Melissa Sue Anderson

'Melissa Sue Anderson' (qv) was very much like her most famous character role, of eldest child & sister, Mary Ingalls -- a quiet, slightly shy girl who would rather read a book than climb a tree. Her show business career got started, when a dance teacher urged her parents to find an agent for her. She began doing television commercials, and the blonde, blue-eyed beauty was in great demand for roles; she was a guest-actress once in weekly & family TV series, _The Brady Bunch: Never Too Young (1973)_ (qv) and theatrical movie, _Shaft (1973)_ (qv). During the production of _Little House on the Prairie (1974)_ (qv) & after leaving the show, she has guest-starred in several films and made-for-TV movies. She continues to pursue an active acting career and published her autobiography, titled "The Way I See It", in 2009.::Lennon Parker