Little House On The Prairie: Then & Now

Leslie Landon Now

Despite being the daughter of an actor, director, producer, and writer, Leslie did not catch the acting bug. In fact, her only other credit in show business aside from those on Little House on the Prairie was in a 1982 episode of the western television show, Father Murphy, portraying Kate Jones in “The Dream Day.” Rather than pursuing acting, Leslie concentrated on her studies, obtaining a BA in psychology and an MA in clinical psychology from Pepperdine University and a Ph.D in marriage and family therapy from the California Graduate Institute. She got married and changed her name to Leslie Matthews and co-wrote the book When Children Grieve: For Adults to Help Children Deal with Death, Divorce, Pet Loss, Moving, and Other Losses.