Nancy Oleson | |
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Personal Information | |
Sex/Gender: | Female |
Series Information | |
Played by: | Allison Balson |
Nancy Oleson is the adopted daughter of Nels and Harriet Oleson, her personality and behavior reflects much of Nellie's when she was young. After being brought back from the orphanage, Nancy was quickly spoiled by Harriet and soon after caused trouble in Walnut Grove, like fooling Willie into locking fellow classmate and rival Belinda Stevens in a ice shed so that Nancy could play the lead part in an upcoming musical at the school.
Nancy also convinces the class that she was abandoned by her mother, after Laura does some checking however, she finds this untrue; Nancy's mother died while giving birth and she was forced to move into an orphaned because of her increasingly uncontrollable behavior. Laura with some help from Belinda Stevens convinced Nancy to be the queen of the dunk tank at Walnut Grove's upcoming festival.