Melissa Sue Anderson - Actor Profile

Melissa Sue Anderson

27Movies
8.4 Best Rating

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.

Top Rated Movies

★8.4
Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas (2014) movie poster
★8.4

Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas — Celebrate the holidays with two classic "Little House" specials, restored and remastered for superior picture and sound.

Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas

2014•TV Movie
★8.3
Memories of Manon (1989) movie poster
★8.3

Memories of Manon — Yvette Marcel asks her godfather Control and McCall for help dealing with her irrational father, who is intent on locati

Memories of Manon

1989•Crime
★8.0
An Innocent Love (1982) movie poster
★8.0

An Innocent Love — This romantic drama focuses on the romance between a 14-year-old mathematics genius and a 19-year-old All-American volle

An Innocent Love

1982•Drama
★7.8
Little House on the Prairie (1974) movie poster
★7.8

Little House on the Prairie — The story of the Ingalls family who left their house in Wisconsin and moved to the west, wanting to find a new place for

Little House on the Prairie

1974•Western
★7.0
The Little House Years (1979) movie poster
★7.0

The Little House Years — Laura Ingalls reminisces about the Ingalls' journeys and struggles during a family Thanksgiving gathering.

The Little House Years

1979•Family

Complete Filmography & Verdicts

YearMovieCharacterRatingVerdict
2018 The Con Is On Guest Two ★ 3.9 FLOP
2014 Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas Mary Ingalls ★ 8.4 HIT
2008 While She Was Out Cassie (voice) (uncredited) ★ 5.6 FLOP
2006 Crazy Eights Hospital Patient (uncredited) ★ 4.5 FLOP
2002 NBC 75th Anniversary Special Self ★ 0.0 FLOP
2000 Thin Ice Tanya Ferguson ★ 0.0 FLOP
1998 Earthquake in New York Dr. Marilyn Blake ★ 5.5 FLOP
1990 Dead Men Don't Die Dulcie Niles ★ 4.1 FLOP
1989 The Return of Sam McCloud Colleen McCloud ★ 6.0 FLOP
1989 Memories of Manon Yvette Marcel ★ 8.3 HIT
1988 Far North Nurse ★ 6.3 FLOP
1988 The Suicide Club Laura Donovan ★ 0.0 FLOP
1986 Dark Mansions Noelle Drake ★ 0.0 FLOP
1984 Chattanooga Choo Choo Jennie ★ 5.0 FLOP
1984 Killing Machine Kukki ★ 4.5 FLOP
1983 First Affair Toby King ★ 1.0 FLOP
1982 An Innocent Love Molly Rush ★ 8.0 HIT
1982 Hollywood’s Children Self (archive footage) ★ 0.0 FLOP
1981 Advice to the Lovelorn Maureen Tyler ★ 5.0 FLOP
1981 Happy Birthday to Me Virginia Wainwright ★ 6.0 FLOP
1981 Midnight Offerings Vivian Sotherland ★ 5.6 FLOP
1979 The Little House Years Mary Ingalls ★ 7.0 HIT
1979 The Survival of Dana Dana Lee ★ 0.0 FLOP
1978 A Different Approach - ★ 6.3 FLOP
1977 James at 15 Lacey Stevens ★ 0.0 FLOP
1976 The Loneliest Runner Nancy Rizzi ★ 6.9 HIT
1974 Little House on the Prairie Mary Ingalls ★ 7.8 HIT