Hersha Parady (born May , ) is an American actress best known for her
role of Alice Garvey in Little House on the Prairie.Parady was born as
Betty Sandhoff in Berea, Ohio and attended Berea High School. She
began acting locally at age in Cleveland area theatrical productions.
She moved west in the early s to further her acting career and landed
a role opposite Jon Voight in a touring production of A Streetcar
Named Desire.Parady began her career in television with
guest-appearances in Mannix, Bearcats! and The Waltons. Hersha was
considered to play Caroline Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie,
but lost out to Karen Grassle. Later, in episode Journey in the
Spring, Paraday played Eliza Anne Ingalls, Charles' sister-in-law.
Then in she was given the role of Alice Garvey in Little House on the
Prairie, which she played until when her character was killed in a
fire accidentally set by Albert Ingalls. After Little House on the
Prairie, she made only rare appearances in television, including Kenan
& Kel.She was once married to Oscar-winning producer John Peverall and
had one child with him. She was friends with fellow Little House
actors Katherine MacGregor, Richard Bull, and Dabbs Greer until their
deaths. She was also once close to Patrick Laborteaux who played her
son Andrew Garvey and his brother Matthew Laborteaux, who played
Albert Ingalls, and Little House make-up artist Whitey, and hair
master Larry Germain[citation needed].
role of Alice Garvey in Little House on the Prairie.Parady was born as
Betty Sandhoff in Berea, Ohio and attended Berea High School. She
began acting locally at age in Cleveland area theatrical productions.
She moved west in the early s to further her acting career and landed
a role opposite Jon Voight in a touring production of A Streetcar
Named Desire.Parady began her career in television with
guest-appearances in Mannix, Bearcats! and The Waltons. Hersha was
considered to play Caroline Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie,
but lost out to Karen Grassle. Later, in episode Journey in the
Spring, Paraday played Eliza Anne Ingalls, Charles' sister-in-law.
Then in she was given the role of Alice Garvey in Little House on the
Prairie, which she played until when her character was killed in a
fire accidentally set by Albert Ingalls. After Little House on the
Prairie, she made only rare appearances in television, including Kenan
& Kel.She was once married to Oscar-winning producer John Peverall and
had one child with him. She was friends with fellow Little House
actors Katherine MacGregor, Richard Bull, and Dabbs Greer until their
deaths. She was also once close to Patrick Laborteaux who played her
son Andrew Garvey and his brother Matthew Laborteaux, who played
Albert Ingalls, and Little House make-up artist Whitey, and hair
master Larry Germain[citation needed].
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