What ever happened to Karen
Grassle?
-Roy
Karen Grassle, haven't heard her name for a
while. For those of you that may have forgotten, Karen played Caroline
Ingalls on "Little House on the Prairie." Following "Little
House," she appeared in several TV movies. In the late '80's she appeared
on "Murder She Wrote" twice, a move that some insiders feel signifies
a failing career, and may have caused her to be passed over for more noteworthy
roles. Her big screen come back was to be in a major Kevin Costner epic, this
turned out to be 1994's bomb, "Wyatt Earp." She popped up again in
1995 at the Humana Festival of New American Plays in Louisville, with supporting
roles in "Trudy Blue" and "Middle-Aged White Guys." Her role
in "Trudy Blue," received critical applause, but it was her supporting
role in "Middle-Aged White Guys" that got the primary mention. Her
character was described as "foul-mouthed sashaying around the stage in
lingerie." "Middle-Aged White Guys" was also the only one of the
plays to feature male full-frontal nudity on stage. She is currently the
spokesperson for the "Little House on the Prairie" video series.
UPDATE : [November 1, 2001]
Karen Grassle will be appearing in The
Tennessee Repertory Theatre Presents Driving Miss Daisy, the Pulitzer
Prize-Winning Comedy Nov. 28-Dec. 9 at TPAC's Polk Theatre.
Driving Miss Daisy is a warm-hearted and humorous study
of the evolving relationship between an aging, white Southern lady and the
proud, soft-spoken black man her family hires as her driver.
Tickets for this production can be obtained by calling
255-ARTS. For group discounts call 244-4878 ext. 124. For more
information, CLICK
HERE.
UPDATE from Morty's TV News:
[April 24, 2002] A few years ago I answered a
"where are they now" email about Karen Grassle, Caroline Ingalls on "Little
House on the Prairie" . Since then, tens of thousands of people
have come to this site to read my reply. I never expected that kind of
response and I added a message box so people could write to me and tell me why
that page is so popular. I've received thousands of replies.
Well
have I got news for you! The TV shy Karen Grassle will be appearing on
Game Show Network’s Mothers Day salute on Saturday May 11, 2002. A three-hour
event, The Mother of All Game Shows showcases women who are not only moms
in real life, such as Florence Henderson, Shirley Jones and Marion Ross,
but also played them on TV! The event combines classic episodes of "Hollywood
Squares," "Password Plus," "Tattletales," and "Family
Feud," where TV moms compete both with their television
brood and actual family members, as well as a special episode of Game Show
Network’s newest original, "Whammy!" "The All-New Press Your
Luck," featuring appearances by television moms from "Little
House on The Prairie," "Seinfeld" and "Dharma
& Greg."
Karen played well, got hit with two "Whammys,", came in
third and left with $5,000 for her charity, The
Sierra Club.
UPDATE [April 14, 2003]
On May 12th, 2003 Karen Grassle will appear on the syndicated game show,
"Street Smarts." Karen will compete against Alison Arngrim.
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