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About the Author

Alison Margaret Arngrim (born January 18, 1962 in New York, New York) is an American actress and stand-up comedian. Arngrim's father, Thor Arngrim, was a well-known Hollywood manager. Her mother, Norma MacMillan, was a well-known voice actress, who provided the voices for characters on Casper the show more Friendly Ghost, Gumby, Davey and Goliath, and many other beloved animated programs. Her brother Stefan Arngrim was also a child actor. Arngrim is possibly best known as a former child star, playing the role of Nellie Oleson in the NBC television series Little House on the Prairie. She had originally auditioned for the role of Laura Ingalls, and later Mary Ingalls, on Little House on The Prairie, but received the role of Nellie Oleson. Arngrim lives in Los Angeles now with her musician husband, Robert Paul Schoonover. In 2010, she published her autobiography, titled Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Works by Alison Arngrim

Associated Works

Little House on the Prairie: The Complete First Season (2002) — Actor — 129 copies, 2 reviews
Little House on the Prairie: The Complete Second Season (2014) — Actor — 78 copies, 1 review
Protectors 2: Heroes (2015) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Birthdate
1962-01-18
Gender
female
Nationality
USA
Canada
Birthplace
New York, New York, USA
Places of residence
Los Angeles, California, USA
Occupations
actor
Relationships
Macmillan, Norma (mother)

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This was such a fantastic book! Beware, although much of this book is really funny, there is talk of sexual abuse/incest.
 
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kwiech | 57 other reviews | Sep 23, 2024 |
Another Hollywood memoir by a child actress turned stand-up comedian. She writes frankly about the sexual abuse she experienced in her family and the escape she found on set.
 
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rivkat | 57 other reviews | Aug 30, 2024 |
I haven't had the opportunity to read any other biographies (or autobiographies) by the cast of this show. That said I found this to be a refreshing read from someone who seems to have come out of the experience with a good perspective of both her acting career and life in general. Alison Arngrim writes very matter-of-factly and laces her work with well placed humor. She covers nearly everything without being crass or over-exposing anyone. It certainly isn't your standard celebrity auto-biography. THANK GOODNESS.

This may well end up in my yearly top ten, especially as I kept laughing out loud while reading it. I've never met Ms. Arngrim (nor am I much of one to ever bother meeting celebrities) But if I had met her before this was published in a private mien, and I'm only going from what I read in the book, she may well have been someone I would have really enjoyed knowing - perhaps even to being a friend. She seems like a lot of fun.

Perhaps one day she'll write another book and we'll get to enjoy more of her literary talent.
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Kiri | 57 other reviews | Dec 24, 2023 |
Wow, I really enjoyed that. When I picked it up, I thought it was only a bit of guilty pleasure that I may or may not finish, but Alison Arngrim had such fun stories and a great sense of humor, it was a thoroughly enjoyable read.
Not all the stories were fun, and I learned about something I never knew existed-those horrible incest exception laws that organizations like PROTECT have fought to get removed from legislation. I really admire the actress and all the people involved in getting this law changed in California.
This was a great memoir.
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Harks | 57 other reviews | Dec 17, 2022 |

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