The Wilder Family
Almanzo and his sister, Eliza Jane moved to Walnut Grove at the beginning of season 6. Laura developed a crush on Almanzo and they eventually married at the beginning of season 7. Laura and Almanzo take care of Jenny after her father (Almanzo's brother) dies at the beginning of season 9. Baby Rose Wilder is born in the season 8 episode, Days of Sunshine, Days of Shadow. The twins Jennifer (Donati) and Sarah Coleman played Baby Rose in the TV series while the twins Jennifer and Michelle Steffin played Baby Rose in the TV movies, Bless All the Dear Children and The Last Farewell. Click on the photo for links to the different actors playing the characters.
The Wilder Family from the Little House on the Prairie TV Show
Almanzo Wilder
Dean Butler
Little House on the Prairie
Seasons 6-9
and 3 TV Movies
Eliza Jane Wilder
Lucy Lee Flippin
Little House on the Prairie
Seasons 6-8
Jenny Wilder
Shannen Doherty
Little House on the Prairie
Season 9
and 3 TV Movies
Baby Rose Wilder
Jennifer (Donati) and Sarah Coleman
Little House on the Prairie
Seasons 8-9
Baby Rose Wilder
Jennifer and Michelle Steffin
Bless All the Dear Children and
The Last Farewell movies (1984)
