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Hersha Parady
American actress

Hersha Parady

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American actress
Gender
Female
Place of birth
Berea, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Place of death
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Age
78 years
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Biography

Hersha Parady (May 25, 1945 – August 23, 2023) was an American actress best known for her role of Alice Garvey in Little House on the Prairie.

Life and career

Parady was born as Betty Sandhoff in Berea, Ohio and attended Berea High School. She began acting locally at age 14 in Cleveland area theatrical productions. She moved west in the early 1970s 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 1976 episode "Journey in the Spring", Paraday played Eliza Anne Ingalls, Charles' sister-in-law. Then, in 1977, she was given the role of Alice Garvey in Little House on the Prairie, which she played until 1980 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.

Parady was once married to Oscar-winning producer John Peverall and had one child with him.

Parady died of complications from a brain tumor in Norfolk, Virginia on August 23, 2023.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1971Bearcats!CarrieEpisode: "Conqueror's Gold"
1972MannixReceptionistEpisode: "Cry Silence"
1975The WaltonsVictoria MaddenEpisode: "The Lie"
1976–1980Little House on the PrairieAlice Garvey / Eliza Ingalls34 episodes
1979CBS Afternoon PlayhouseLaura Harker5 episodes
1980NBC Special TreatEpisode: "The House at 12 Rose Street"
1981ABC Weekend SpecialsJanice ParkerEpisode: "Mayday! Mayday!"
1981The PhoenixLynnEpisode: "Pilot"
1984Raw CourageFay Canfield
1986Hyper Sapien: People from Another StarMrs. McAlpin
1995The BreakMrs. Lufkowitz
1997–1998Kenan & KelPrincipal Dimly3 episodes
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