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Karen Grassle Biography
Birth Name:Karen Trust Grassle
Birth Place:Berkeley, California, United States
Profession Actress, Writer
Fast Facts
- Best known for her role as Caroline Ingalls in TV series "Little House on the Prairie․"
- Trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London
- Attended Sophie Newcomb College and the University of California, Berkeley, where she received a BA in English and another in Dramatic Art
- Started acting in the theater, making her stage debut in 1968
- Wrote and starred in a short film to bring awareness to domestic violence
- Attempted to achieve industry success by suggesting to others that she was a relative of gangster John Dillinger
- Co-founded a theater company in New Mexico
Awards
- 1975Bronze Wrangler-Fictional Television Drama: winner
- 1976TP de Oro-Best Foreign Actress (Mejor Actriz Extranjera): winner
- 1977TP de Oro-Best Foreign Actress (Mejor Actriz Extranjera): nominated
- 1979Gold Medal-Favorite TV Program: nominated
- 2022Festival Award-Best Actress: winner
- 2022Film Festival Award-Best Drama: winner
- 2022Film Festival Award-Best Female Actor: winner
- 2022Best Acting Performance-Best Performance in a Feature Film: winner
- 2022Best Actor-Best Actor: winner
- 2022Festival Award-Best Actress: winner
- 2022Best Actress-Best Actress: winner
- 2022Platinum Award-Best Performance: winner
- 2023Annual Award-Best Actress: winner