Hersha Parady Biography
Hersha Parady is an American actor best known for her appearance on American western drama television series and Little House on the Prairie. Besides, she also appeared in movies such as Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star, ABC Weekend Specials, Mannix, and Bearcats! to name a few. She was last seen on the screen in 1971.
Parady started acting from Cleveland area theatrical productions when she was 14 years old. After that, she debuted in the television world with guest appearances in Mannix, Bearcats! and The Waltons.
In 1997, she was selected for a role, Alice Garvey in an American western drama television, Little House on the Prairie, where she appeared until 1980. She was cast along with Melissa Gilbert, Melissa Sue Anderson, Karen Grassle, and others.
She got featured as 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. Earlier in the series, in the 1976 episode Journey in the Spring, Paraday had played Eliza Anne Ingalls, Charles’ sister-in-law. After Little House on the Prairie, she made only rare appearances in television, including Kenan & Kel.
10 Quick Facts About Hersha Parady
- Name: Hersha Parady
- Age: 77 years
- Birthday: May 25
- Zodiac Sign: Gemini
- Height: Average
- Nationality: American
- Occupation: Actor
- Marital Status: Divorced
- Salary: Under Review
- Net worth: Under Review
Hersha Parady Age
Parady was born on May 25, 1945 in Berea, Ohio.
Hersha Parady Family
There is no information about her family background, she has also not shared any information about her parents and of her having siblings. She belongs to white-American ethnicity and holds an American-Hungarian nationality.
Hersha Parady Married | Husband
Parady was married to Oscar-winning producer John Peverall. The former couple first met in LA and eventually fell in love. The pair, later divorced after a few years of marriage. The pair share a child; a son who serves in the US Navy. She resides in Florida and continues to act in the theatre which is both her passion and career.
Hersha Parady Education
She was enrolled at the Berea High School. There is no much information about her educational background.
Hersha Parady Hyper Sapien
Parady was cast as Mrs. McAlpin in the 1986 film Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star
Hersha Parady Schoolbreak Special
She guest-starred in the American anthology series CBS Schoolbreak Special, a film for teenagers which aired on CBS from April 1980 to January 1996.
Hersha Parady Net Worth
She has a high maintenance lifestyle which needs an enormous amount of money. She has collected good fortune from her career, the exact details are still not known.
Hersha Parady Movies
Bearcats!: Carrie
Mannix: Receptionist
The Waltons: Victoria Madden
CBS Afternoon Playhouse
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
ABC Weekend Specials: Janice Parker
The Phoenix: Lynn
Hyper Sapien: Mrs. McAlpin
The Break: Mrs. Lufkowitz
The Babysitter’s Seduction: Mrs. Bartrand
Our Son, the Matchmaker: Mrs. Sloane
Kenan & Kel: Principal Dimly
Hersha Parady Interview
When the Bonanza left the airwaves after 14 successful years, Michael “Little Joe” Landon went looking for a new project. NBC execs approached him with the idea of producing a made-for-TV film based on the popular Laura Ingalls Wilder book series Little House on the Prairie. The movie had been huge ratings hit, and since it had a sort-of cliffhanger ending, the network was deluged with viewer inquiries asking “What happened next to the Ingalls family?” Thus a series was born.
And while the premise of the show was definitely Waltons-level wholesomeness, our mission this week is to go behind the scenes and dish the less-than-vanilla Prairie dirt.
3. The Baby Battering Ram
An iconic episode of LHoTP featured the Blind School being engulfed in flames, and Mary’s infant son Adam, Jr. trapped in the blaze. As she and her husband waited anxiously outside, TV viewers were treated to a scene that unfortunately, due to the camera angle, looked as though Alice Garvey (who had rescued the baby from his crib) used the infant’s head to break the glass.
Mrs. Garvey actually had the babe cradled in her arms when she attempted to break the window with her elbow. In any case, let the record show that in real life Mary Ingalls never married and never had children. Actress Hersha Parady, who played Alice Garvey, wanted out of her contract so that she could concentrate on raising her own family.
The writers killed her character off in a very dramatic storyline that not only “punished” her for leaving (i.e. her character couldn’t suddenly reappear years later), but one that also provided for a rating bonanza.
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