Melissa Sue Anderson
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Acting Credits
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Con Is On
2018
as Guest Two
Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas
2014
as Mary Ingalls
While She Was Out
2008
as Cassie (voice) (uncredited)
Marco Polo
2007
as Mother (voice) (uncredited)
Crazy Eights
2006
as Hospital Patient (uncredited)
10.5: Apocalypse
2006
as Megan Hollister
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
as Self
Thin Ice
2000
as Tanya Ferguson
Earthquake in New York
1998
as Marilyn Blake
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Burke's Law
1994
as Michelle Ryder
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
X-Men
1992
Dead Men Don't Die
1990
as Dulcie Niles
The Return of Sam McCloud
1989
as Colleen McCloud
Memories of Manon
1989
as Yvette Marcel
Far North
1988
as Nurse
The Suicide Club
1988
as Laura Donovan
Dark Mansions
1986
as Noelle Drake
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Laura Donovan
The Equalizer
1985
as Yvette Marcel
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Julie Fenton
Killing Machine
1984
as Kukki
Chattanooga Choo Choo
1984
as Jennie
Glitter
1984
Finder of Lost Loves
1984
as Nikki Gatos
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Eve Crystal
First Affair
1983
as Toby King
An Innocent Love
1982
as Molly Rush
Hollywood’s Children
1982
as Self (archive footage)
Hotel
1982
as Cassie Ray
Happy Birthday to Me
1981
as Virginia Wainwright
Midnight Offerings
1981
as Vivian Sotherland
Advice to the Lovelorn
1981
as Maureen Tyler
The Survival of Dana
1979
as Dana Lee
The Little House Years
1979
as Mary Ingalls
A Different Approach
1978
James at 15
1977
as Lacey Stevens
The Love Boat
1977
as Jennifer "Chubs" Smith
The Love Boat
1977
as Cindy Jerome
The Love Boat
1977
as Cathy Cummings
The Loneliest Runner
1976
as Nancy Rizzi
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Mary Ingalls
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Mary Ingalls
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Mary Ingalls Kendall
The Brady Bunch
1969
as Millicent
Bewitched
1964
as Girl (uncredited)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self