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Yellowstone veteran Jennifer Landon - who is the daughter of the late Little House On The Prairie star Michael Landon - is now on .
She took to Instagram this week to rave about how much she loves the role.
'I’m a lil late to the party, but I hope you guys enjoyed meeting Dr. Toni Wright as much as I enjoyed shooting it,' she said of her show.
'Learning all of the medical stuff from real doctors and nurses has been ♥️.'
She shared photos from the set that gave fans a clue as to how they do the special effects.
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Yellowstone veteran Jennifer Landon - who is the daughter of the late Little House On The Prairie star Michael Landon - is now on Grey's Anatomy
Her west Texas accent was so thick she is comically difficult to comprehend at times, much to the amusement of Cole Hauser's strongman Rip Wheeler
Her west accent was so thick she was comically difficult to comprehend at times, much to the amusement of Cole Hauser's strongman Rip Wheeler.
But in real life, Jennifer is far from a west Texas wildcat.
The actress is actually from Malibu, is from a Hollywood acting family and grew up around TV sets, even acting as a child on a popular show.
Her dad Michael was often filming Little House On The Prairie when she was tiny.
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Michael died in 1991 at the age of 54.
He played Charles Ingalls on Little House On The Prairie from 1974 until 1983.
After that Michael starred on another hit series, Highway To Heaven from 1984 until 1989. Jennifer appeared as a young child on that series with her father.
Jennifer's mother, Cindy Landon, also worked on Little House On The Prairie: she was a makeup artist on set.
She took to Instagram this week to rave about how much she loves the role
'I’m a lil late to the party, but I hope you guys enjoyed meeting Dr. Toni Wright as much as I enjoyed shooting it,' she said of her show. 'Learning all of the medical stuff from real doctors and nurses has been ♥️'
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Michael and Cindy were wed from 1983 until 1991.
Michael divorced his second wife, Lynn Noe, and married Cindy in Malibu in February 1983.
Cindy was pregnant with Jennifer at the time. They welcomed a son, Sean, in 1986. Before Michael met Cindy, he was married twice.
His first marriage was to Dodie Levy-Fraser, and he adopted her son, then they had a son of their own. He had five kids with Lynn.
Landon attends the Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2 premiere at Museum of Modern Art in 2024 in New York City
The actress is actually from Malibu, is from a Hollywood family and grew up around TV sets, even acting as a child on a popular show
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That is because she is the daughter of Little House on The Prairie star Michael Landon; seen with his costars on season three
'It is devastating beyond comprehension to lose a parent, especially at an early age,' she told the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.
'When dad was fighting the disease, Sean was too young to understand. I understood more; I knew if he was doing well or not well on any given day.'
She added, 'When he passed away, I suddenly saw things differently and questioned everything.
'Even today I question rules and structure. I can't say how much his death has affected me, but I know it's a significant part of the fabric of who I am.'
Jennifer has acted for many years.
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She is also known for her role as Gwen Norbeck Munson in the CBS soap opera As the World Turns.
Seen with Ryan Bingham and Ian Bohen on season 5B of Yellowstone
Landon played dual roles on As the World Turns; her regular character Gwen Norbeck Munson, and a lookalike named Cleo Babbitt. Landon left the show in 2008.
Jennifer won three Daytime Emmys for her work.
She has also appeared on House in 2011, Chicago Med in 2017, The Resident in 2018 and The Orville in 2019.
Landon played Sarah Allen from 2021 to 2022 on FBI: Most Wanted.
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