Leslie Landon
Leslie Landon | |
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 Landon on Little House on the Prairie c. 1977 | |
| Born | Leslie Ann Landon October 11, 1962 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Education | Pepperdine University (BA, MA) California Graduate Institute (PhD.) |
| Occupation | Actress clinical psychologist |
| Years active | 1975–1984 |
| Known for | Portraying Etta Plum in Little House on the Prairie |
| Spouse(s) | Brian Matthews (m. 1990) |
| Children | 4, including Rachel Matthews |
| Parent(s) | Michael Landon Marjorie Lynn Noe |
| Relatives | Michael Landon, Jr. (brother) Christopher B. Landon (brother) Jennifer Landon (paternal half-sister) Mark Landon (adoptive brother) |
Leslie Landon Matthews (née Landon; born October 11, 1962) is an American clinical psychologist and former actress. She had a supporting role on the Little House on the Prairie television series, in which her father, Michael Landon, played the lead.
Acting career[]
Born in Los Angeles, California, Landon is notable for her portrayal of schoolteacher Etta Plum on Little House on the Prairie from 1982 to 1984. She also made small guest appearances in four other episodes of Little House between 1975 and 1981.[1]
Personal life[]
Landon's parents are actor-director Michael Landon and Marjorie Lynn Noe (known as Lynn Noe).[2] She has two full brothers, Michael Landon Jr. and Christopher Landon, and a full sister, Shawna Leigh Landon. She also has a half-sister, Jennifer Landon, and a half-brother, Sean Matthew Landon, from her father's third marriage to makeup artist, Cindy Clerico. She has an adoptive brother, Mark Landon, and a half-brother, Josh Landon, from her father's first marriage, and she also has one half-sister from her mother's first marriage, Cheryl Lynn Landon.[3] Her paternal grandfather was Jewish,[4] whereas her paternal grandmother was Catholic, although her father was raised Jewish.[5]
Landon married Brian Matthews in 1990. Landon's eldest daughter, born in 1993, Rachel Matthews, is also an actress,[6] with her film debut on Happy Death Day that was directed by her uncle Christopher.[7]
Landon obtained a BA in psychology and an MA in clinical psychology from Pepperdine University and a Ph.D. in marriage and family therapy from the California Graduate Institute.[8][9][10]
Filmography[]
- Little House on the Prairie
- 1975: Plague Victim in "The Plague" (season 1)
- 1977: Kate in "The Election" (season 3)
- 1979: Marge in "The Third Miracle" (season 6)
- 1981: Pam in "A Wiser Heart" (season 8)
- 1982–83: Etta Plum, 15 episodes (season 9)
- 1983: Etta Plum in Little House: Look Back to Yesterday (TV movie)
- 1984: Etta Plum in Little House: Bless All the Dear Children (TV movie)
- 1984: Etta Plum in Little House: The Last Farewell (TV movie)
- Father Murphy
- 1982: Kate Jones in "The Dream Day"
Bibliography[]
- When Children Grieve: For Adults to Help Children Deal with Death, Divorce, Pet Loss, Moving, and Other Losses. By John W. James, Russell Friedman, Dr. Leslie Matthews. Harper Collins, 2001.
References[]
- ^ "Leslie Landon". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ^ Levine, Stuart (1999-05-21). "Review: 'Michael Landon, the Father I Knew'". Variety. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ^ "Report on death of Mark Landon". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. May 11, 2009. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
- ^ "His Early Days Were Fun". Philadelphia Daily News. July 2, 1991.
In a 1985 interview, Landon claimed he ate lunch alone at Collingswood High School, that he never had a date as a teen-ager because no Christian father in the town would allow his daughter to go out with a Jew.
- ^ Landon Wilson, Cheryl (1992). I Promised My Dad: An Intimate Portrait of Michael Landon by His Eldest Daughter. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 28.
- ^ "Actor Michael Landon's Legacy Continues at the Apple Blossom Festival". oldtownwinchesterva.com.
- ^ Wilson, Staci Layne (October 5, 2017). "Exclusive – Rachel Matthews Talks Happy Death Day". Dread Central.
- ^ Gilbert, Melissa (2009-06-09). Prairie Tale: A Memoir. Simon and Schuster. p. 237. ISBN 9781439123607.
- ^ Lee, Jane (2008-04-29). "A Dodger Blue Graduation". Pepperdine Graphic. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ^ "Distinguished Alumni 2008". Pepperdine University. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
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