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| Grace Edwards | |
| Played by | Bonnie Bartlett |
| Gender | Female |
| Debut | Mr. Edwards' Homecoming |
| Occupation | Post office, homemaker |
Grace Snider Edwards is the adoptive mother of John Jr., Alicia and Carl Sanderson and was once married to Isaiah Edwards but left with herself and the children because of his alcoholism. Before meeting Isaiah, Grace was married once before to an unknown man and later widowed. She worked in the Walnut Grove post office when she met Isaiah.
Isaiah and Grace got married when they adopted the Sanderson children. They were all good friends with the Ingalls family and traveled to gold country after their crops were destroyed by heavy rain.
They eventually left gold country after seeing the results of the chance to become wealthy from their friends they had met there. The Edwards family didn't return to Walnut Grove like the Ingalls did, and went their own way. During this time, Isaiah had a successful logging empire — and was crippled for a time after saving Alicia from a falling tree.
After resigning from life, Grace wrote the Ingalls for help. Edwards did eventually recover with the help of Laura and Charles Ingalls.
Years later, John Jr. was murdered on the street and Isaiah started drinking heavily. Grace left Isaiah and Carl and Alicia stayed with her.
[edit] Behind the scenes
Grace was portrayed by actress Bonnie Bartlett. During an interview with Bartlett by Prairie Fans, she was asked what is was like being on Little House on the Prairie: "I adored working on Little House. Michael [Landon] was a wonderful boss and the whole cast was terrific. I particularly enjoyed my scenes with Melissa Gilbert who was 10 or 11 at the time. Unfortunately, we are political enemies as far Screen Actors Guild is concerned. I used to mess up with the props sometimes, being so involved in my "acting" that I'd pour coffee onto the ground instead of the cup. Michael loved mistakes like this and would laugh and tease me in front of everybody."[1]