Melissa Sue Anderson is an American-Canadian actress and writer. She is recognized as a child actress for the comedy ‘Little House on Prairie’ as ‘Mary Ingalls’, where actor Jonathan Gilbert appeared as ‘Willie Oleson’. In 2002, she moved to Montreal, Canada and became a neutralized Canadian citizen in 2007 on Canada Day.
Apart from that, he has published the book where he has talked about life before and after the series ‘Little house on the prairie’. Additionally, she has mentioned how her career and personal life have been affected by the series. To know more about it, please scroll down to learn more about the details.
Subtítulo : Melissa Sue Anderson, actress of ‘Little House on the Prairie’.
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Melissa Sue Anderson: biography, family, education
The actress was born on September 26, 1962, in Berkley, California, United States. She was born as the youngest daughter of James and Marion Anderson. At the age of seven, her family moved to Los Angeles. When she was thirteen, her parents divorced and she grew up with her mother in a Roman Catholic religion. She has an older sister, Maureen, who is twelve years older than her.
Melissa Sue Anderson: career and life achievements
As stated above, Anderson started her career in her early childhood in commercials. Gradually, she also began to appear on television. Her first appearance was at the age of ten when she appeared in an episode of ABC’s ‘Bewitched’. In the same year, she had also worked on series like ‘The Brady Bunch’ and ‘Shaft’. At the age of eleven, she landed her breakout role as a child actress in ‘Little House on the Prairie’ as ‘Mary Ingalls’. She but she left the series after seven seasons, but later appeared in two episodes in the eighth season. For her role in the series, she earned a nomination for a 1978 Primetime Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
Subtitle : Melissa Sue Anderson with actress Melissa Gilbert.
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He also appeared in the autobiographical film “The Loneliest Runner” and the television movie “James” in 1977. In addition, he won an Emmy Award for his work on the ABC series “Which Mother is Mine,” which aired as an ABC Afterschool Special. He has also participated in projects like ‘Killer Lady’, ‘X-Men’, ‘Dead Men Do n’t Die’ and ‘The Love Boat’, many others.
Additionally, as a writer, she has published her autobiography ‘The Way I See It: A Look Back at My Life on Little House’. The book summarizes Anderson’s life while she was working as a child actress on the series ‘Little House on the Prairie’. Also, it indicates how her career has affected her personal life.
Melissa Sue Anderson: Personal Life and Husband
Moving closer to her personal life, she married television writer and producer Michael Sloan. He is best known for his work on ‘The Equalizer’ and ‘The Hardy/Nancy Drew Mysteries’. After her marriage, she has been a proud mother of two children. They are Ella Piper’s daughter, born in 1991, and Ella Griffin’s son, born in 1996. The family currently resides in Montreal and was naturalized in Canada in 2007 on Canada Day.
Also, the actress prefers to live a low-key life, therefore, she has not shared much information about her personal life after the breakup of her career. Lastly, she was seen appearing in a comedy movie ‘The Con Is On’.
Melissa Sue Anderson: Net Worth and Social Media Profiles
Speaking of her income, the actress has racked up a good six-figure number. Furthermore, she has a net worth estimated to be around $1.5 million.
She has successfully managed to hide all the information about her personal life under the curtains. Therefore, the reserved personality does not use any kind of accounts on different social media platforms. But she has a Facebook page account with more than 9k followers.
Melissa Sue Anderson: Measurements
The beautiful actress has a slim body type with an average height of 5 feet 3 inches or 1.6 meters. Apart from this, there is no information about her body measurements and weight. She has an attractive blue eye color with medium blonde hair.
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