![]() She made her Broadway debut in 1968, in The Gingham Dog, which opened doors for more stage roles, according to Biography. According to the Little House on the Prairie website, upon receiving a Fulbright Grant to study theatre arts, Grassle attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. ![]() Karen Grassle as Caroline Quiner Holbrook Ingalls | NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images The early acting years of Karen Grassleįollowing high school, Grassle attended the University of California, Berkeley, graduating with BA degrees in Dramatic Art and English in the mid-1960s. Here is how the show, and Grassle’s role, came about - and why she left. Subsequently, Little House: A New Beginning aired for one year following, with a few key characters missing. The TV series ran from the fall of 1974 through the spring of 1982, featuring much of the same cast throughout its nine-year run. The NBC series was based on the Little House series of books written by Laura Ingalls Wilder of her life growing up on the prairie. Yet, despite the odds, Grassle made it work becoming loved by children everywhere and fondly known as “Ma.” ![]() ![]() Acting opposite Bonanza star, Michael Landon, who played Charles Ingalls, must have been daunting. Karen Grassle, who portrayed Caroline Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie, was a little-known actor from Berkeley, California - a far stretch from the small town of Walnut Grove, Minnesota. Portraying a strong pioneer woman set in the 1870s could not have been easy. ![]()
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