Who is Melissa Sue Anderson? See Net-worth, Quote, Awards, Fact, Wiki

Melissa Sue Anderson Wiki Biography

Melissa Sue Anderson was born on the 26th September, 1962 in Berkeley, California, USA. She is an actress, the winner of the Emmy Award and TP de Oro Award. Melissa is especially known for having played the role of Mary Ingalls in the television series “Little House on the Prairie” (1974 – 1983). Anderson has been inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame in 1998. Melissa Sue Anderson has been active in the entertainment industry since 1972.

How much is the net worth of Melissa Sue Anderson? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the total size of her wealth is as much as $1.5 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2016. Acting is the main source of her net worth.

Melissa Sue Anderson Net Worth $1.5 Million

To begin with, her artistic career began when her dance teacher encouraged her parents to find an agent for Melissa Sue. Then, she started working in commercials for television, and soon began to get offers to appear in various series, including an episode of the series “The Brady Bunch” (1973), “Shaft” (1973) and others. At the still young age of eleven, she was cast as Mary in the TV series “Little House on the Prairie” (1974 – 1983), which made her famous around the world. She was nominated as the Best lead actress in a drama series for her work in the series in 1976. Moreover, she won an Emmy Award for her role in “Which Mother Is Mine?” (1979) aired on ABC. Also 1979, the girl travelled to Madrid to be interviewed by Mayra Gómez Kemp in the Spanish television program “625 lines” – in 1980, Melissa Sue Anderson won a TP de Oro (which is the most prestigious television award in Spain) for the Best Foreign Actress for her role as Mary in the series “Little House on the Prairie”. Around that time, she created many roles for television films including “CHiPs” (1979), “Midnight Offerings” (1981), “Advice to the Lovelorn” (1981) and “An Innocent Love” (1981). Her net worth was increasing steadily.

Thereafter, she made appearances in several movies made for the big screen; inthe horror film “Happy Birthday” in 1982, in which she plays the young student suspected of murder. In 1980, she applied for the role of Emmeline in the film “The Blue Lagoon” and in 1988, she auditioned for the role of Sarah Tobias in the film “Defendants”. In 1990, she produced the film “Where Pigeons Go to Die”. Then, she appeared in “10.5: Apocalypse” in 2006. Currently, she is working on the set of the upcoming heist comedy film “The Brits Are Coming” directed by James Oakley.

Melissa Sue has now appeared in over 40 TV productions, and more than a dozen films on the big screen, testifying to her talent.

In addition to this, Melissa Sue Anderson published an autobiographical book “The Way I see it” which was released in 2010 that talks about the filming of “Little House on the Prairie” and the life of a little Melissa Sue.

Finally, in the personal life of the actress, she has been married to Michael Sloan since 1990 – the family has two children and are now naturalised Canadians.



Full Name Mary Ingalls
Net Worth $1.5 Million
Date Of Birth September 26, 1962
Died October 20, 1928, De Smet, South Dakota, United States
Place Of Birth Berkeley, California, U.S.
Height 5′ 3″ (1.6 m)
Profession Actress, Child Actress, Producer
Nationality American-Canadian
Spouse Michael Sloan
Children Piper Sloan, Griffin Sloan
Parents Caroline Ingalls, Charles Ingalls, Marion Anderson, James Anderson, 22. Hello and Goodbye, 21. May I Have This Dance?, 20. For the Love of Blanche
Siblings Laura Ingalls Wilder, Carrie Ingalls, Grace Ingalls, Freddy Ingalls
Twitter https://twitter.com/melissanderson
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/maryingalls/
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000757
Awards Western Heritage Awards – Fictional Television Drama (1975), TP de Oro Award for Best Foreign Actress (1980), Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children’s Programming (1980)
Nominations Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (1978), TV Land Awards (1980), Young Artist Awards for Best Young Motion Picture Actress (1982)
Movies “Bewitched” (1972), “The Love Boat” (1978-1976), “Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends” (1982-1983), “The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents” (1988,1989) “Partners” (1999), “Little House on the Prairie”, “Midnight Offerings”, “Happy Birthday to Me”, “Far North” (1988),,”ABC Afterschool Special”, “Which Mo…
TV Shows X-Men, Little House on the Prairie
Trademark
1 Bright blue eyes
Fact
1 Lives in Montreal, Canada with her husband and their two children. Rarely acts in order to be a stay-at-home mom. [May 2007]
2 Was on the Today (1952) Show, promoting her new book, “The Way I See It: A Look Back at My Life on Little House”, release date on May 4, 2010 (hardcover) (May 3, 2010). [May 2010]
3 Became a naturalized Canadian citizen in 2007.
4 Auditioned for the role of Sarah Tobias in The Accused (1988).
5 The only actor on Little House on the Prairie (1974) to receive an Emmy Nomination for the show.
6 Turn down the role of Emmelyn in The Blue Lagoon (1980).
7 Has two children, daughter Piper Sloan and son Griffin Sloan, with husband Michael Sloan.
8 1984 NATO Female Star of the Year for her starring role in the feature film Chattanooga Choo Choo (1984).
9 She was Tommy Pratter’s girl in Roger Donaldson’s Marie (1985).
10 Inducted (as a cast member of Little House on the Prairie (1974)) into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1998.

Actress

Title Year Status Character
The Brits Are Coming 2017 post-production
Veronica Mars 2014 Stosh’s Mother (uncredited)
Marker 187 2010 Short as Melissa Anderson
Marco Polo 2007 TV Movie Mother (voice, uncredited)
Crazy Eights 2006 Hospital Patient (uncredited)
10.5: Apocalypse 2006 TV Mini-Series First Lady Megan Hollister
Thin Ice 2000 TV Movie Tanya Ferguson
Partners 1999 TV Series Cheryl Darrin
Earthquake in New York 1998 TV Movie Dr. Marilyn Blake (as Melissa Anderson)
Killer Lady 1995 American Lady
X-Men 2: Clone Wars 1995 Video Game Emma Frost (voice, as Melissa Anderson)
Animated Stories from the Bible: Music Video – Volume 1 1994 Video Snake (voice)
X-Men 1993-1994 TV Series Snowbird
Burke’s Law 1994 TV Series Michelle Ryder
X-Men 1993 Video Game Emma Frost (voice, as Melissa Anderson)
Manuel, le fils emprunté 1991
Dead Men Don’t Die 1990 Dulcie Niles (as Melissa Anderson)
Feature Fitness 1990 Short Fitness monitor (as Melissa Anderson)
The Return of Sam McCloud 1989 TV Movie Colleen McCloud (as Melissa Anderson)
Looking Your Best 1989
Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1988-1989 TV Series Julie Fenton / Laura Donovan
Far North 1988 Young Nurse (as Melissa Anderson)
Memories of Manon 1988 TV Movie Yvette Marcel (as Melissa Anderson)
The Suicide Club 1988 Laura Donovan on TV
The Equalizer 1987-1988 TV Series Yvette Marcel
Buckle Up 1987 Video short Melissa Sue Anderson
Dark Mansions 1986 TV Movie Noelle Drake
The Love Boat 1978-1986 TV Series Dana Colton / Cathy Cummings / Cindy Jerome / …
Hotel 1984-1985 TV Series Annie Goldman / Cassie Ray
Glitter 1984 TV Series Elizabeth
Murder, She Wrote 1984 TV Series Eve Crystal
Finder of Lost Loves 1984 TV Series Nikki Gatos
Chattanooga Choo Choo 1984 Jennie
Goma-2 1984 Kukki (uncredited)
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends 1982-1983 TV Series Kitty Pryde Sprite
First Affair 1983 TV Movie Toby King
That’s TV 1982 TV Movie Various characters
An Innocent Love 1982 TV Movie Molly Rush
Little House on the Prairie 1974-1981 TV Series Mary Ingalls Mary Ingalls Kendall
Advice to the Lovelorn 1981 TV Movie Maureen Tyler
Happy Birthday to Me 1981 Virginia Wainwright
Midnight Offerings 1981 TV Movie Vivian Sotherland
Insight 1980 TV Series Mary Beth
Fantasy Island 1980 TV Series Amy Marson
Little House Years 1979 TV Movie Mary Ingalls
A New Kind of Family 1979 TV Series Lisa
ABC Afterschool Specials 1977-1979 TV Series Alexandria ‘Alex’ Benton / Kate
CHiPs 1979 TV Series Melissa Sue Anderson
Survival of Dana 1979 TV Movie Dana Lee
The Hanna-Barbera Happy Hour 1978 TV Series Director of the musical
The Family and Other Living Things 1978 Chorus girl
Circus, Lions, Tigers and Melissas Too 1977 Ringmaster
James at 16 1977 TV Series Lacey Stevens
The Loneliest Runner 1976 TV Movie Nancy Rizzi
Shaft 1973 TV Series Cathy Cunningham
The Brady Bunch 1973 TV Series Millicent
Bewitched 1972 TV Series Girl

Producer

Title Year Status Character
Where Pigeons Go to Die 1990 TV Movie associate producer – as Melissa Anderson

Self

Title Year Status Character
The Paley Center Salutes NBC’s 90th Anniversary 2017 TV Special documentary Herself
Home & Family 2015 TV Series Herself
A Day in the Life of Little House 2015 Documentary Herself (as Melissa Anderson)
Extra 2014 TV Series Herself – Little House on the Prairie / Herself
Today 1999-2014 TV Series Herself
The Little House Phenomenon: A Place in Television History 2014 Documentary Herself (as Melissa Anderson)
Fox News 2011 TV Series Herself – Author
Fox and Friends 2010 TV Series Herself
Inside Edition 2010 TV Series documentary Herself
100 Greatest Teen Stars 2007 TV Mini-Series Teen Star nº 56
eTalk Daily 2007 TV Series Herself
Nice People 2007 TV Series Herself
Exclusive Interview with Melissa Sue Anderson 2006 Video documentary short Herself
Class of… 2005 TV Series Herself
E! True Hollywood Story 1997-2004 TV Series documentary Herself / Herself – Host
Biography for Kids 2004 TV Series documentary Herself
Favorite Stars: Then & Now 2003 TV Movie documentary Herself (as Melissa Anderson)
Intimate Portrait -2002 TV Series documentary Herself
Sagas: Melissa Sue Anderson 2002 TV Movie documentary Herself
NBC 75th Anniversary Special 2002 TV Special Herself
Biography 2001 TV Series documentary Herself
The 70s: The Decade That Changed Television 2000 TV Movie documentary Herself
Celebrity Profile 2000 TV Series documentary Herself
Michael Landon 1997 TV Movie documentary Herself
The 12th Annual Golden Boot Awards 1993 TV Special Herself
Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter and Love 1991 Video documentary Herself (as Melissa Anderson Sloan)
Circus of the Stars #14 1989 TV Special documentary Herself – Performer (as Melissa Anderson)
The 16th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards 1989 TV Special Herself
The 10th Annual National CableACE Awards 1989 TV Special Herself
Sex Symbols; Past, Present and Future 1987 TV Movie documentary Herself – Host
The Joy of Natural Childbirth 1985 Herself
Donahue 1984 TV Series Herself
The 8th Annual People’s Choice Awards 1982 TV Special Herself – Co-Presenter: Favourite Female TV Performer
Hour Magazine 1981 TV Series Herself
All-Star Salute to Mother’s Day 1981 TV Special Herself
Where Have All the Children Gone 1980 TV Special
Dinah! 1975-1980 TV Series Herself
The John Davidson Show 1980 TV Series Herself
The Mike Douglas Show 1978-1980 TV Series Herself – Actress
NBC Special Treat 1980 TV Series Herself – Host
The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1980 TV Special Herself
The Toni Tennille Show 1980 TV Series Herself
625 líneas 1979 TV Series Herself
The Merv Griffin Show 1979 TV Series Herself
The Hollywood Squares 1979 TV Series Herself
The 5th Annual People’s Choice Awards 1979 TV Special Herself – Accepting Award for Favourite Television Drama Series
A Different Approach 1978 Short Herself
The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 1978 TV Special Herself – Nominee
The 4th Annual People’s Choice Awards 1978 TV Special Herself – Accepting Award for Favorite Television Dramatic Program
Battle of the Network Stars 1976 TV Special Herself – NBC Team

Archive Footage

Title Year Status Character
Tax Shelter Terrors 2017 Documentary filming Virginia Wainwright
Weekend Today 2007 TV Series Mary Ingalls
¿Cómo están ustedes? 2006 TV Movie Mary Ingalls
Corazón, corazón 2006 TV Series Mary Ingalls
A Little House Conversation 2006 Video documentary Mary Ingalls
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film 2006 Documentary Virginia Wainwright
I Love the ’70s: Volume 2 2006 TV Series Herself
Ciclo Alfred Hitchcock 2005 TV Series Julie Fenton / Laura Donovan
The Ultimate Hollywood Blonde 2004 TV Mini-Series Herself
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star 2003 Herself (uncredited)
El informal 2001 TV Series Student
Intimate Portrait 1998 TV Series documentary Herself
Hollywood’s Children 1982 TV Movie documentary Herself

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
1980 Daytime Emmy Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children’s Programming ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
1980 TP de Oro TP de Oro, Spain Best Foreign Actress (Mejor Actriz Extranjera) Little House on the Prairie (1974)
1975 Bronze Wrangler Western Heritage Awards Fictional Television Drama Little House on the Prairie (1974)

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2008 TV Land Award TV Land Awards Character You’d Pay to Do Your Homework for You Little House on the Prairie (1974)
1982 Young Artist Award Young Artist Awards Best Young Motion Picture Actress Happy Birthday to Me (1981)
1978 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Little House on the Prairie (1974)

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