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'''Nellie Oleson Dalton''' is the oldest child of [[Harriet Oleson|Harriet]] and [[Nels Oleson]]. Nellie has two siblings, [[Willie Oleson|Willie]] and adopted sister [[Nancy Oleson|Nancy]]. Nellie was a spoiled girl (daughter of a wealthy general store owner and his wife) who got everything she wanted from her mother when she was a little girl. As a result, she became rather bratty, and all the other kids hated her for it. Nellie was the first antagonist in the show. She served as a rival and nemesis to Laura. She would always try to sabotage Laura but always failed in her efforts. At the end of most episodes, Laura would gain revenge on Nellie. Nellie had much misfortune in her quarrels with Laura. In episodes, She had horse manure thrown on her, was pushed down a hill in a wheelchair, was pushed into the mud, and even was punched in the face by Laura! After some years, Laura and Nellie stopped hating eachother and then they became close friends. As a gift for finishing [[Walnut Grove Church and School|school]], Harriet and Nels gave Nellie [[Nellie's Restaurant|a restaurant]]. [[Caroline Ingalls]] was soon hired as a cook and waitress; and [[Percival Dalton]] was hired to teach Nellie how to cook, etc. Nellie still had a mean disposition at first but  Percival eventually got her to change her ways.
  
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'''Nellie Oleson Dalton''' was the oldest child of [[Harriet Oleson|Harriet]] and [[Nels Oleson]]. Nellie has two siblings, [[Willie Oleson|Willie]] and adopted sister [[Nancy Oleson|Nancy]]. She married [[Percival Dalton]] and had two children with him.
   
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==Biography==
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Eventually, Percival fell in love with Nellie.
  
   
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Nellie was a spoiled girl, the daughter of a wealthy general store owner and his wife who got everything she wanted from her mother when she was little. As a result, she became rather bratty, and all the other kids hated her for it. [[File:Draft_lens18309552module153224351photo_1316047375Nellie_evil_stare.jpg|right|200px]]Nellie was the first real antagonist on the show. She served as a rival and nemesis to show’s protagonist, Laura Ingalls. She would always try to sabotage Laura but usually failed in her efforts. At the end of most episodes, Laura would successfully exact he revenge on Nellie. Nellie had much misfortune in her quarrels with Laura. Throughout the series, she has had horse manure thrown on her, was pushed down a hill in a wheelchair, was pushed into the mud, and was even punched in the face by Laura at least twice! After some years, Laura and Nellie stopped hating each other and then they became close friends. As a gift for finishing [[Walnut Grove Church and School|school]], Harriet and Nels gave Nellie [[Nellie's Restaurant|a restaurant]]. [[Caroline Ingalls]] was soon hired as a cook and waitress; [[Percival Dalton]] was hired to teach Nellie how to cook and manage a successful restaurant. Initially, Nellie was her typical mean-spirited, snarky self, but Percival eventually got her to change her ways and she matured into a kinder, warmer and more pleasant person.[[File:ThCAS57Z5D.jpg|thumb]]
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Percival and Nellie later married and had two children, [[Jennifer Dalton|Jennifer]] and [[Bejamin Dalton]]. [[Benjamin Cohen|Percival's father]] passed soon after, and in result, they moved to New York so Percival could run his father's store.
  
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Eventually, Nellie returned to Walnut Grove to visit her mother. However, her adopted sister Nancy became jealous of the attention Nellie was getting and ran away from home.
 
   
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Eventually, Percival fell in love with Nellie. After declaring their love for each other, they decided to be married outside due to Percival being Jewish — and much to [[Harriet Oleson|Harriet’s]] dismay. Percival and Nellie later married and had two children, [[Jennifer Dalton|Jennifer]] and [[Bejamin Dalton|Benjamin Dalton]]. [[Benjamin Cohen|Percival’s father]] passed away soon after, and the family then moved to [[New York]] so Percival could take over his father’s store. Eventually, Nellie returned to Walnut Grove to visit her family. However, her adopted sister [[Nancy]] became jealous of the attention Nellie was getting and ran away from home.
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==Behind the scenes==
  
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Nellie was portrayed by [[Alison Arngrim]] throughout the series.
 
   
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In an interview, [[Melissa Sue Anderson]] was asked about Arngrim; "It was interesting working with Alison because she was so shy. She couldn't look at you and deliver her lines; the director, [[William F. Claxton|Bill Claxton]] on that show ([[Episode 103: Country Girls|Country Girls]]) had a terrible time getting her to actually look at you and say her lines. And she grew, she got it eventually but she was just so shy and so scared, and maybe it wasn't because so was so shy,
 
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but she was so scared. She was petrified I think, and you know she became the little kid you loved to hate and she did a great job with it."<ref>Melissa Sue Anderson Interview</ref>
  
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Nellie was portrayed by [[Alison Arngrim]] throughout the series.
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In an interview, [[Melissa Sue Anderson]] was asked about Arngrim: “It was interesting working with Alison because she was so shy... she couldn’t look at you and deliver her lines. The director, [[William F. Claxton|Bill Claxton]] [ [[Episode 103: Country Girls]] ], had a terrible time getting her to actually look at you and say her lines. And she grew... she got it eventually but she was just so shy and so scared... maybe it wasn’t because so was so shy, but she was so scared. She was petrified I think, and you know, she became the little kid you loved to hate and she did a great job with it.”<ref>Melissa Sue Anderson Interview</ref>
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*Thoughout the series, Nellie and Laura famously never got along, even though Melissa Gilbert and Alison Arngrim were good friends. In fact, on Melissa Gilbert’s official site, she confirmed that the only Little House member she has kept in contact with over the years is Alison Arngrim.<ref>http://www.melissa-gilbert.com/melissaqa.html (Question #12)</ref>
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Nellie is the inspiration for the character Karin Kanzuki from the ''Street Fighter'' video game series.{{Cite}} She also physically resembles Nanette Manoir from the cartoon series ''Angela Anaconda''.{{Cite}}
  
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Nellie Oleson Dalton was the oldest child of Harriet and Nels Oleson. Nellie has two siblings, Willie and adopted sister Nancy. She married Percival Dalton and had two children with him.

Biography

Nellie was a spoiled girl, the daughter of a wealthy general store owner and his wife who got everything she wanted from her mother when she was little. As a result, she became rather bratty, and all the other kids hated her for it.

Draft lens18309552module153224351photo 1316047375Nellie evil stare

Nellie was the first real antagonist on the show. She served as a rival and nemesis to show’s protagonist, Laura Ingalls. She would always try to sabotage Laura but usually failed in her efforts. At the end of most episodes, Laura would successfully exact he revenge on Nellie. Nellie had much misfortune in her quarrels with Laura. Throughout the series, she has had horse manure thrown on her, was pushed down a hill in a wheelchair, was pushed into the mud, and was even punched in the face by Laura at least twice! After some years, Laura and Nellie stopped hating each other and then they became close friends. As a gift for finishing school, Harriet and Nels gave Nellie a restaurant. Caroline Ingalls was soon hired as a cook and waitress; Percival Dalton was hired to teach Nellie how to cook and manage a successful restaurant. Initially, Nellie was her typical mean-spirited, snarky self, but Percival eventually got her to change her ways and she matured into a kinder, warmer and more pleasant person.

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Eventually, Percival fell in love with Nellie. After declaring their love for each other, they decided to be married outside due to Percival being Jewish — and much to Harriet’s dismay. Percival and Nellie later married and had two children, Jennifer and Benjamin Dalton. Percival’s father passed away soon after, and the family then moved to New York so Percival could take over his father’s store. Eventually, Nellie returned to Walnut Grove to visit her family. However, her adopted sister Nancy became jealous of the attention Nellie was getting and ran away from home.

Behind the Scenes

Nellie was portrayed by Alison Arngrim throughout the series.

In an interview, Melissa Sue Anderson was asked about Arngrim: “It was interesting working with Alison because she was so shy... she couldn’t look at you and deliver her lines. The director, Bill Claxton [ Episode 103: Country Girls ], had a terrible time getting her to actually look at you and say her lines. And she grew... she got it eventually but she was just so shy and so scared... maybe it wasn’t because so was so shy, but she was so scared. She was petrified I think, and you know, she became the little kid you loved to hate and she did a great job with it.”[1]

Nellie-oleson-victorian-dress

Trivia

  • Thoughout the series, Nellie and Laura famously never got along, even though Melissa Gilbert and Alison Arngrim were good friends. In fact, on Melissa Gilbert’s official site, she confirmed that the only Little House member she has kept in contact with over the years is Alison Arngrim.[2]
Melissa-gilbert-and-alison-arngrim-of-little-house-on-the-prairie

References

  1. ↑ Melissa Sue Anderson Interview
  2. ↑ http://www.melissa-gilbert.com/melissaqa.html (Question #12)
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