2 weeks Ago By Emmanuella Ngimbi
Little House on the Prairie actress Patty Maloney has died at the age of 89. The star's death was confirmed by her brother, Dave Myrabo, who told The Hollywood Reporter she passed on Monday, March 31. The 3-foot-11 star spent her final days in hospice care in Winter Park, Florida and had previously dealt with other health issues after suffering "several" strokes in the years prior.
In his moving statement, Myrabo penned: "For a little person growing up in a big world, she did everything she wanted to do." As well as the beloved 1974 series, Maloney also starred in Star Wars and is also known for playing Chewbacca's son Lumpy in the Holiday Special and Honk in the Sid & Marty Krofft series Far Out Space Nuts. According to Men's Journal, Maloney's health issues began in 2010 with an age-related macular degeneration (AMD) diagnosis, which is an eye condition that can cause blurred or reduced central vision and is a common cause of vision loss among older adults.
The actress born Patricia Anne Maloney also appeared in the 1981 Wizard of Oz spin-off Under the Rainbow in 1981, as well as Charlie’s Angels, Trapper John, M.D., The Love Boat.
She also played Darla Hood in the animated TV series version of The Little Rascals and appeared in Star Trek: Voyager in 1996. Throughout her career, Patty acquired an impressive 48 film and TV credits, with her final one being in a 2005 episode of My Name is Earl. This is a breaking showbiz story, the /showbiz team will be updating this story with the latest information as soon as we receive it.
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