Portrait of Melissa Sue Anderson

Melissa Sue Anderson

Acting

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.

Born: September 26, 1962

Place of Birth: Berkeley, California, USA

Filmography

2018
The Con Is On

as Guest Two

2008
While She Was Out

as Cassie (voice) (uncredited)

2007
Marco Polo (2007)

as Mother (voice) (uncredited)

2006
10.5: Apocalypse

as Megan Hollister

1998
Earthquake in New York

as Dr. Marilyn Blake

1994
Burke's Law

as Michelle Ryder

1992
1990
Dead Men Don't Die

as Dulcie Niles

1989
The Return of Sam McCloud

as Colleen McCloud

1989
Memories of Manon

as Yvette Marcel

1988
Far North

as Nurse

1988
The Suicide Club

as Laura Donovan

1986
Dark Mansions

as Noelle Drake

1985
The Equalizer

as Yvette Marcel

1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Eve Crystal

1984
Finder of Lost Loves

as Nikki Gatos

1984
1983
First Affair

as Toby King

1982
1982
An Innocent Love

as Molly Rush

1982
Hollywood’s Children

as Self (archive footage)

1981
Advice to the Lovelorn

as Maureen Tyler

1981
Happy Birthday to Me

as Virginia Wainwright

1981
Midnight Offerings

as Vivian Sotherland

1979
The Little House Years

as Mary Ingalls

1979
1977
The Love Boat

as Jennifer "Chubs" Smith

1977
The Love Boat

as Cindy Jerome

1977
The Love Boat

as Cathy Cummings

1977
James at 15

as Lacey Stevens

1976
The Loneliest Runner

as Nancy Rizzi

1974
1974
Little House on the Prairie

as Mary Ingalls Kendall

1974