Melissa Sue Anderson

(1962-)

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Melissa Sue Anderson (born September 26, 1962) is an American-Canadian actress. She began her career as a child actress after appearing in several commercials in Los Angeles. Anderson is known for her role as Mary Ingalls in the NBC drama series Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983), for which she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.

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Born	Melissa Sue Anderson 26 September 1962 (age 62) Berkeley, California, USA
Zodiac	Libra
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Michael Sloan 1946-2025 · Canadian writer · m. 1990 info edit

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Piper info 1st child with Michael Sloan Female b. Feb 1991 · Age: 34 · 1991- · Celebrity Baby

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Griffin info 2nd child with Michael Sloan Male b. Jun 1996 · Age: 29 · 1996- · Celebrity Baby

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Michael Sloan · Family Member · 1946-2025 · Canadian writer edit info

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Timothy Hutton · 1960- · American actor and director info edit view couple »

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Lance Kerwin · 1960-2023 · American actor info edit view couple »

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Lorenzo Lamas · 1958- · American actor info edit view couple »

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Frank Sinatra Jr. · 1944-2016 · American singer, composer, conductor and actor info edit view couple »

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Victor French · Associate · 1934-1989 · American actor and director edit info

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Michael Landon · Associate · 1936-1991 · American actor and filmmaker edit info

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Karen Grassle · Friend · 1942- · American actress edit info

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Dean Butler · Associate · 1956- · Canadian actor edit info

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Alison Arngrim · Associate · 1962- · American actress edit info

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Melissa Gilbert · Friend · 1964- · American actress edit info

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