Alison Arngrim, aka Nellie Oleson in Little House on the Prairiewas this Monday October 14 invited on the set of At Jordan’s on C8. The actress looked back on her memories of filming, in particular on the tense relationship she had with Melissa Sue Anderson, the interpreter of Mary Ingalls.
At 62, Alison Arngrim has not drawn a line under her career. She is still attached to the stage. Currently on tour across France with his comedy show Nellie Oleson sets the 80s on firethe actress continues to attract an audience, despite her character having upset many fans of the series at the time. Guest of At Jordan’sshe took the opportunity to go behind the scenes of Little House on the Prairieand more particularly on her relationship with her colleagues at the time, in particular with Melissa Sue Anderson, the interpreter of Mary Ingalls with whom she had great difficulty establishing links.
Little House on the Prairie : Alison Arngrim opens up about her complicated relationship with Melissa Sue Anderson
If Alison Arngrim and Melissa Gilbert, the interpreter of Laura Ingalls, were surprisingly very close on the set of the series, the relationship was quite different with Melissa Sue Anderson, who played the role of Mary Ingalls. During his passage at Jordan de LuxeAlison Arngrim shared vivid memories of their strained relationship during the time of Little House on the Prairie. “It’s true that I was little, I was 12, and I was a teenager, and so was she. There were difficulties between us. We had very different personalities.“, she explained. Alison pointed out that at that age, tensions were inevitable, amplified by the fact that they were both very young. This disagreement between the two young girls lasted throughout filming, but fortunately, today, things are very different: “Now, 50 years after the series, things are much better.”
Patrick Loubatière explains how he helped Alison Arngrim and Melissa Sue Anderson reconcile after filming Little House on the Prairie
After decades without any contact, it was finally thanks to their mutual friend Patrick Loubatière that the two actresses found each other. The latter, who wrote and directed several comedy shows featuring the character of Nellie Oleson, has been a close friend of the two women for more than 20 years. He always wanted to reconcile them. “They hadn’t spoken to each other in 40 years.“, explained Patrick. During the Monte-Carlo Television Festival, organized to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Little House on the Prairiehe was finally able to bring about this long-awaited reunion. “It was the opportunity for them to meet again“, said Patrick Loubatière. Against all expectations, the alchemy worked between the two women, and they were able to bury the hatchet: “They got along really well,” rejoiced Patrick before adding news that will delight fans of the series: “Nellie Oleson and Mary Ingalls are finally friends.”
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