Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush
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Rachel Lindsay Rene Bush and Sidney Robyn[1] Danae Bush, born May 25, 1970 in Hollywood, California,[2] are American former child actresses, best known for their combined (alternating) role as Carrie Ingalls, in the drama series Little House on the Prairie. They are identical twin sisters, born to actor Billy Green Bush[3] and Carole Kay Bush.[4] Their older brother, Clay, is also an actor.
Careers
[edit]The twins played Jill Hayden in the 1973 made-for-television drama Sunshine .[5]
From 1974 through 1982 they alternated the role of Carrie Ingalls in the television series Little House on the Prairie. In the episode "The Godsister", first broadcast on December 18, 1978, both twins appear together when Carrie creates a make-believe friend because her family is too busy to spend time with her.[6] The twins did not appear in the final season of the series as the plot line had Carrie's family (with the exception of sister Laura and her husband Almanzo) move away from Walnut Grove, Minnesota, the series' location.[7]
Post-Little House
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In 1983, Lindsay guest starred in a Matt Houston episode as an abuse victim. Sidney starred in the film Hambone and Hillie in 1983. The twins starred in commercials for, among others, Doublemint gum, Mattel Toys, and Kentucky Fried Chicken. The twins decided to retire from acting and continue their studies at public school. They graduated from Santa Monica High in 1988.
Personal lives
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Sidney was married to horse breeder William "Rocky" Foster for nine years, until his death at age 55 in 2009.
Lindsay has been married to Daniel Sanchez since 2014. They originally met on the Little House set at Big Sky Ranch in Simi Valley (where exterior scenes were filmed) when she was a small child and he was a teenager who lived nearby. She has said Michael Landon allowed him to watch the filming at Big Sky Ranch. Decades later, they met again and married in the same spot where they first met.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Sunshine | Jill Hayden | TV movie |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie | Carrie Ingalls | Pilot movie |
| 1974–1982 | |||
| 1978 | Alyssa | episode 5.06 "The Godsister" | |
| 1979 | Little House Years | Carrie Ingalls | post series TV movie |
| 1983 | Hambone and Hillie | Amy McVickers | Sidney |
| Matt Houston | Butterfly | Lindsay / episode 2.09 "Butterfly" | |
| 2001 | To Tell the Truth | Herself | Sidney |
| 2007 | Weekend Today | Lindsay |
References
[edit]- ^ Sidney changed the way she spells her name from original Robin to Robyn so as to sound "more feminine".[citation needed]
- ^ Dye, David, Child and Youth Actors, page 229, McFarland, 1988
- ^ Billy Green Bush, The New York Times, January 30, 2013
- ^ Karen Grassle, The Daily Herald (Polo, Utah), October 27, 1975, page 35
- ^ Terrace, Vincent, Encyclopedia of Television Pilots, 2nd edition, page 315, McFarland, 2019
- ^ Best Bet (TV highlights), The Wichita Beacon, December 18, 1978, page 27
- ^ Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946 – Present (7th edition), pages 586-587, Ballantine, 1999