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Melissa Sue Anderson

Date of birth: 1962-09-26

Place of birth: Berkeley, California, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Melissa Anderson Sloan, Melissa Anderson-Sloan, Melissa Anderson, Мелісса Сью Ендерсон, ملیسا سو اندرسون

Melissa Sue Anderson

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.

Movie Credits

Far North
3.1

Far North

1988-11-09

After generations of being apart, an accident brings a family back together and they begin to cope w

Happy Birthday to Me
3

Happy Birthday to Me

1981-05-15

Virginia is proud that she belongs to a clique. The best students at a private school. But before he

Midnight Offerings
2.8

Midnight Offerings

1981-02-27

Vivian has magic powers. She doesn't hesitate to save her boyfriend David from failing in school by

Dead Men Don't Die
2

Dead Men Don't Die

1990-09-08

A reporter investigating a drug dealing ring is murdered. Brought back to life by the voodoo spell o

The Loneliest Runner
3.5

The Loneliest Runner

1976-12-20

A young boy who still wets the bed finds escapism from his abusive mother and his own embarrassment

A Different Approach
3.1

A Different Approach

1978-01-01

An all-star educational film about the positive side of hiring people with disabilities. A board sit

Little House on the Prairie
3.9

Little House on the Prairie

1974-03-30

The story of the Ingalls family who left their house in Wisconsin and moved to the west, wanting to

NBC 75th Anniversary Special
0

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

2002-05-05

A celebration of NBC's 75 year history, featuring clips of special moments.

The Survival of Dana
0

The Survival of Dana

1979-05-29

High school student Dana moves to the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles after her North Dakota pare

The Return of Sam McCloud
3

The Return of Sam McCloud

1989-11-12

Ex-Marshal McCloud now is senator of New Mexico, fighting for a new environment law. His enemy is Ma

James at 15
0

James at 15

1977-09-05

A 15-year-old whose family moves from Oregon to Boston misses the girlfriend he left behind, so he r

Killing Machine
2.3

Killing Machine

1984-05-10

After a gang of thugs brands a hard working truck driver a traitor and murders his bride, He retali

Advice to the Lovelorn
2.5

Advice to the Lovelorn

1981-11-30

A failed pilot for a series centering on Maggie Dale, an advice columnist. This was somewhat in the

The Suicide Club
0

The Suicide Club

1988-05-21

A woman traumatized by her brother's suicide is inducted into a world of games involving murder.

Chattanooga Choo Choo
2.5

Chattanooga Choo Choo

1984-05-18

The owner of a professional football team must restore the titular train and run it from Tennessee t

Earthquake in New York
2.8

Earthquake in New York

1998-10-11

A cop is after a nasty serial killer. Cop's wife and kids are somewhere in the city too. Then a disa

Dark Mansions
0

Dark Mansions

1986-08-23

A woman hired to write the history of a wealthy family stays at the family's estate in Oregon. She d

The Con Is On
1.9

The Con Is On

2018-05-04

In an effort to avoid paying off a massive gambling debt to a notorious mobster in England, a couple

Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas
4.2

Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas

2014-11-04

Celebrate the holidays with two classic "Little House" specials, restored and remastered for superio

An Innocent Love
4

An Innocent Love

1982-03-02

This romantic drama focuses on the romance between a 14-year-old mathematics genius and a 19-year-ol

The Little House Years
3.5

The Little House Years

1979-11-15

Laura Ingalls reminisces about the Ingalls' journeys and struggles during a family Thanksgiving gath

Hollywood’s Children
0

Hollywood’s Children

1982-02-24

A documentary about child actors, since the beginning of motion pictures (narrated by Roddy McDowell

Memories of Manon
4.2

Memories of Manon

1989-02-13

Yvette Marcel asks her godfather Control and McCall for help dealing with her irrational father, who

First Affair
0.5

First Affair

1983-10-25

A young girl attending Harvard on a scholarship finds herself falling for the husband of her English

While She Was Out
2.8

While She Was Out

2008-10-27

Della Myers, a suburban housewife, lives with her twin children and her abusive husband, Kenneth. On

Thin Ice
0

Thin Ice

2000-12-04

Graham studied medicine, but never qualified due to being expelled from medical school for theft. He

Crazy Eights
2.2

Crazy Eights

2006-10-31

Six people are brought together at the funeral of a childhood friend. While settling the estate, the