Lucy Lee Flippin (born July 23, 1943) is a retired American film and
television actress.Flippin was raised in Douglassville, Pennsylvania.
She attended Northwestern University and spent a year performing with
Holiday on Ice before pursuing a career in acting. Later she studied
acting under Uta Hagen. She initially began her career in New York
City where she eventually got several TV commercials and off-Broadway
theatre work, most notably opposite Richard Gere in a Lincoln Center
production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. At the advice of her agent,
she relocated to Los Angeles where she would get roles in television
series and films.She is best known for her performance as Eliza Jane
Wilder on the TV series Little House on the Prairie. She also played
Fran Castleberry, the younger sister of Polly Holliday's character on
the show Flo. Since Little House on the Prairie stopped production,
she has appeared in many different television shows and movies, and
has performed onstage at Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. She retired
in 2008.
television actress.Flippin was raised in Douglassville, Pennsylvania.
She attended Northwestern University and spent a year performing with
Holiday on Ice before pursuing a career in acting. Later she studied
acting under Uta Hagen. She initially began her career in New York
City where she eventually got several TV commercials and off-Broadway
theatre work, most notably opposite Richard Gere in a Lincoln Center
production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. At the advice of her agent,
she relocated to Los Angeles where she would get roles in television
series and films.She is best known for her performance as Eliza Jane
Wilder on the TV series Little House on the Prairie. She also played
Fran Castleberry, the younger sister of Polly Holliday's character on
the show Flo. Since Little House on the Prairie stopped production,
she has appeared in many different television shows and movies, and
has performed onstage at Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. She retired
in 2008.
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