Alison Arngrim is loved and feared by people all over the world for playing Nellie Oleson on one the most popular TV shows of all time, Little House on the Prairie.
Although the series mostly focused on Laura Ingalls family’s struggle to make it on a farm in the late 1800s, one of the main reasons the show was so popular was the classic battle between good and evil that took place between the wholesome freckled faced Laura Ingalls and the lying, scheming, manipulative, mean little rich girl with blond locks, Nellie Oleson.
It’s the intense scenes between the two child actresses, real-life best friends, that made the show such intense, campy and fun.
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As the daughter of eccentric Hollywood parents, Alison was left on her own and sexually abused by her brother the teen actor Stefan Arngrim.
Alison credits playing a fabulous villain on TV with saving her sanity and eventually coming to terms with her brother’s abuse and family’s neglect. She’s survived it all and has come out with a touching sense of humor and a fabulous outlook on life.
Join us as we talk with the extraordinary Alison Arngrim about: growing up in a crazy Hollywood home, Nellie Oleson as a verb, her father’s job managing Liberace, her parents friendship with the first famous transsexual Christine Jorgenson, and the performance group The Nellie Olesons.
Plus, everything about Little House on the Prairie- the Wheelchair Episode, why they drank so much on the set, and her TV husband Steve Tracy dying from AIDS in the 1980s.
You can see Alison’s one woman show in Chicago Sept. 9 & 10, Davenports Piano Bar and Sept. 11, 2pm for a book signing at Borders on Clark Street. Check out her events page on Facebook to see if she’s coming near you on her tour.
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Alison Arngrim – Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated: Amazon
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Rachael Sage – Blistering Sun: Amazon | Site
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I always new there was a reason I din’t loath Nelly Olson. Great show guys. This is a great video I would have posted it but the copyright holder won’t all it so here is a link
Where’s the link?
I am COUNTING THE MINUTES until I get out of work so I can listen to this. I am such a huge “Little House” fan it isn’t even funny, and Alison’s portrayal of Nellie Oleson was one of the reasons why I loved the show so much. Can’t wait to see her show with you!
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HOW much fun is Alison? She’s a delight all-around, and I’m thrilled that she’s having a resurgence because of this fantastic book. I’m so excited to see her live and in person when she comes to Chicago. Thank you, Marc and Fausto, for bringing another wonderful interview to us!!
That was a fantastic interview. I loved the book and have told everyone I know about it. Alison Arngrim is an amazing woman and I hope her book gets even more popular as a lot of people don’t realize all the good she’s done over the years and all the help she’s given to people. She deserves uberkudos. If I wasn’t in Taiwan I would fly to Chicago just to see her show and get a signed copy of her book. She’s great. I’ve been a fan since I was a kid but now I’m a fan of Alison, not just the character Nellie.
Alison is by far one of my favorite guests. She was fun, and engaging and felt like the kind of girl I would swap stories with over cocktails. I’m going to buy her book today. Great Show.
Thanks Mr. Mad! We loved her a lot, she was one of my favorite guests.
what a great show , house on the prairie