<Tr> <Td> Jenny Wilder </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Shannen Doherty </Td> <Td> Almanzo's niece, whom he gets custody of after his brother / her father Royal dies </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eliza Jane Wilder </Td> <Td> 6--8 </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Lucy Lee Flippin </Td> <Td> Teacher; Almanzo's older sister </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Seasons </Th> <Th> No. of episodes </Th> <Th> Portrayer </Th> <Th> Character summary </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nels Oleson </Td> <Td> 1--9 </Td> <Td> 147 </Td> <Td> Richard Bull </Td> <Td> Mercantile proprietor; husband and father </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Harriet Oleson </Td> <Td> 1--9 </Td> <Td> 153 </Td> <Td> Katherine MacGregor </Td> <Td> Mercantile proprietor; wife and mother </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nellie Oleson </Td> <Td> 1--9 </Td> <Td> 104 </Td> <Td> Alison Arngrim </Td> <Td> Oldest child of Nels and Harriet </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Willie Oleson </Td> <Td> 1--9 </Td> <Td> 140 </Td> <Td> Jonathan Gilbert </Td> <Td> Son of Nels and Harriet </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nancy Oleson </Td> <Td> 8--9 </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> Allison Balson </Td> <Td> Adopted daughter of Nels and Harriet </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Percival Dalton / Isaac Cohen </Td> <Td> 6--7 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Steve Tracy </Td> <Td> Nellie's husband </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rachel Brown Oleson </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sherri Stoner </Td> <Td> Willie's wife </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dr. Hiram Baker </Td> <Td> 1--9 </Td> <Td> 113 </Td> <Td> Kevin Hagen </Td> <Td> Town physician </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Reverend Robert Alden </Td> <Td> 1--9 </Td> <Td> 76 </Td> <Td> Dabbs Greer </Td> <Td> Church minister </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Melinda Foster </Td> <Td> 1--9 </Td> <Td> 61 </Td> <Td> Ruth Foster </Td> <Td> Post office manager </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Isaiah Edwards </Td> <Td> 1--3, 6, 8--9 </Td> <Td> 52 </Td> <Td> Victor French </Td> <Td> Charles's best friend </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Grace Snider Edwards </Td> <Td> 1--6 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Bonnie Bartlett / Corinne Camacho </Td> <Td> Wife of Isaiah Edwards </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Sanderson Edwards </Td> <Td> 2--4 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Radames Pera </Td> <Td> Oldest child of Isaiah & Grace Edwards, adopted after first mother died </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alicia Sanderson Edwards </Td> <Td> 2--3, 5, 8 </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Kyle Richards </Td> <Td> Youngest child of Isaiah & Grace Edwards, adopted after first mother died </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Carl Sanderson Edwards </Td> <Td> 2--4 </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Brian Part </Td> <Td> Middle child of Isaiah & Grace Edwards, adopted after first mother died </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Matthew Rogers </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Jonathan Hall Kovacs </Td> <Td> Young boy that is taken care of by Isaiah Edwards (season 9) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jonathan Garvey </Td> <Td> 4--7 </Td> <Td> 51 </Td> <Td> Merlin Olsen </Td> <Td> Farmer; husband and father </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alice Garvey </Td> <Td> 4--6 </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> Hersha Parady </Td> <Td> Wife and mother; teacher; dies in fire with Adam Kendall Jr . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andy Garvey </Td> <Td> 4--7 </Td> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> Patrick Labyorteaux </Td> <Td> Son of Jonathan and Alice </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eva Beadle Simms </Td> <Td> 1--4 </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> Charlotte Stewart </Td> <Td> School teacher </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Adam Simms </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Joshua Bryant </Td> <Td> Miss Beadle's husband </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lars Hanson </Td> <Td> 1--5 </Td> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> Karl Swenson </Td> <Td> Lumber mill owner; a founder of Walnut Grove </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hester - Sue Terhune </Td> <Td> 4--9 </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> Ketty Lester </Td> <Td> Head of the school for the blind </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Carter </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Stan Ivar </Td> <Td> Blacksmith; husband and father </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sarah Carter </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Pamela Roylance </Td> <Td> Starts a newspaper; wife and mother </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jeb Carter </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Lindsay Kennedy </Td> <Td> Older son of John and Sarah </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jason Carter </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> David Friedman </Td> <Td> Younger son of John and Sarah </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Susan Goodspeed </Td> <Td> 4--7 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Michelle Downey </Td> <Td> Student at the school for the blind </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Etta Plum </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Leslie Landon </Td> <Td> School teacher </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Christy Kennedy </Td> <Td> 1--2 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Tracie Savage </Td> <Td> Schoolgirl </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sandy Kennedy </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Robert Hoffman </Td> <Td> Schoolboy; Christy's brother </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hans Dorfler </Td> <Td> 1--4, 6 </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Jim Jeter </Td> <Td> Resident of Walnut Grove; a stable - owner </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bill Anderson </Td> <Td> 6--9 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Sam Edwards </Td> <Td> Banker of Walnut Grove </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Joe Kagan </Td> <Td> 4--5, 7 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Moses Gunn </Td> <Td> Aging boxer who retires to farm life in Walnut Grove </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Judd Larrabee </Td> <Td> 4--5 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Don "Red" Barry </Td> <Td> Resident of Walnut Grove </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mrs. Amanda "May" Whipple </Td> <Td> 1--4 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Queenie Smith </Td> <Td> Resident of Walnut Grove; local seamstress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mr. Kennedy </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Wayne Heffley </Td> <Td> Resident of Walnut Grove; father of Christy and Sandy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mrs. Kennedy </Td> <Td> 1--2 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Eileen Ryan (season 1), Janice Carroll (season 2) </Td> <Td> Resident of Walnut Grove; mother of Christy and Sandy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ebenezer Sprague </Td> <Td> 2--3 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ted Gehring </Td> <Td> Banker of Walnut Grove </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Houston Lamb </Td> <Td> 6--7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Dub Taylor </Td> <Td> Works and lives at the school for the blind in Sleepy Eye </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Henry Riley </Td> <Td> 4--9 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Dan McBride </Td> <Td> recurring role - customer in Nellie's Restaurant arguing </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kezia Horn </Td> <Td> 4--5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Hermione Baddeley </Td> <Td> Resident of Walnut Grove and friend of Laura and Albert </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Seasons </Th> <Th> No. of episodes </Th> <Th> Portrayer </Th> <Th> Character summary </Th> </Tr>

Who played mrs carter in little house on the prairie