Alison Arngrim Returns in Netflix's 'Little House' Reboot at 64, Urges Fans to Embrace New Nellie
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 19
Alison Arngrim Returns in Netflix's 'Little House' Reboot at 64, Urges Fans to Embrace New Nellie
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 19
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Alison Arngrim appears in Netflix's new "Little House on the Prairie" as a cameo character named Ida, saying she was asked to film the part about two weeks before production.
At 64, the original Nellie Oleson also offered advice to newcomer Willa Dunn: if viewers hate Nellie, the performance is working — but the actor must not take that reaction personally.
Arngrim said the role still follows her more than 40 years after the NBC series ended, recalling fans once threw orange soda at her and still scold her over Nellie's treatment of Laura.
She backed the reboot despite likely skepticism from longtime "Bonnetheads," arguing the stories can be retold for new audiences and praising the new cast as understanding what made the original endure.