Hills 90210”, a role that brought her international fame. A few years later, from 1998 to 2001, she became Prue Halliwell in the series “Charmed”. Between several TV films and reality TV experiences, she also reunited with Brenda Walsh in the reboot of the series, “90210” in the late 2000s.
Shannen Doherty had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. Some time later, the disease had returned, at stage 4. The cancer then generalized. She passed away on Saturday, surrounded by her loved ones.
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Steph Deschamps / June 22, 2024
Donald Sutherland, the eclectic actor best known for “The Dirty Dozen” and his role as a dictator in “The Hunger Games”, has died aged 88, his son Kiefer Sutherland announced on Thursday.
“It is with a heavy heart that I announce the death of my father,” announced the British-Canadian, also an actor, on X, hailing “one of the most important actors in the history of cinema ».
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Steph Deschamps / June 22, 2024
Donald Sutherland, the eclectic actor best known for “The Dirty Dozen” and his role as a dictator in “The Hunger Games”, has died aged 88, his son Kiefer Sutherland announced on Thursday.
“It is with a heavy heart that I announce the death of my father,” announced the British-Canadian, also an actor, on X, hailing “one of the most important actors in the history of cinema ».
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