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'''Gypsy-Rose Alcida Anderson''', known online as '''Gypsy Rose Blanchard ''' (born July 27, 1991) is an American author, [[Factitious disorder imposed on another|Munchausen-by-proxy]] awareness activist and social media personality. She rose to worldwide prominence when she was convicted of [[Murder in Missouri law#Second-degree murder|second-degree murder]] in [[Springfield, Missouri]], for the death of her mother, [[Murder of Dee Dee Blanchard|Dee Dee Blanchard]], who had subjected Blanchard to life long physical, mental, and medical abuse. She was sentenced to ten years in prison.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keegan |first=Harrison |title=In 'extraordinary' case, Gypsy Blanchard gets 10 years for murdering mother |url=https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/crime/2016/07/05/gypsy-blanchard-pleads-guilty-murder/86617662/ |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=Springfield News-Leader |language=en-US |archive-date=January 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106010957/https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/crime/2016/07/05/gypsy-blanchard-pleads-guilty-murder/86617662/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
She was paroled after eight years, at the end of December 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-30 |title=Gypsy Rose Blanchard shares new pic from her 'welcome home' party |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/news/gypsy-rose-blanchard-welcome-home-party-rcna131689 |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=TODAY.com |language=en}}</ref> Given the sensational aspects of Gypsy's childhood, including her mother forcing her to pretend to be disabled and terminally ill, she gained widespread media attention. [[Hulu]] produced a limited series, [[The Act (TV series)|''The Act'']] (2019), released while she was still in prison. She has been featured on interviews on a variety of TV shows, such as ''[[Dr. Phil (talk show)|Dr. Phil]]'', and other programs have been based on her story. In 2024, her own reality show, ''[[Life After Lockup|Gypsy Rose: Life After Lockup]]'', premiered on [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]].