Hersha Parady died Wednesday of a brain tumor. Photo courtesy of Pixnio
Aug. 24 (UPI) — Actor Hersha Parady died Wednesday night at 78.
Parady’s son, Jonathan Peverall, confirmed her death with The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline. She had brain cancer.
Parady played schoolteacher Alice Garvey on Little House on the Prairie. Garvey died in a fire in Season 6.
Alison Arngrin, who played Nellie Oleson on Little House, also shared news of Parady’s death on Facebook.
“DIVA DOWN,” Arngrin wrote. “Our wild, untameable [sic], talented Hersha has left us. Rest in power”
Prior to Little House, Parady appeared in episodes of Mannix, The Waltons and other shows. After her role in Little House, Parady continued to appear in movies and TV shows.
Her last TV role was that of the principal on Nickelodeon’s Kenan & Kel in the ’90s. Parady has a short film credit on Product in 2015, which reportedly also filmed a sequel.
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Ron Cephas Jones attends the Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on September 8, 2018. The actor, best known for his Emmy-winning role as William on “This is Us” and for starring in “He Got Game,” Across the Universe,” “Luke Cage” and more, died at the age of 66 on August 19. Photo by Gregg DeGuire/UPI | License Photo
