
Melissa Sue Anderson
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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
Credits

While She Was Out (2008)
as Cassie (voice) (uncredited)

The Con Is On (2018)
as Guest Two

Happy Birthday to Me (1981)
as Virginia Wainwright

Crazy Eights (2006)
as Hospital Patient (uncredited)
Thin Ice (2000)
as Tanya Ferguson

An Innocent Love (1982)
as Molly Rush

Earthquake in New York (1998)
as Marilyn Blake

Little House on the Prairie (1974)
as Mary Ingalls

The Little House Years (1979)
as Mary Ingalls

The Loneliest Runner (1976)
as Nancy Rizzi

NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002)
as Self

Dead Men Don't Die (1990)
as Dulcie Niles

Midnight Offerings (1981)
as Vivian Sotherland

Advice to the Lovelorn (1981)
as Maureen Tyler

Killing Machine (1984)
as Kukki

The Return of Sam McCloud (1989)
as Colleen McCloud

Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas (2014)
as Mary Ingalls

Far North (1988)
as Nurse

The Survival of Dana (1979)
as Dana Lee

Hollywood’s Children (1982)
as Self (archive footage)

Chattanooga Choo Choo (1984)
as Jennie

A Different Approach (1978)
Actor

Dark Mansions (1986)
as Noelle Drake

James at 15 (1977)
as Lacey Stevens

Memories of Manon (1989)
as Yvette Marcel

First Affair (1983)
as Toby King

The Suicide Club (1988)
as Laura Donovan




