Karen Trust Grassle (/ɡræsliː/ GRASS-LEE ... In episodic TV, she starred in Hotel, Love Boat, and Murder She Wrote (twice.) She also appeared on Hollywood Squares and numerous talk shows ...

Karen Grassle ... book Karen Grassle dropped out after season eight and now explains why in her book, Bright Lights, Prairie Dust: Reflections on Life, Loss, and Love from Little House's Ma.