Little house on the prairie Star Alison Arngrim played Nellie Oleson on the show for seven seasons. She made friends on set, but there was one cast member she had tensions with. Here’s what Arngrim revealed about what she really thought of the co-star Melissa Sue Anderson.
Alison Arngrim Says Melissa Sue Anderson Was Like a Beauty Pageant Contestant
Arngrim described her first meeting with Anderson in her book: Confessions of a Prairie B****. She first met Anderson while preparing to have her hair and makeup done. She says Anderson greeted her in a “disturbing, artificial way” like a “well-trained beauty pageant contestant.”
Arngrim says she was confused after Anderson introduced himself because she didn’t look as “menacing” as Melissa Gilbert described. She had been warned to watch out for Anderson, so she waited to see if what Gilbert was saying about her was correct. According to Gilbert, Anderson was “evil”.
Alison Arngrim says Melissa Sue Anderson has an ‘uncanny’ quality
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Arngrim says there was something “eerie” about Anderson. Her co-star was about 9 or 10 at the time, but that Nellie Oleson The actor says there was something about her that made her look a lot older. Arngrim jokingly writes that Anderson had “something in her eyes” that made her look around 42 years old. Although their first meeting was a little icy, Arngrim decided to “sit the verdict.” She didn’t want to jump to judgment on Anderson and then find out she was wrong about her.
Melissa Sue Anderson was a “mystery” to Alison Arngrim.
The cast of Little house on the prairie was like a close-knit family, according to Arngrim. However, she says one performer she didn’t get to know well was Anderson. She says Anderson hasn’t spoken about her personal life and mostly kept her distance. Throughout her tenure, Arngrim says, Anderson remained a “mystery.”
Arngrim says she’s never been to Anderson’s house and doesn’t know where her co-star lived. She jokes that, for all she knew, she might have “lived in a tree.” All Arngrim knew was that Anderson’s mother often accompanied her during filming.
Arngrim describes Anderson’s mother as “the classic stage mom” who even had license plates with her daughter’s name on them. Aside from that, Arngrim didn’t know if Anderson had a father in the house, or if she had siblings or pets. She says Anderson has been very secretive about her personal life and origins. Arngrim jokes that Anderson might have “hatched from an egg” for all she knew.
Alison Arngrim’s icy exchange with Melissa Sue Anderson as an adult
Years later, Arngrim Anderson watched Michael Landon’s funeral. She saw Anderson holding her new baby, so she decided to go up to her and ask the baby’s age. Arngrim says Anderson’s reply was brief. According to her, Anderson quickly told her the baby’s age (6 months) and ended the call. Arngrim says Anderson “never said another word” to her.
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