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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Far North
as Nurse
1988
Happy Birthday to Me
as Virginia Wainwright
1981
Midnight Offerings
as Vivian Sotherland
1981
Dead Men Don't Die
as Dulcie Niles
1990
The Loneliest Runner
as Nancy Rizzi
1976
A Different Approach
1978
Little House on the Prairie
as Mary Ingalls
1974
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
2002
The Survival of Dana
as Dana Lee
1979
The Return of Sam McCloud
as Colleen McCloud
1989
James at 15
as Lacey Stevens
1977
Killing Machine
as Kukki
1984
Advice to the Lovelorn
as Maureen Tyler
1981
The Suicide Club
as Laura Donovan
1988
Chattanooga Choo Choo
as Jennie
1984
Earthquake in New York
as Dr. Marilyn Blake
1998
Dark Mansions
as Noelle Drake
1986
The Con Is On
as Guest Two
2018
Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas
as Mary Ingalls
2014
An Innocent Love
as Molly Rush
1982
TV Appearances
Little House on the Prairie
as Mary Ingalls
1974
The Love Boat
as Jennifer "Chubs" Smith
1977
The Brady Bunch
as Millicent
1969
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Laura Donovan
1985
Hotel
1982
The Equalizer
as Yvette Marcel
1985
Bewitched
as Girl (uncredited)
1964
X-Men
1992
Glitter
1984
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Julie Fenton
1985