
Melissa Sue Anderson
Known for Acting · 45 credits
- Born
- 1962-09-26 (age 63)
- Place of birth
- Berkeley, California, USA
- Also known as
- Melissa Anderson Sloan · Melissa Anderson-Sloan · Melissa Anderson · Мелісса Сью Ендерсон · ملیسا سو اندرسون
Biography
Melissa Sue Anderson (born September 26, 1962) is an American actress. She played the role of Mary Ingalls on the NBC television series Little House on the Prairie. She starred on the show from 1974 until 1981, leaving after Season 7, but later appeared in 2 episodes of Season 8 in late 1981. She won an Emmy Award for her performance in Which Mother Is Mine? (1979). One of her more recent performances was as First Lady Megan Hollister in the 2006 television mini-series 10.5: Apocalypse.
Known For
TV Shows (18)

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Eve Crystal

The Love Boat
1977
as Jennifer "Chubs" Smith / Cindy Jerome / Cathy Cummings

Bewitched
1964
as Girl (uncredited)

Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Mary Ingalls / Mary Ingalls Kendall

The Equalizer
1985
as Yvette Marcel

Hotel
1982

Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self

X-Men
1992

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Laura Donovan / Julie Fenton

The Brady Bunch
1969
as Millicent

Burke's Law
1994
as Michelle Ryder

Finder of Lost Loves
1984
as Nikki Gatos

Battle of the Network Stars
1976

10.5: Apocalypse
2006
as Megan Hollister

Glitter
1984

E! True Hollywood Story
1996

Marco Polo
2007
as Mother (voice) (uncredited)
Movies (27)

The Con Is On
2018
as Guest Two

While She Was Out
2008
as Cassie (voice) (uncredited)

Happy Birthday to Me
1981
as Virginia Wainwright

NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
as Self

Hollywood’s Children
1982
as Self (archive footage)

The Survival of Dana
1979
as Dana Lee

Killing Machine
1984
as Kukki

Advice to the Lovelorn
1981
as Maureen Tyler

Crazy Eights
2006
as Hospital Patient (uncredited)

A Different Approach
1978

Earthquake in New York
1998
as Dr. Marilyn Blake

Far North
1988
as Nurse

Dead Men Don't Die
1990
as Dulcie Niles

Midnight Offerings
1981
as Vivian Sotherland

Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Mary Ingalls

Memories of Manon
1989
as Yvette Marcel

An Innocent Love
1982
as Molly Rush

First Affair
1983
as Toby King

Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas
2014
as Mary Ingalls

The Suicide Club
1988
as Laura Donovan

The Return of Sam McCloud
1989
as Colleen McCloud

Dark Mansions
1986
as Noelle Drake

James at 15
1977
as Lacey Stevens

Chattanooga Choo Choo
1984
as Jennie

The Loneliest Runner
1976
as Nancy Rizzi

The Little House Years
1979
as Mary Ingalls
Thin Ice
2000
as Tanya Ferguson
About Melissa Sue Anderson
Melissa Sue Anderson (born September 26, 1962) is an American actress. She played the role of Mary Ingalls on the NBC television series Little House on the Prairie. She starred on the show from 1974 until 1981, leaving after Season 7, but later appeared in 2 episodes of Season 8 in late 1981. She won an Emmy Award for her performance in Which Mother Is Mine? (1979). One of her more recent performances was as First Lady Megan Hollister in the 2006 television mini-series 10.5: Apocalypse. With 45 credits spanning from 1961 to 2018, Melissa Sue Anderson has appeared in 27 films and 18 TV shows.
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Most Popular Melissa Sue Anderson Movies
- The Con Is On (2018) — as Guest Two
- While She Was Out (2008) — as Cassie (voice) (uncredited)
- Happy Birthday to Me (1981) — as Virginia Wainwright
- NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002) — as Self
- Hollywood’s Children (1982) — as Self (archive footage)
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