Alison Arngrim Biography

Fast Facts

• A member of the national advisory committee of the National Association to Protect Children
• Received the Former Child Star "Lifetime Achievement" Award from the Young Artist Foundation in 2002
• Met her future husband while volunteering at AIDS Project Los Angeles, where he was working as director of the Southern California AIDS Hotline
• Was born into the entertainment industry, as her father was a Hollywood manager and her mother was an actress who voiced characters on animated programs
• Began her career as a child model and actress in TV commercials
• Became a child star with the role of Nellie Oleson on "Little House on the Prairie․"
• In addition to being an actress, Arngrim has performed as a stand-up comic in a large number of comedy venues