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)
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Eve Crystal
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
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
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Laura Donovan / Julie Fenton
X-Men
1992
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
The Brady Bunch
1969
as Millicent
Burke's Law
1994
as Michelle Ryder
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
Finder of Lost Loves
1984
as Nikki Gatos
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
Happy Birthday to Me
1981
as Virginia Wainwright
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
as Self
While She Was Out
2008
as Cassie (voice) (uncredited)
Killing Machine
1984
as Kukki
The Suicide Club
1988
as Laura Donovan
Crazy Eights
2006
as Hospital Patient (uncredited)
The Survival of Dana
1979
as Dana Lee
The Loneliest Runner
1976
as Nancy Rizzi
A Different Approach
1978
Midnight Offerings
1981
as Vivian Sotherland
The Return of Sam McCloud
1989
as Colleen McCloud
Hollywood’s Children
1982
as Self (archive footage)
Far North
1988
as Nurse
Earthquake in New York
1998
as Dr. Marilyn Blake
Chattanooga Choo Choo
1984
as Jennie
Dead Men Don't Die
1990
as Dulcie Niles
Advice to the Lovelorn
1981
as Maureen Tyler
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Mary Ingalls
James at 15
1977
as Lacey Stevens
Memories of Manon
1989
as Yvette Marcel
First Affair
1983
as Toby King
Thin Ice
2000
as Tanya Ferguson
An Innocent Love
1982
as Molly Rush
Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas
2014
as Mary Ingalls
Dark Mansions
1986
as Noelle Drake
The Little House Years
1979
as Mary Ingalls
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
- Happy Birthday to Me (1981) — as Virginia Wainwright
- NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002) — as Self
- While She Was Out (2008) — as Cassie (voice) (uncredited)
- Killing Machine (1984) — as Kukki
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