who played laura ingalls mother?
Caroline Ingalls
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 Rick Millikan selected Lisa Jane Persky , who was at the top of his casting " wish list " , for the role of Laura . In the middle of filming , a cast member withdrew from the production for religious reasons . A mother withdrew her baby from the cast during the final run @-@ through of the " cursed @-@ birth " scene . Although a fan of the show , as a devout Catholic she was uncomfortable with her child representing a demon . Director Rob Bowman assured her that the production staff understood her dilemma ; the casting staff called down and found a replacement in less than 45 minutes . It was the first time during the filming of the series that a cast @-@ member withdrew for religious reasons . 

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 Following the resolution of Karen and David 's storyline in the pilot , in which David concedes that the couple need to hire a nanny , Jacey Salles was cast as Ramona Ramirez . Salles was a bit @-@ part actress in BBC sitcoms and had previously appeared in the 1998 Granada film The Misadventures of Margaret , which was co @-@ produced by Harries . In her Cold Feet audition she was required to have a loud argument with her boyfriend over the telephone . She embellished this with " a bit of comic bastardisation of the English language " and won the part . Initially contracted for only two episodes , Salles assumed the Marsdens would employ a new nanny every few episodes , though she made two more appearances in the first series and eventually appeared in every series . Lennie James made two guest appearances as Kris Bumstead , though his second appearance in Episode 6 was mostly in the form of flashbacks . James was keen to find out the resolution to the " who 's the father ? " cliffhanger , reportedly repeatedly asking the producers whether the baby was Kris 's . Other actors to make appearances were Denis Lawson as Alexander Welch and Sam Kelly as Algernon Gifford . John Thomson was pleased to work with Kelly , as he was a big fan of ' Allo ' Allo ! , a sitcom in which Kelly appeared . 

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 Thompson was absent from screens in 1996 , but returned the following year with Alan Rickman 's directorial debut , The Winter Guest . Set over one day in a Scottish seaside village , the drama allowed Thompson and her mother ( Phyllida Law ) to play mother and daughter on screen . She then returned to America to appear in an episode of Ellen , and her self @-@ parodying performance received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series . 

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 Cherry offered Nathan Fillion the role of Katherine 's second husband , Adam . Fillion was asked to choose what type of doctor his character would be . He recalled , " I said I 'd be a gynecologist so I could interact with all the women . " Known mostly for his work in the sci @-@ fi genre , Fillion considered his role on Desperate Housewives a return to his roots , as he had acted on the soap opera One Life to Live earlier in his career . Tuc Watkins auditioned for the role and was cast as Bob Hunter on the series a few weeks later . Lyndsy Fonseca joined the cast as Katherine 's daughter , Dylan . Fonseca stated that her character 's mother keeps Dylan " on a rigorous schedule and a short leash . Almost like a dog . " 

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 Meanwhile , Angela ( Angela Kinsey ) and her husband , state senator Robert Lipton ( Jack Coleman ) , welcome their new baby , also named Phillip . Oscar , Kevin , Erin , and Gabe all visit Angela at the hospital . According to Angela , the baby was born prematurely , but due to the size , Oscar deduces that Angela lied about the date of conception . Angela admits that the baby was conceived a month before her wedding , and makes them promise not to tell anyone . Suspecting that Dwight is the real father , Oscar breaks his promise and tells him when he arrives at the hospital in search of Gabe . Dwight barges in on Angela and her husband and begins thoroughly examining the child . When the senator leaves , Dwight confronts Angela about the child , claiming that it is his . She refutes his claim , but Dwight leaves satisfied , telling the attending nurse to call off the baby 's circumcision , which the nonplussed nurse refuses to do . Upon returning to Dunder Mifflin he drops his dispute with Jim , since his self @-@ assumed fatherhood has given him a new appreciation for the duties of parenthood . The episode ends with Dwight putting a decal on his car , in honor of his covert new family member . 
