Melissa Sue Anderson

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Actress

Birth Date: September 26, 1962

Age: 62 years old

Birth Place: Berkeley, California

Melissa Sue Anderson began acting in television commercials after a dance teacher suggested that her parents find her an agent. She soon began appearing on television shows, including "Bewitched," and had a memorable part as a girl who kissed Bobby Brady on "The Brady Bunch." At age 11, however, she was cast in what would become her signature role: as Mary Ingalls on the television series "Little House on the Prairie" with Michael Landon. Anderson appeared on the show for eight seasons. During this time she made other television appearances, including a Daytime Emmy Award-winning performance in an ABC afterschool special, "Which Mother Is Mine?," and an episode of "Fantasy Island."

After leaving "Little House on the Prairie" in 1982, she acted predominantly on television, with small parts on shows like "Murder, She Wrote," as well as recurring roles on "The Love Boat" and "The Equalizer." Through the 1990s and into the 2000s, Anderson continued to act, starring in numerous television series and TV movies.

Credits

So-Called Leaders

Actor
Frances Wallace
Movie
2022

Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas

Actor
Show
2007

The Better Show

Guest
Show
2007

10.5: ApocalypseStream

Actor
First Lady Megan Hollister
Miniseries
2006

Earthquake in New York

Actor
Dr. Marilyn Blake
Movie
1998

Burke's Law

Guest Star
Michelle Ryder
Show
1994

X-Men: The Animated SeriesStream

Guest Voice
Snowbird
Series
1992

Dead Men Don't Die

Actor
Dulcie Niles
Movie
1990

The Return of Sam McCloud

Actor
Colleen McCloud
Movie
1989

The Suicide Club

Actor
Laura Donovan
Movie
1987

The Equalizer

Guest Star
Yvette Marcel
Series
1985

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Actor
Show
1985

Murder, She WroteStream

Guest Star
Eve Crystal
Series
1984

Finder of Lost Loves

Guest Star
Series
1984

Le Train de Chattanooga

Actor
Movie
1984

Hotel

Guest Star
Soap
1983

First Affair

Actor
Toby King
Movie
1983

Fire on the Mountain

Actor
Toby King
Movie
1983

An Innocent Love

Actor
Molly Rush
Movie
1982

Midnight Offerings

Actor
Vivian Sotherland
Movie
1981

Advice to the Lovelorn

Actor
Maureen Tyler
Movie
1981

Happy Birthday to MeStream

Actor
Virginia Wainwright
Movie
1981
29%

Sortilèges dans la nuit

Actor
Movie
1981

The Little House Years

Actor
Mary Ingalls
Show
1979

The Survival of Dana

Actor
Dana Lee
Movie
1979

Fantasy IslandStream

Guest Star
Series
1978

James at 15

Actor
Lacey Stevens
Movie
1977

The Loneliest Runner

Actor
Nancy Rizzi
Movie
1976

Little House on the PrairieStream

Actor
Mary Ingalls Kendall
Series
1974

Little House on the PrairieStream

Guest Star
Mary Ingalls Kendall
Series
1974

Little House on the Prairie

Actor
Mary Ingalls
Movie
1974

The Brady BunchStream

Guest Star
Series
1969
78%

BewitchedStream

Guest Star
Girl
Series
1964

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