Hersha Parady, an actress who appeared in hit TV series including Little House on The Prairie and The Waltons has died, aged 78.The star had been fighting a battle against cancer, and had been 'robbed of her strength' by the brain tumour, her devastated son said.
Hersha appeared as schoolteacher Alice Garvey for three years in the 1970/80s American TV series and even popular 1990s kids' TV show Kenan & Kel, where she played Principal Dimly for three episodes.
Her son, Jonathan Peverall, announced the news to The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday, 23 August, saying his mother had died in Norfolk, Virginia.
He had earlier said on her GoFundMe page: "Hersha, who has always been an active and outgoing woman, is battling a tough medical condition - a brain tumor known as meningioma.This illness has robbed her of her strength, her memory, and sadly, her vibrant personality.
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