Hersha Parady
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| Hersha Parady | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 25, 1945 Ohio |
| Occupation | Actress |
Hersha Parady (born May 25, 1945 in Ohio) is an American actress best known for her role of Alice Garvey in Little House on the Prairie.
[edit] Career
Parady began her career in television with guest-appearances in Mannix and The Waltons. In 1976 she got the role of Alice Garvey in Little House on the Prairie, which she played until 1980, when her character was killed in a fire. Earlier in the series (in the 1975 episode Journey in the Spring), Hersha was seen as the sister-in-law of Charles Ingalls/Michael Landon.
After Little House on the Prairie, she had rare appearances in television—for example, in Kenan & Kel.
Parady is also an actress in theatre. She was once married to Oscar-winning producer John Peverall (who recently died) and has one child from him. She is friends with Katherine MacGregor and Richard Bull. She was also close to Patrick Labyorteaux, her on-screen son, Matthew Laborteaux, Dabbs Greer the much beloved Reverend, Little House make-up artist, Whitey, and hair master, Larry Germain[citation needed].
[edit] Filmography
- 1997 & 1998: Kenan & Kel as Principal Dimly
- 1986: Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star as Mrs. McAlpin
- 1981: The Phoenix as Lynn
- 1981: ABC Weekend Specials as Janice Parker
- 1980: The $5.20 an Hour Dream
- 1979: CBS Afternoon Playhouse
- 1972: Mannix as Receptionist
- 1975: The Waltons as Victoria Madden
- 1977-1980: Little House on the Prairie as Alice Garvey
- 1974: Little House on the Prairie (one episode) as Eliza Ingalls
- 1971: Bearcats! as Carrie
