Melissa Sue Anderson – Bio, Husband or Wife Michael Sloan, Net Worth

Once upon a time, Melissa Sue Anderson was the enviable childish sensation who graced television screens across the United States, most notably for her role as the daughter of actor Michael Landon’s character, Mary Ingalls, on the series hit Western, Little House on the Prairie.

However, despite the heights she reached in the late 70s and early 80s, Anderson was not quite able to make a decent career in acting when she came of age. Either way, his mark in television history cannot be disputed.

Bio of Melissa Sue Anderson

Melissa Sue Anderson was born to James and MarionAnderson on September 26, 1962 in Berkeley, California. She and her 12-year-old older sister, Maureen, were raised in the San Francisco Bay Area by their parents until they moved to Los Angeles when Anderson was seven.

In Los Angeles, Anderson’s parents enrolled her in a dance class where she showed talent that was well ahead of her age. The dance teacher also urged her parents to find an agent for their daughter, as she looked like she was destined for the screen. Anderson began appearing in commercials before television show producers began lining up for her services. Her first television appearance was when she was just ten years old on an episode of the ABC sitcom Enchanted. That same year, she appeared in The Brady Band and then an episode of Shaft, as her stock began to rise in Hollywood.

In 1973, Anderson was cast as Mary Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie, a show she would go on to star in for eight years to come. In 1975, at the age of thirteen, Anderson experienced a period of handicap in his personal life following the divorce of his parents. This, however, was not a distraction in her acting career as she continued to appear in various series and films throughout the 70s, notably. The Loneliest Runner (1976), James at 15 (1977-1978), and Dana’s Survival(1979). In 1978, her performance in Little House on the Prairie earned her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She then followed with an Emmy for her role in What Mother Is Mine? (1979) and then a ‘TP de Oro’ award in Spain in 1980 for ‘Best Foreign Actress’ for her role in Little House on the Prairie.

After leaving the Little House show in 1981, Melissa Sue Anderson appeared in films like Happy Birthday to Me (1981) and Chattanooga Choo Choo (1984) as well as several television shows. However, she wasn’t entirely unable to land a major role in a series or a starring role in a big movie, which had seen her step further and further from the heights achieved as a child actor.

Net value

According to Celebrity Net Worth, Melissa SueAnderson has an estimated net worth of around $1.5 million. The Emmy Award-winning actress, who was inducted into the Western Artists Hall of Fame by the National Cowboy & Western History Museum in Oklahoma City in 1998, was able to build a fortune from the salaries she earned through his various on-screen roles..

In 2010, Anderson released her autobiography, The Way I See It: A Look at My Life in the Tiny House which focused on her life during her time as a child star. It is unclear exactly how much money was paid to Anderson or how many royalties she receives; however, proceeds from the book would have contributed to his estimated net worth.

Spouse or Husband Michael Sloan

Melissa Sue Anderson is married to writer and producer Michael Sloan, known for creating the Emmy-nominated drama series. Quincy ME (1976) and The Equalizer series (1985-1989) which led to cinema; The Equalizer (2014) and its sequel The Equalizer 2 (2018).

It is not known exactly when the two men started dating. However, Anderson and Sloan, in the 1980s, worked together on The Equalizer and Alfred Hitchcock Presents series. They exchanged vows in 1990 and moved forward to welcome two children; daughter Piper, born in 1991, and son Griffin, born in June 1996. In 2002, the entire family moved to Montreal, Canada, where they have since called home and become naturalized Canadians.