Karen Grassle | 02/25/1942 | 79

Karen Grassle rose to fame in the ’70s for starring in the Little House on the Prairie TV series. She played the role of Caroline Ingalls. The series premiered in 1974 and ran for nine seasons. Moreover, some of the other works that Grassle is famously known for include Harry’s War and Wyatt Earp. She also starred in several TV films, such as Crisis on Mid Air and One Man’s Seduction.

Apart from acting, Karen is also known for being the founder of Sante Fe’s Resource Theater Company. The Driving Miss Daisy actress also taught at the College of Santa Fe and the University of California at Berkley. She has also worked with the Actors Theater of Louisville before moving to the Bay Area in 2006. There, she continued to focus her investments on performing in theater productions. Recently, an announcement came that the actress would release her memoir, Bright Lights, Prairie Dust.