Allison Balson - Wikipedia Allison Balson Allison Balson ( 1969 - 11 - 19 ) 19 November 1969 ( age 48 ) Los Angeles, California, USA Occupation Actress, Singer - songwriter Years active 1978 -- present Allison Balson ( born November 19, 1969 ) is an American actress, who is also a published singer and songwriter. Her best - known role was that of Nancy Oleson on the Little House on the Prairie series which she held between 1981 and 1983. She graduated valedictorian from her high school and went on to receive a bachelor 's degree from Princeton University and a master 's degree from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. In 1987 Allison 's song `` I Wonder '' was featured in the soundtrack for Legend of the White Horse ( CBS / Warner Bros. ). In 2005 Allison recorded and released a limited - edition CD. In 2008 she collaborated on writing, producing, engineering, and performing a full - length album through the label Organic Time Records as the duo Allison & Stone. In 2012, Allison began hosting and producing the radio show Music Scene Live, which brings original music of singer / songwriters in `` live '' performance and candid dialogue in front of a `` live '' audience. Filmography 2014 : Broken Blood 2007 : TV Land Myths and Legends 1987 : Best Seller 1987 : The Legend of the White Horse 1982 : Goldie and Kids : Listen to Us ( TV ) 1981 -- 1983 : Little House on the Prairie 1981 : Looker 1981 : CHiPs ( guest - appearance ) 1981 : Quincy M.E. ( guest - appearance ) 1980 : The Hearse 1980 : The Life and Times of Eddie Roberts 1978 : A Guide for the Married Woman ( TV ) External links Allison Balson on IMDb Official Site Music Scene Live Homepage LCCN : nr2006031462 VIAF : 27028977 This article about an American television actor or actress born in the 1960s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Allison_Balson&oldid=819385562 '' Categories : 1969 births Living people American child actresses American female singer - songwriters American singer - songwriters Princeton University alumni Alumni of Trinity College, Dublin 20th - century American actresses 21st - century American actresses American television actresses American film actresses Actresses from Los Angeles American radio personalities American radio producers 20th - century American singers 20th - century women musicians American television actor, 1960s birth stubs Hidden categories : Pages using infobox person with unknown parameters Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia تۆرکجه Deutsch فارسی Français Italiano Polski Edit links This page was last edited on 9 January 2018, at 02 : 28. About Wikipedia

Question: who played nancy in little house on the prairie
Answer: Allison Balson