Overview
- Speaking at the Final 50th Anniversary Reunion on Dec. 12 in Simi Valley, Rachel Greenbush described how ending her run on Little House on the Prairie deeply affected her.
- Greenbush said the sudden break from castmates and on‑set classmates felt like a family splitting up, leaving her disconnected after season eight wrapped in 1982.
- She and twin sister Sidney shared the role of Carrie Ingalls from the 1974 pilot and were credited jointly as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush.
- Greenbush credited Michael Landon’s expectations with instilling reliability and a work ethic that has guided her life.
- She retired from acting in 1983 to focus on school and has voiced support for the Netflix reboot that began production earlier this year.