Born 1962 (age 63) · Berkeley, California, USA
Appears in 45 titles

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.

Filmography

Happy Birthday to Me
6.0
Happy Birthday to Me
1981
as Virginia Wainwright
While She Was Out
5.5
While She Was Out
2008
as Cassie (voice) (uncredited)
The Con Is On
4.0
The Con Is On
2018
as Guest Two
Crazy Eights
4.6
Crazy Eights
2006
as Hospital Patient (uncredited)
Earthquake in New York
5.6
Earthquake in New York
1998
as Dr. Marilyn Blake
Midnight Offerings
5.7
Midnight Offerings
1981
as Vivian Sotherland
Little House on the Prairie
7.9
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Mary Ingalls
Killing Machine
4.7
Killing Machine
1984
as Kukki
The Loneliest Runner
7.1
The Loneliest Runner
1976
as Nancy Rizzi
Far North
6.5
Far North
1988
as Nurse
Dead Men Don't Die
4.8
Dead Men Don't Die
1990
as Dulcie Niles
Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas
A Different Approach
Memories of Manon
8.0
Memories of Manon
1989
as Yvette Marcel
Chattanooga Choo Choo
6.7
Chattanooga Choo Choo
1984
as Jennie
An Innocent Love
8.3
An Innocent Love
1982
as Molly Rush
First Affair
4.0
First Affair
1983
as Toby King
The Return of Sam McCloud
7.0
The Return of Sam McCloud
1989
as Colleen McCloud
The Little House Years
8.5
The Little House Years
1979
as Mary Ingalls
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
10.0
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
as Self