{"id":2927,"date":"2026-02-26T15:54:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viralspotlight26.com\/?p=2927"},"modified":"2026-02-26T15:54:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:54:51","slug":"little-house-on-the-prairie-actress-passed-away-at-89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viralspotlight26.com\/?p=2927","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Little House On The Prairie\u2019 Actress Passed Away At 89"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Patty Maloney<\/span><\/span>, best known for her role on Little House on the Prairie<\/span><\/span>, has died at 89. Her brother confirmed she passed away March 31 in Winter Park, Florida, after years of health issues and hospice care following multiple strokes.<\/p>\n

Born Patricia Anne Maloney in 1936 in New York, she began performing on Broadway at age three and later toured with carnivals and even Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus<\/span><\/span>. After her husband\u2019s death in 1968, she returned to acting and built a diverse career in television and film.<\/p>\n

She was known for playing Honk on Far Out Space Nuts<\/span><\/span>, Lumpy in the Star Wars Holiday Special<\/span><\/span>, and Tina the robot on Buck Rogers in the 25th Century<\/span><\/span>. She also appeared on shows like Charlie\u2019s Angels<\/span><\/span> and The Love Boat<\/span><\/span>, and in films including Ernest Saves Christmas<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n

In 2010, she was diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration, which affected her vision.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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