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Melissa Sue Anderson

1962 - Today

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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. She is also known for film roles that include Vivian in Midnight Offerings (1981), Ginny in the slasher film Happy Birthday to Me (1981), and Alex in the ABC Afterschool Special, Which Mother Is Mine? Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Melissa Sue Anderson is the 2,921st most popular actor (down from 2,096th in 2024), the 4,960th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,405th in 2019) and the 1,391st most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Melissa Sue Anderson ranks 2,921 out of 13,578. Before her are Adela Noriega, Ghita Nørby, Tina Ambani, Timothy Olyphant, Bob Peck, and Anton Diffring. After her are Kyle Chandler, Timothée Chalamet, Behrouz Vossoughi, Dan O'Herlihy, Francesca Neri, and George Harris.

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Among people born in 1962, Melissa Sue Anderson ranks 146. Before her are Sarah Gilbert, Baz Luhrmann, Manute Bol, Esai Morales, Nick Kamen, and Michael Weikath. After her are Ginger Lynn, Shinobu Ikeda, Nawal El Moutawakel, Liza Marklund, Ron McGovney, and Wynton Rufer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Melissa Sue Anderson ranks 4,960 out of 20,380. Before her are Gregg Allman (1947), Joseph Cornell (1903), Timothy Olyphant (1968), Gregory Corso (1930), Margaret Taylor (1788), and Mike Lee (1971). After her are Johnny Nash (1940), Kyle Chandler (1965), Timothée Chalamet (1995), Jim Davis (1945), Eugene Stoner (1922), and Robert Mercer (1946).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Melissa Sue Anderson ranks 1,391. Before her are Lana Wood (1946), Evelyn Nesbit (1884), Geoff Pierson (1949), Carole Landis (1919), James Marsden (1973), and Timothy Olyphant (1968). After her are Kyle Chandler (1965), Timothée Chalamet (1995), Peter Jason (1944), Michael Berryman (1948), Hank Azaria (1964), and Jared Padalecki (1982).

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