Leslie Landon
Leslie Landon Matthews (née Landon) is an American 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.
Leslie Landon | |
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 Landon on Little House on the Prairie c. 1977 | |
| Born | Leslie Ann Landon Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Education | Pepperdine University (BA, MA) California Graduate Institute (PhD.) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1975–1984 |
| Known for | Portraying Etta Plum in Little House on the Prairie |
| Spouse |
Brian Matthews (m. 1990) |
| Children | 4, including Rachel Matthews |
| Parent | Michael Landon |
| Relatives |
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Career
Matthews was born in Los Angeles. She portrayed 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.
Personal life
Landon's parents are actor-director Michael and Lynn Landon.[1] Landon has eight siblings, including two brothers, Michael Landon Jr. and Christopher Landon, and a sister, Shawna Leigh Landon, from her parents' marriage. From her mother's first marriage, Landon has another half-sister, Cheryl Lynn Landon. From her father's marriage to Cindy Landon, she has a half-sister, Jennifer Landon, and a half-brother, Sean Matthew Landon. She has an adopted brother, Mark Landon (now deceased), and a half-brother, Josh Landon, both from her father's first marriage to Dodie Fraser.[2] Her paternal grandfather was Jewish[3] and her paternal grandmother was Catholic. Her father was raised Jewish.[4]
Landon married Brian Matthews in 1990. Her eldest daughter, born in 1993, Rachel Matthews, is also an actress,[5] with her film debut in Happy Death Day, directed by her uncle Christopher.[6]
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.[7][8][9]
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. HarperCollins, 2001.
References
- Levine, Stuart (May 21, 1999). "Review: 'Michael Landon, the Father I Knew'". Variety. Archived from the original on May 22, 2010.
- "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. Archived from the original on November 5, 2019. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
- Wilson, Staci Layne (October 5, 2017). "Exclusive – Rachel Matthews Talks Happy Death Day". Dread Central.
- Gilbert, Melissa (June 9, 2009). Prairie Tale: A Memoir. Simon and Schuster. p. 237. ISBN 978-1-4391-2360-7.
- Lee, Jane (April 29, 2008). "A Dodger Blue Graduation". Pepperdine Graphic. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- "Distinguished Alumni 2008". Pepperdine University. Retrieved May 3, 2016.