Melissa Sue Anderson

Known for

Acting

Born

September 26, 1962 (age 64)

Birthplace

Berkeley, California, USA

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.

Best known work

X-Men

1992

Little House on the Prairie

1974

Bewitched

1964

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Happy Birthday to Me

1981

While She Was Out

2008

The Love Boat

1977

The Con Is On

2018

The Brady Bunch

1969

10.5: Apocalypse

2006

Filmography

2018
The Con Is On
as Guest Two
2014
Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas
as Mary Ingalls
2008
While She Was Out
as Cassie (voice) (uncredited)
2007
Marco PoloTV
as Mother (voice) (uncredited) (2 episodes)
2006
Crazy Eights
as Hospital Patient (uncredited)
2006
10.5: ApocalypseTV
as Megan Hollister (2 episodes)
2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
2000
Thin Ice
as Tanya Ferguson
1998
Earthquake in New York
as Marilyn Blake
1996
E! True Hollywood StoryTV
1994
Burke's LawTV
as Michelle Ryder (1 episode)
1993
Intimate PortraitTV
as Self (2 episodes)
1992
X-MenTV
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 New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTV
as Laura Donovan (1 episode), as Julie Fenton (1 episode)
1985
The EqualizerTV
as Yvette Marcel (4 episodes)
1984
Murder, She WroteTV
as Eve Crystal (1 episode)
1984
Finder of Lost LovesTV
as Nikki Gatos (1 episode)
1984
GlitterTV
1984
Chattanooga Choo Choo
as Jennie