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Melissa Sue Anderson

Melissa Sue Anderson

Known For Acting
Birthday Sep 26, 1962 (62)
Birthplace Berkeley, California, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Apr 22, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melissa Sue Anderson,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

The Con Is On

The Con Is On

2018

as Guest Two

While She Was Out

While She Was Out

2008

as Cassie (voice) (uncredited)

Earthquake in New York

Earthquake in New York

1998

as Dr. Marilyn Blake

Dead Men Don't Die

Dead Men Don't Die

1990

as Dulcie Niles

Memories of Manon

Memories of Manon

1989

as Yvette Marcel

The Return of Sam McCloud

The Return of Sam McCloud

1989

as Colleen McCloud

The Suicide Club

The Suicide Club

1988

as Laura Donovan

Far North

Far North

1988

as Nurse

Dark Mansions

Dark Mansions

1986

as Noelle Drake

Chattanooga Choo Choo

Chattanooga Choo Choo

1984

as Jennie

First Affair

First Affair

1983

as Toby King

An Innocent Love

An Innocent Love

1982

as Molly Rush

Happy Birthday to Me

Happy Birthday to Me

1981

as Virginia Wainwright

Midnight Offerings

Midnight Offerings

1981

as Vivian Sotherland

Advice to the Lovelorn

Advice to the Lovelorn

1981

as Maureen Tyler

The Survival of Dana

The Survival of Dana

1979

as Dana Lee

The Little House Years

The Little House Years

1979

as Mary Ingalls

James at 15

James at 15

1977

as Lacey Stevens

The Loneliest Runner

The Loneliest Runner

1976

as Nancy Rizzi

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

1974

as Mary Ingalls

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Little House on the Prairie

as Mary Ingalls

Episodes: 204

First Aired: Sep 11, 1974

The Equalizer

as Yvette Marcel

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 18, 1985

The Love Boat

as Jennifer "Chubs" Smith

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

10.5: Apocalypse

as Megan Hollister

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 21, 2006

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Laura Donovan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1985

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Julie Fenton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1985

Burke's Law

as Michelle Ryder

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 07, 1994

Finder of Lost Loves

as Nikki Gatos

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1984

The Love Boat

as Cindy Jerome

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

The Love Boat

as Cathy Cummings

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

Murder, She Wrote

as Eve Crystal

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Hotel

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 21, 1982

Bewitched

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 17, 1964

X-Men

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 31, 1992

Intimate Portrait

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 14, 1993

Marco Polo

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 19, 2007

The Brady Bunch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1969

E! True Hollywood Story

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 21, 1996

Glitter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1984

Battle of the Network Stars

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 13, 1976

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

Little House on the Prairie

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1974

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 35 43 21
2024 7 47 94 26
2024 8 29 50 15
2024 9 31 54 17
2024 10 26 47 14
2024 11 22 56 9
2024 12 20 28 11
2025 1 17 22 12
2025 2 14 24 2
2025 3 6 14 1
2025 4 1 1 0
2025 5 2 3 1
2025 6 1 2 1
2025 7 1 1 1
2025 8 1 2 1

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Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 6 399 205

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