Anderson, Melissa Sue 1962- (Melisa Sue Anderson, Melissa Anderson, Melissa Anderson-Sloan)

PERSONAL

Born September 26, 1962, in Berkeley, CA; daughter of Marion Anderson; married Michael Sloan (a writer and producer), March 17, 1990; children: Piper Kathleen, Griffin Henry. Education: Studied dance; attended public schools in Los Angeles.

Career:

Actress. Appeared in advertisements.

Member:

Screen Actors Guild.

Awards, Honors:

Emmy Award nomination, outstanding lead actress in a drama series, 1978, and TP de Oro (Spain), best foreign actress, 1980, both for Little House on the Prairie; Daytime Emmy Award, outstanding individual achievement in children's programming, 1980, for "Which Mother Is Mine?," ABC Afterschool Specials; Young Artist Award nomination, best young motion picture actress, Young Artist Foundation, 1982, for Happy Birthday to Me; named female star of the year, ShoWest Convention, National Association of Theatre Owners, 1984, for Chattanooga Choo Choo; named of the one hundred greatest teen stars, VH1, 2006.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Mary Amelia Ingalls (later Mary Amelia Ingalls Kendall), Little House on the Prairie (also known as Little House: A New Beginning, Det lille hus paa praerien, Domek na prerii, Het Kleine huis op de prairie, Huset paa praerien, La casa de la pradera, La casa nella prateria, La casita de la pradera, La familia Ingalls, La petite maison dans la prairie, Lilla huset paa praerien, Pieni talo preerialla, To mikro spiti sto livadi, Uma casa na pradaria, and Unsere kleine Farm), NBC, 1974-81.

Yvette Marcel, The Equalizer, CBS, 1987-88.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

(In archive footage) Herself, The Ultimate Hollywood Blonde, E! Entertainment Television, 2004.

First lady Megan Hollister, 10:5 Apocalypse (also known as 10.5: Apocalipsis and 10.5—Apokalypse), NBC, 2006.

(In archive footage) Herself, I Love the 70s: Volume 2, VH1, 2006.

Herself (teen star number fifty-six), 100 Greatest Teen Stars, VH1, 2006.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Mary Amelia Ingalls (later Mary Amelia Ingalls Kendall), Little House on the Prairie: The Lord Is My Shepherd, NBC, 1974.

Nancy Rizzi, The Loneliest Runner, NBC, 1976.

Dana Lee, Survival of Dana (also known as On the Edge: Survival of Dana), CBS, 1979.

Mary Amelia Ingalls (later Mary Amelia Ingalls Kendall), Little House Years, NBC, 1979.

Vivian Sotherland, Midnight Offerings, ABC, 1981.

Molly Rush, An Innocent Love (also known as One Starry Night), CBS, 1982.

(Uncredited) Mary Amelia Ingalls (later Mary Amelia Ingalls Kendall), Little House: Look Back to Yesterday (also known as Unsere kleine Farm—Alberts Wille), NBC, 1983.

Toby King, First Affair, CBS, 1983.

(Uncredited; archive footage) Mary Amelia Ingalls (later Mary Amelia Ingalls Kendall), Little House: The Last Farewell (also known as Unsere kleine Farm—Das Ende von Walnut Grove), NBC, 1984.

Noelle Drake, Dark Mansions, ABC, 1986.

(As Melissa Anderson) Colleen McCloud, The Return of Sam McCloud, CBS, 1989.

(As Melissa Anderson) Marie Shapiro, Forbidden Nights, 1990.

(As Melissa Anderson) Dr. Marilyn Blake, Earthquake in New York, Fox Family Channel, 1998.

Tanya Ferguson, Thin Ice, [Great Britain], 2000.

Voice of mother, Marco Polo, 2007.

Television Appearances; Specials:

NBC team member, Battle of the Network Stars, ABC, 1976.

Host, Circus Lions, Tigers and Melissas Too, NBC, 1977.

Kate, "Beat the Turtle Drum" (also known as "Story Time" and "Very Good Friends"), ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1977.

Alexandria "Alex" Benton, "Which Mother Is Mine?" (also known as "My Other Mother"), ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1979.

Where Have All the Children Gone, 1980.

The All-Star Salute to Mother's Day, NBC, 1981.

Host, Sex Symbols: Past, Present and Future, syndicated, 1987.

(As Melissa Anderson) Herself, Circus of the Stars #14, 1989.

Herself, Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter and Love (also known as Michael Landon: Memorias, risas y gran amor), c. 1992.

Herself, The '70s: The Decade That Changed Television, ABC, 2000.

Herself, Sagas: Melissa Sue Anderson, 2002.

(As Melissa Anderson) Herself, Favorite Stars: Then & Now, 2003.

(In archive footage) Mary Amelia Ingalls (later Mary Amelia Ingalls Kendall), Como estan ustedes?, Television Espanola (TVE, Spain), 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Girl, "Tabitha's First Day at School," Bewitched, ABC, 1972.

(Uncredited) Marshal's daughter, "The Enforcers," Shaft, CBS, 1973.

(As Melissa Anderson) Millicent, "Never Too Young," The Brady Bunch, ABC, 1973.

Herself, Dinah! (also known as Dinah and Dinah and Friends), syndicated, 1975.

Jennifer "Chubs" Smith, "Till Death Do Us Part, Maybe/Chubs/Locked Away," The Love Boat, ABC, 1978.

Cindy Geo, "Cindy/Play by Play/What's a Brother For?," The Love Boat, ABC, 1979.

Lisa, "The Overcharge," A New Kind of Family, ABC, 1979.

Herself, "Melissa Sue Anderson visita Espana," 625 lineas, 1979.

(Uncredited) Herself, "Roller Disco: Part 2," CHiPs (also known as Chips and CHiPs Patrol), NBC, 1979.

Amy Marson, "Rogues to Riches/Stark Terror," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1980.

Cathy Cummings, "Tell Her She's Great/Matchmaker, Matchmaker Times Two/The Baby Alarm," The Love Boat, ABC, 1980.

Host, "Treasure Island," Special Treat, NBC, 1980.

Mary Beth, "Princess," Insight, syndicated, 1980.

Vista Ford, "The Matadors/Mrs. Jameson Comes Out/Love's Labors Found/Marry Me, Marry Me: Parts 1 & 2," The Love Boat, ABC, 1980.

Voices of Katherine "Kitty" Pryde and Spryte, "The Origin of Iceman," Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (animated), NBC, 1982.

Cassie Ray, "Lifelines," Hotel (also known as Arthur Hailey's "Hotel"), ABC, 1984.

Elizabeth, "Minor Miracle," Glitter, ABC, 1984.

Eve Crystal, "Hooray for Homicide," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1984.

Voices of Katherine "Kitty" Pryde and Spryte, "The X-Men Adventure," Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (animated), NBC, 1984.

Herself, The Phil Donahue Show (also known as Donahue), syndicated, 1984.

Anne Goldman, "Imperfect Union," Hotel (also known as Arthur Hailey's "Hotel"), ABC, 1985.

Laura Donovan, "VCR—A Very Careful Rape," Alfred Hitchcock Presents (also known as Alfred Hitchcock esittaeae, Alfred Hitchcock presenta, Alfred Hitchcock presente, and Alfred Hitchcock zeigt), USA Network, 1988.

(As Melissa Anderson) Julie Fenton, "Murder in Mind," Alfred Hitchcock Presents (also known as Alfred Hitchcock esittaeae, Alfred Hitchcock presenta, Alfred Hitchcock presente, and Alfred Hitchcock zeigt), USA Network, 1989.

Voice of Snowbird, "Repo Man," X-Men (animated; also known as Insuperabili X-Men), Fox, 1993.

Michelle, "Who Killed Alexander the Great?," Burke's Law, CBS, 1994.

Voice of Snowbird, "Phoenix Saga, Part 5: Child of Light," X-Men (animated; also known as Insuperabili X-Men), Fox, 1994.

Herself, "Brandon Lee," The E! True Hollywood Story (also known as Brandon Lee: The E! True Hollywood Story and THS), E! Entertainment Television, 1997.

(As Melissa Anderson-Sloan) Herself, "Michael Landon," The E! True Hollywood Story (also known as Michael Landon: The E! True Hollywood Story and THS), E! Entertainment Television, 1997.

(In archive footage) Herself, Intimate Portrait: Melissa Gilbert, Lifetime, 1998.

(As Melissa Anderson) Cheryl Darrin, "Always," Partners (also known as Socios), CBS, 1999.

(As Melissa Anderson) Cheryl Darrin, "A Beautiful Day," Partners (also known as Socios), CBS, 1999.

(As Melissa Anderson) Cheryl Darrin, "Never Say Never Again," Partners (also known as Socios), CBS, 1999.

Herself, "David Strickland," The E! True Hollywood Story (also known as David Strickland: The E! True Hollywood Story and THS), E! Entertainment Television, 2000.

Herself, "Scott Baio," Celebrity Profile (also known as E! Celebrity Profile), E! Entertainment Television, 2000.

Herself, "Melissa Gilbert," Biography (also known as A&E Biography: Melissa Gilbert), Arts and Entertainment, 2001.

Herself, Intimate Portrait: Melissa Sue Anderson, Lifetime, 2001.

(In archive footage) Student, El informal, 2001.

Herself, Intimate Portrait: Young Hollywood, Lifetime, c. 2002.

Herself, "Melissa Gilbert," Biography for Kids, Biography, 2004.

Herself, "Scream Queens," The E! True Hollywood Story (also known as Scream Queens: The E! True Hollywood Story and THS), E! Entertainment Television, 2004.

Herself, "1974: Melissa Gilbert," Class of …, 2005.

(In archive footage) Mary Amelia Ingalls (later Mary Amelia Ingalls Kendall), Corazon, corazon, Television Espanola (TVE, Spain), 2006.

Herself, "Les producteurs de stars," Nice People, 2007.

Herself, eTalk Daily (also known as eTalk and e-Talk Daily), CTV (Canada), 2007.

(In archive footage) Mary Amelia Ingalls (later Mary Amelia Ingalls Kendall), Today (also known as NBC News Today and The Today Show), NBC, 2007.

Also appeared in other programs, including "Melissa Gilbert," an episode of Celebrity Profile (also known as E! Celebrity Profile), E! Entertainment Television.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Mary Amelia Ingalls, Little House on the Prairie (also known as Little House: A New Beginning, Det lille hus paa praerien, Domek na prerii, Het Kleine huis op de prairie, Huset paa praerien, La casa de la pradera, La casa nella prateria, La casita de la pradera, La familia Ingalls, La petite maison dans la prairie, Lilla huset paa praerien, Pieni talo preerialla, To mikro spiti sto livadi, Uma casa na pradaria, and Unsere kleine Farm), NBC, 1974.

Lacey Stevens, James at 15, NBC, 1977.

Maureen Tyler, Advice to the Lovelorn, NBC, 1981.

That's TV, NBC, 1982.

Nikki Gatos, Finder of Lost Loves (also known as Maxwell, Ltd.: Finder of Lost Loves Pilot), ABC, 1984.

Television Work; Movies:

(As Melissa Anderson) Associate producer, Where Pigeons Go to Die (also known as Where the Pigeons Go to Die and Der Letze Flug der Taube), 1990.

Film Appearances:

A Different Approach (short film), 1978.

Skatetown, U.S.A. (Also known as La fiebre del patin), Columbia, 1979.

Virginia "Ginny" Wainwright, Happy Birthday to Me (also known as Ab in die Ewigkeit, Compleanno di sangue, Cumpleanos mortal, Feliz cumpleanos para mi, and Onnellista syntymaepaeivaeae), Columbia, 1981.

(In archive footage) Herself, Hollywood's Children (documentary), Janson Media, 1982.

Jennie, Chattanooga Choo Choo, April Fools Distribution, 1984.

(As Melisa Sue Anderson) Kukki, Goma-2 (also known as Killing Machine and La maquina de matar), 1984.

Tommy Pratter's girl, Marie (also known as Marie: A True Story, Es … jugar con fuego, Maria—A verdade de uma mulher, Marie—Die Unbestechliche, Marie—Eine Mutter in Angst, Marie—Eine wahre Geschichte, Marien taistelu, and Una donna, una storia vera), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1985.

Laura Donovan on television, The Suicide Club (also known as Clube do suicidio, Il club dei suicidi, Klub samobojcow, Tod oder Joker, and Vaarallinen leikki), Angelika Films, 1988.

(As Melissa Anderson) Young nurse, Far North (also known as A casa de Kate e um caso, Far North, estremo Nord, Norte lejano, Ordem de execucao, and Sukulaisrakkautta), Alive Films, 1988.

Looking Your Best, 1989.

Manuel, le fils emprunte (also known as Manuel and Manuel, karkulainen), Claire Films, c. 1990.

(As Melissa Anderson) Dulcie Niles, Dead Men Don't Die (also known as Un cadavru printre noi), 1991.

Voice of snake, Animated Stories from the Bible: Music Video—Volume 1 (animated), 1994.

American lady, Killer Lady (also known as Dama mortal), 1995.

Herself, The Joy of Natural Childbirth (documentary), Universal, 1997.

Herself, Buckle Up (short documentary), 1998.

(Uncredited; in archive footage) Herself, Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (also known as Dickie Roberts: (Former) Child Star, Dickie Roberts: Entinen lapsitaehti, Dickie Roberts: Ex-enfant star, and Dickie Roberts: Ex nino prodigio), Paramount, 2003.

(In archive footage) Virginia "Ginny" Wainwright, Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (documentary), THINKFilm, 2006.

Stage Appearances:

To Grandmother's House We Go, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1992.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

(In archive footage) Mary Amelia Ingalls (later Mary Amelia Ingalls Kendall), A Little House Conversation, 2006.

Herself, Exclusive Interview with Melissa Sue Anderson (short), 2006.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

People Weekly, June 1, 1981, p. 93.