Willie Oleson's real name is Jonathan Gilbert. He is best known for his role as Willie Oleson on the television series "Little House on the Prairie," which aired from 1974 to 1983. After the show, he pursued a career in acting and later became involved in other ventures, including working as a financial advisor.
Actor .............................................. CharacterRichard Bull .................................... Nels OlesonKatherine MacGregor ..................... Harriet OlesonAlison Arngrim ................................ Nellie Oleson DaltonJonathan Gilbert ............................. Willie Oleson
Nellie Oleson is a fictional character from the "Little House on the Prairie" series, and she is portrayed by actress Alison Arngrim in the television adaptation. In the books written by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Nellie's character is based on a real person named Nellie Owens. Arngrim's portrayal of Nellie Oleson became iconic, representing the classic "mean girl" archetype in the series.
Jonathan and Melissa Gilbert. She was Laura Ingalls, he played Willie Oleson.
From what I have heard, the was a combination of some of Laura's real life friends
Laura Ingalls Wilder said years later that the girl named Nellie Oleson in her books was really named Nellie Owens, although the name Genevieve Masters is very often mentioned, too. Either way this girl was vain, selfish and stuck-up. According to a schoolmate of theirs, the real Nellie was much meaner than the way Laura portrayed her.
Actor .............................................. CharacterRichard Bull .................................... Nels OlesonKatherine MacGregor ..................... Harriet OlesonAlison Arngrim ................................ Nellie Oleson DaltonJonathan Gilbert ............................. Willie Oleson
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Nellie Oleson is a fictional character from the "Little House on the Prairie" series, and she is portrayed by actress Alison Arngrim in the television adaptation. In the books written by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Nellie's character is based on a real person named Nellie Owens. Arngrim's portrayal of Nellie Oleson became iconic, representing the classic "mean girl" archetype in the series.
Jonathan and Melissa Gilbert. She was Laura Ingalls, he played Willie Oleson.
Willie Maxwell II.
From what I have heard, the was a combination of some of Laura's real life friends
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Nellie Oleson was actually based on three schoolmates from Laura Ingalls Wilder's childhood. Nellie Owens was the primary basis for the Nellie Oleson character. Like Nellie, she had a brother named Willie, and her family also ran a mercantile in Walnut Grove. It was from Genevieve Masters, the daughter of Walnut Grove's schoolteacher, that Nellie Oleson got her haughty attitude towards Laura. She was from was from New York, like Nellie. Stella Gilbert is the third girl Nellie Oleson was based on. Her mother was bedridden, and so Almanzo would take her along on buggy rides, producing a rivalry between her and Laura.
Charlotte Oleson was born in 1932.
Taryn Oleson goes by Tay.
Thurine Oleson has written: 'Wisconsin'