
Melissa Sue Anderson
Acting
Born 1962-09-26 · Berkeley, California, USA
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

NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002 · Movie

The Survival of Dana
1979 · Movie

Hollywood’s Children
1982 · Movie

Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas
2014 · Movie

Happy Birthday to Me
1981 · Movie

An Innocent Love
1982 · Movie

Little House on the Prairie
1974 · Movie

Memories of Manon
1989 · Movie

The Little House Years
1979 · Movie

The Loneliest Runner
1976 · Movie

The Con Is On
2018 · Movie

James at 15
1977 · Movie

While She Was Out
2008 · Movie

The Return of Sam McCloud
1989 · Movie

Far North
1988 · Movie

Dark Mansions
1986 · Movie

The Suicide Club
1988 · Movie

Chattanooga Choo Choo
1984 · Movie

A Different Approach
1978 · Movie

Earthquake in New York
1998 · Movie

Midnight Offerings
1981 · Movie

Dead Men Don't Die
1990 · Movie

Killing Machine
1984 · Movie

Crazy Eights
2006 · Movie

Advice to the Lovelorn
1981 · Movie

First Affair
1983 · Movie