Brilliant Lady! She also did alot of "Outside Projects". Happy Birthday To Me, James At 15, with Lance Kerwin and an ABC Afterschool Special. Linwood Boomer did well for himself on Malcolm In The Middle. She was even a Dance Judge on Dance Fever which as you know was based on The Dance Contest in Saturday Night Fever. She had a "Life" outside The Prairie and unlike Melissa Gilbert she didn't look at Michael Landon as a "Surrogate Father".
Yeah, that caught me too. Looking forward, to this time and researching her life CHOICES and TRAVELS, undoubtedly her path was a much better than the rest of the CAST MEMBERS. No Apologies or Condemnations of everyone involved, just sincere ‼️
What a wonderful interview, she is such a level headed, intelligent woman. Thank you Melissa for so many hours of family oriented shows. Wish we had something today like Little House today.
Why do they never talk about Karen Grassle in these interviews? I've seen many with Melissa Gilbert, and now Melissa Sue Anderson, and Ms. Grassle's name never comes up. I thought she was terrific as Ma Ingalls, rarely given enough to do, but she always projected a quiet grace and dignity that goes unsung. They even talked about Victor French in this one, and Ms. Grassle is strangely omitted.
They showed Karen Grassle and Melissa Anderson mentioned how Melissa Gilbert was more of a tomboy and she was more of a mama's girl. It showed her and Ma Ingalls together. I forget which part this was in.
Quite grace and dignity. You expressed it so well... That's one of the main reasons I watch the show. I'm studying her, I want to be as graceful as her. I'm in awe of her character.
It's great to see a child actor be so content as a grown woman, no drugs, no jealousy no stupid reality shows. Melissa Sue Anderson is a true professional, although i didn't know that it was her that chose to write herself out of the show because of her blind character situation. I still like and admire Mellissa Sue Anderson.
I was 9 years old when Little House on the Prairie started in 1974. I am 51 years old now. I grew up watching the show and I loved it then and I still love it now. Also it is based on the lives of real people who really existed which makes it even better. Great acting from a really great cast and the sets were amazing. One of my favourite shows ever. Melissa Anderson still looks absolutely stunning.
@@americancitizen1018 U must know her personally to make such a bold statement! LOL As a person who has worked in the medical field most of my adult life, I see nothing on this woman's face to suggest she has altered or enhanced anything! Remember this interview was done 12 years ago, which means she would only be in her 40's. I think she looks very natural and appropriate for her age! Melissa Gilbert, however, is still actively working in Hollywood and has had a few "cosmetic enhancements". I would never assume to know exactly what they were and would hope that u wouldn't appreciate some stranger doing the same to you. Just sayin.... : )
In watching this interview and just listening to how she is discussing things, things that mean something to her and her family values...what a shock that she is actually an actress! All you ever hear or see from Hollywood is immorality, drugs, sex, nudity, filty language...the list just goes on and on and now we have this young lady...beautiful and talented yet somehow pure and clean...hard to accept that she ever worked in that town. Her husband and her kids are so blessed to have her. She is a lady in a time when being a lady is almost nonexistent.
She is so beautiful! She has beautiful skin like Olivia Newton-John and Lisa Hartman-Black! And those ice-blue eyes are so pretty! I didn't realize how nice she is!
She's still just as pretty as she was on the show . I agree with her when she talks about she wished there were more family oriented shows today . I have seen so many people comment about that very thing . There's just too much cussing , vulgar, and violence in this world enough as it is . Wht not go back to having what most families with kids want and that's shows like The little house on the prairie ? I loved watching it when I was growing up . I believe I've seen every episode. Thanks so much for sharing these great interviews .
I enjoyed this very much!! Melissa Sue Anderson was RIGHT! They DO NEED MORE FAMILY ORIENTED shows on T.V. I absolutely DESPISE Reality shows & I don't watch them at all, PERIOD!! Thanks for posting this, Rest In Peace, Eugene Orowitz (AKA Michael Landon).
@@lavodvince150 what a terribly rude, judgemental comment. He really was a wonderful man. Being an addict & alcoholic doesn't make someone a bad person. Addicts & alcoholics are actually very sensitive people. They use in order to self medicate & numb themselves from the harshness of world... Which includes rude people who speak ill of the deceased.
@@lindseymarie8329 they didn't add a judgment to the alcoholic and drug user part; you just assumed it. I think the point is that no person is perfect; neither was Michael Landon. I love the wholesome entertainment he gave us, but it's no secret he had inner struggles and made some questionable decisions in his life. And most of us are guilty of that in one way or the other. Elevating him to the status of an angel does him a disservice because at that point he stops being viewed as a person, a human being like the rest of us.
@@americancitizen1018 if she had botox she wouldn't be able to move her face. Her skin is so malleable so I doubt she had any work done, unlike her co-star who had had major work done so much that she doesn't even look like herself anymore. Melissa Anderson still looks like Melissa Anderson.
I was actually amazed at how beautiful she is. She was always very pretty on the show, but a lot of time has passed. She is two years younger than me. I think it's not only her outward appearance, but her spirit seems so gentle and kind. I wasn't a huge LHOTP fan, but this interview with this incredible woman makes me want to check it out more.
@Will DeMarco ~ It's the feminists who have put that ridiculous notion in women's heads now days. They think being a "stay at home mother" should be "obsolete"...
I think in her case it's because a career as a successful actress is hard to come by, so when you manage to get it, there's this expectation/pressure to keep going no matter what. She had something others would (figuratively) kill for, so to consciously choose to turn your back on that is often perceived as selfish. I don't agree with that at all, but you can tell that same pressure is still present in Hollywood today; not many successful actresses bow out of acting at an age where there are still many opportunities for them.
I just wanted to say , what a great set of interviews with Melissa i watched all of them. Thanks to her for taking the time and doing these. I have to say, i could not take my eyes off of her, she is so beautiful.
What an absolutely delightful and naturally beautiful person. Such a change from the self-centered, arrogant actors that pass for superstars these days. I hope that now that her family have grown she returns to the screen to wow us all. can't wait!
But the baby!!!! Why did they have to kill her baby? I couldn't even imagine what it would be like to feel so helpless. She nails it with acting. But it's so sad. Her character was often practical with a strong sense of morale. It felt unfair. But I know that's also realisitic.
There really wasn't an Adam in the real Mary Ingalls life! That was Michael Landon's doing. The real Mary Ingalls did go blind due to Scarlet Fever. She never married nor had a child. She did go to college for the blind but lived out her life living with first with her parents and then after they died, she lived with her sister, Carrie.
Hate to say this, but IMO they really misused Melissa in later seasons of this series. She played the blind role to a T making people actually BELIEVE she was blind. Now THAT'S the mark of a great talent, & in later years of the series, they swept her under the rug. She deserved better than that crap. I don't blame her for not wanting to stay on, cos I would of done the same thing. But there IS at least one good show that's a good family show. The writing is great, the acting is great, & the show itself is great. Its called Heartland. You can watch episodes on youtube & its also out on dvd. Lucky me, I have all 7 seasons & will get the 8th when it comes out this holiday season. So for fans of Little house, if you have kids & wanna watch a show that's good for the whole family, believe it or not, there's still at least one show still around & that's Heartland. So if you have kids, you owe it yourself to give it a watch. You'll be glad ya did. Oh yea, & your welcome!!!
+defiantone She played the role perfectly, but I think she got treated fairly by the show. Mary was featured in the show pretty often when she was younger... and after she went blind, the writers did the best they could to include her as much as they could. But I think there are only so many adventurous types of stories that you can do with a blind character, so it's not easy. I only wish they used it more to bring Laura and Mary closer together, with more of Laura describing the sights she sees to Mary.
bobdonda Well I still say they misused her. I think Melissa Sue Anderson said somewhere that they kinda wanted to write her out of the cast towards the end of the shows run, so that's why she wanted out. And I cant says I would blame her, if that was the case. And I reckon she would know. But still, she's still a might purdy woman.
Just scrolled through my RUclips responses and saw this one from a while back... So after thinking about this topic again, I think the real problem with this whole situation was the show introducing the character of Adam, or at least introducing him so soon. In the books, Mary continued to be a significant character because she still lived at home. Laura would go on walks with her, "be her eyes" and describe what she was seeing to Mary, and they really grew closer to each other than ever before. The show could have used some of this, with Mary helping to give advice to Laura with her problems and things like that. They could always introduce Adam later if they want Mary to get married and work at the blind school. With the way they instantly put her together with Adam, it was hard to keep her involved. They moved the Ingalls/Olesons/Garveys to the city (I loved this change of scenery btw) for a while and Mary could still be involved... and then after everyone moved back to Walnut Grove, they brought Mary and the blind school back later... it was kind of awkward. Mary couldn't be a natural part of the show anymore unless it was a "blind school" episode. And to go off topic here... what a shame that the girls who played Carrie weren't good actors. Some of the best parts of the books were when Carrie got old enough to do things with Laura and become a friend to her instead of just being "Baby Carrie". Carrie was shy and timid and Laura helped bring her out of her shell.
Laura never told the story of Mary going blind in the books. I think it would have been very interesting to see how Laura and her family dealt with that situation, but it must have been very sad and depressing (and scary for Mary), and maybe Laura didn't want to deal with such a serious topic in a book that's aimed towards children. In the opening of By the Shores of Silver Lake, she simply writes that Mary had been sick and went blind, and that Laura and everyone else were helping her by describing to her what they see.
I agree with her that it's weird for Adam to regain his sight (such an unrealistic situation), only for them to never follow up on it much in the show. They could have done some episodes with him taking on other legal cases even if she's just there to support him. Strangely, the show portrayed it as something that drove a wedge between Adam and Mary.
+bobdonda Agreed, except I don't think it was a permanent wedge between the characters. If this show was on now they probably could have transitioned between scenes in a big city and scenes in Walnut Grove. Thought it was silly for them to have Adam go back to Walnut Grove for that 1 case. Also I thought it was soo sweet for Missy to have felt guilty about Linwood losing his job because she decided to leave. They were so great together onscreen and wonderful actors, it was a shame they weren't given more creative stories to play out.
I absolutely loved this television series growing up. I still think back on it fondly. Loved this Melissa Anderson interview. I never knew what had happened to her and it was lovely to get an update on her life like this. Her childhood acting didn't spoil the lovely character that she is. It's amazing how she gave up acting for her family. I admire her even more for making that selfless choice. A wonderful person all round.
I loved Melissa Sue Anderson she was always gorgeous beautiful.n great actress for Mary Ingals . Melissa was in one of my favorite horror movies Happy Birthday to me
I watched the show when I was in my early 20's now almost in the twilight of my life I cherish those days when America was so different. LHOTP will always be my number 1 show by a distance, I love the whole crew, specially Michael ,RIP who put it all together.
She is such a naturally beautiful woman. Whew.. been making my heart skip a beat for 30+ years! And so down to earth too.. God sure did good making her :) ❤
She reminds me of the Country gospel singer, Twila Paris, though maybe I'm the only one who sees anything similar. But it seems that both of them have honorable lives throughout their successes.
I don't think it's rehearsed. To me it seems like she weighs every word twice beforee speaking them. Somehow it seems to me like she is maybe blocking out some stuff.
My goodness...she still has those beautiful eyes. I am so happy to have gotten to see this interview and found all the interviews with the other cast members..GREAT memories. I was born in 73 and the show started in 72 I believe so I grew up watching the reruns and I just loved them all. Every episode they brought up I remember seeing.
Such a great interview!!! I Loved Little House on the Prairie it was a wonderful part of my childhood. I agree more shows like this would be nice. Thank goodness for reruns
Thank you very much for sharing this interview! I'm from Argentina, and we all enjoy the show, which keeps on T.V. over the years... Melissa Sue is one of the best actresses of all times! Thanks a lot to her for being a part of my family for so many years!
I wish she can get the best offer for having her own television series someday where she's the main character including other actors and actresses. I think she would be the biggest star all over again. And by the way, one of my cousin, Michael Maxedon has 3 kids and his oldest is his daughter who looks a lot like Melissa Sue Anderson.
Children shouldn’t be the centre of attention. We were brought up to respect adults and humbly to stay in the background when adults met and talked. It is a good thing to learn that instead of expecting attention in any situation.
Meravigliosa, dolcissima, angelica, bravissima, bisogna essere bravissimi per interpretare dei non vedenti, e lei è riuscita a interpretare la parte al massimo. Che occhioni meravigliosi, ogni volta che vedo quando lei diventa cieca mi scendono le lacrime, è più forte di me, bravissima. Di Leo Diana
Melissa is a lovely woman. I admired her and still do for her maturity, confidence, caring nature, her togetherness, ambition, and beauty. She's been very lucky.
I guess if I had all or most of the traumatic rolls in a show & had em want to kill my character off the show, I would be a little pissed off to.But she was the only one nominated for something on that show.So maybe she wasn't mean to them, maybe they were just jealous of her & her acting skills.But I will say this, she was my 1st crush as a kid though. She has such pretty blue eyes.Even to this day, she is still gorgeous.
I know it has this wholesome rep. but my father wouldn't stand watching this show he said it was the most depressing thing on TV. and looking at it now, it does seem like the theme was to find how many bad things they could make happen to Mary. Who is so beautiful even now.
Looking back on all the episodes, like she said I have also thought, Boy, all the traumatic stuff happened to Mary, the barn burning, going blind, almost dying from that infection, the baby dying, and getting kidnapped! But I'm not so sure I could see Laura doing all the intense rolls, And that emmy nomination happened for a reason, She was great as Mary and when I decided to check on the "where are they now" kinda of stuff, it was Melissa Anderson I most wanted to see. Really enjoyed this!
Wow, she looks just as beautiful now as she did back then! Doesn't even look like she's aged a bit! The only thing different is that her eyes aren't as strikingly blue as when she was on the show.
Great interviews with her! She was very thorough and answered great...Looks gorgeous still as well!! The dude who did the interview is awful! Sounds so obvious he went back in the studio and dubbed the voices.
I've only knew LHOTP for a year now, cuz I'm only 13, mum showed me and my little sister it and we came obsessive with it. Watching it over again. My friends have no clue on little house I tell them to watch it but there like Nooo it will be a dumb farm show.
Melissa was gorgeous back then and even more today! She must be around 42 today? She seems to be a very nice lady. I agree with her 100%..there are not enough family oriented shows today, Reality tv has taken over,,like Melissa says..its a shame!
I love the show there isn't that many shows like little house that's what makes it speacel and differenet to every show in then world. It makes me smile because my parnets watch this when they were younger than I am now and they love it too. That's how I got into loving this show. I love all the charaters of the show, my favorites were Charles, Mary, Albert and Mr Edwards. As I got into more of all then seasons of the show, I loved them all now. Charles- he is a loving, hard working father just like my own father. And Charles makes jokes just like my Dad. Caroline- She reminds me of my Mum. All ways trys to help us out with our clothes. She has the same smile as my Mum too. Mary- She looks like my twin sister a lot. Blonde long hair, bigger cheeks than me. Hannah is a lot like Mary, Mary loved to read, learn about history like Hannah. Laura- Laura reminds me of me! I am the more outdoors person than my twin. I loved to just be outside. I dont really care that much about hair or clothes like Hannah. I always was not the studying type, and always never really read books. I love to learn outside! Carrie- she reminds more like I want a little sister! I've alwas wanted on, Carrie is cute but gets more grown up as she gets older. Mr+Mrs Olsen- they remind me the funny side of my parnets. Dad would be more quite than Mum. This is funny like a double act!
Wow how attractive is she... Back then and nearly as old then, I too had a crush(lucky EP's son) and now looking at her again reminded me how beautiful she was then and now. Thanks for posting. Wish she would tweet so I can tweet at her :-)
I'm glad to see Hollywood didn't ruin Melissa Sue Anderson like it did to some other child stars, I remember as a child seeing the two-part episode where Mary went blind and it was HORRIFYING to me at the time. Good actress.
Melissa was clever enough to keep to herself and not fall into the Hollywood traps. !!
grace hannon unlike her envious and vindictive co star
Who do you think was envious and vindictive? You really shouldn't believe everything you read in gossip magazines and shows like TMZ.
Brilliant Lady! She also did alot of "Outside Projects". Happy Birthday To Me, James At 15, with Lance Kerwin and an ABC Afterschool Special. Linwood Boomer did well for himself on Malcolm In The Middle. She was even a Dance Judge on Dance Fever which as you know was based on The Dance Contest in Saturday Night Fever. She had a "Life" outside The Prairie and unlike Melissa Gilbert she didn't look at Michael Landon as a "Surrogate Father".
In my opinion, this was the most realistic and honest look back I've listened to so far...
Lovely lady. She seems to be a very level headed person. And, she looks wholesome and healthy. Yes! Please! We need MORE family shows!
This lady is a class act! She chose motherhood over hollywood.... You almost never see this at all!
Very well stated!
She is anything, but a class act.
Yeah, that caught me too. Looking forward, to this time and researching her life CHOICES and TRAVELS, undoubtedly her path was a much better than the rest of the CAST MEMBERS. No Apologies or Condemnations of everyone involved, just sincere ‼️
What a wonderful interview, she is such a level headed, intelligent woman. Thank you Melissa for so many hours of family oriented shows. Wish we had something today like Little House today.
Why do they never talk about Karen Grassle in these interviews? I've seen many with Melissa Gilbert, and now Melissa Sue Anderson, and Ms. Grassle's name never comes up. I thought she was terrific as Ma Ingalls, rarely given enough to do, but she always projected a quiet grace and dignity that goes unsung. They even talked about Victor French in this one, and Ms. Grassle is strangely omitted.
@Bette704, yes, but it would have been to the interviewer to ask her about Karen Grassle and not the opposite
They showed Karen Grassle and Melissa Anderson mentioned how Melissa Gilbert was more of a tomboy and she was more of a mama's girl. It showed her and Ma Ingalls together. I forget which part this was in.
Quite grace and dignity. You expressed it so well...
That's one of the main reasons I watch the show. I'm studying her, I want to be as graceful as her. I'm in awe of her character.
It's great to see a child actor be so content as a grown woman, no drugs, no jealousy no stupid reality shows. Melissa Sue Anderson is a true professional, although i didn't know that it was her that chose to write herself out of the show because of her blind character situation. I still like and admire Mellissa Sue Anderson.
same
Melissa Sue Anderson, To this DAY a *CLASS ACT* .
I was 9 years old when Little House on the Prairie started in 1974. I am
51 years old now. I grew up watching the show and I loved it then and I
still love it now. Also it is based on the lives of real people who
really existed which makes it even better. Great acting from a really
great cast and the sets were amazing. One of my favourite shows ever. Melissa Anderson still looks absolutely stunning.
Botox!! And some things done to her face, like Melissa G. did!! They both had work done!! But, both r still very beautiful women!!
pencil in the eye and didn't go blind.
@@americancitizen1018 U must know her personally to make such a bold statement! LOL As a person who has worked in the medical field most of my adult life, I see nothing on this woman's face to suggest she has altered or enhanced anything! Remember this interview was done 12 years ago, which means she would only be in her 40's. I think she looks very natural and appropriate for her age! Melissa Gilbert, however, is still actively working in Hollywood and has had a few "cosmetic enhancements". I would never assume to know exactly what they were and would hope that u wouldn't appreciate some stranger doing the same to you. Just sayin.... : )
In watching this interview and just listening to how she is discussing things, things that mean something to her and her family values...what a shock that she is actually an actress! All you ever hear or see from Hollywood is immorality, drugs, sex, nudity, filty language...the list just goes on and on and now we have this young lady...beautiful and talented yet somehow pure and clean...hard to accept that she ever worked in that town. Her husband and her kids are so blessed to have her. She is a lady in a time when being a lady is almost nonexistent.
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Yes I agree and its refreshing to see she has turned out to be a very decent Lady. Very nice!
@gunther giesl Yes she does still live in Montreal and is now a Canadian citizen. She is such a beautiful woman.
She was raised properly the way we were all raised years ago!🌺
A very nice lady who loves her family.
she chose motherhood. beautiful
Just like Ma
She is a lovely woman and so grounded. I'm so glad she gave this interview. She's a beautiful 46 yrs. young!!
Yes
To date, she's nearing 61 still BEAUTIFUL and GRACEFUL. A life *"WELL LIVED"* . Privileged to meet her one month ago.
She is so beautiful! She has beautiful skin like Olivia Newton-John and Lisa Hartman-Black! And those ice-blue eyes are so pretty! I didn't realize how nice she is!
Yes, class indeed……I’m 50 now and I vividly remember thinking how gorgeous she was!!!! She still is……inside and out.
Class and Melissa Sue Anderson are two words that don't go together.
@@Diostillrocks She lives a good, stable life. Unlike those Trainwrecks, Gilbert & Arngrim.😆
She did something right.
Actually Melissa Sue Anderson IS and WAS a *CLASS ACT* . All in all, *A LIFE WELL LIVED* . Kuddos to Her‼️
She's still just as pretty as she was on the show . I agree with her when she talks about she wished there were more family oriented shows today . I have seen so many people comment about that very thing . There's just too much cussing , vulgar, and violence in this world enough as it is . Wht not go back to having what most families with kids want and that's shows like The little house on the prairie ? I loved watching it when I was growing up . I believe I've seen every episode. Thanks so much for sharing these great interviews .
I love her eyes n everything about her😊
She seems a lovely unspoilt lady and so pretty and natural looking wonderful actress
Wonderful to see her doing so well! I have to agree with one poster that it sounds like a robot asking her questions! Lol!
I enjoyed this very much!! Melissa Sue Anderson was RIGHT! They DO NEED MORE FAMILY ORIENTED shows on T.V. I absolutely DESPISE Reality shows & I don't watch them at all, PERIOD!! Thanks for posting this, Rest In Peace, Eugene Orowitz (AKA Michael Landon).
i think maybe michael landon really WAS an angel sent from Heaven
he was alcoholic and drug user
@@lavodvince150 what a terribly rude, judgemental comment. He really was a wonderful man. Being an addict & alcoholic doesn't make someone a bad person. Addicts & alcoholics are actually very sensitive people. They use in order to self medicate & numb themselves from the harshness of world... Which includes rude people who speak ill of the deceased.
@@lindseymarie8329 they didn't add a judgment to the alcoholic and drug user part; you just assumed it. I think the point is that no person is perfect; neither was Michael Landon. I love the wholesome entertainment he gave us, but it's no secret he had inner struggles and made some questionable decisions in his life. And most of us are guilty of that in one way or the other. Elevating him to the status of an angel does him a disservice because at that point he stops being viewed as a person, a human being like the rest of us.
@@elintilia2790 nah, didn't assume anything lol it's called context clues.
But thanks?
@@lindseymarie8329 aka an assumption: an opinion or idea that is formed without evidence. And you're welcome.
I think she is prettier now than when she was younger! She has such a genuine warmth and naturalness. None of this phony baloney Hollywood act.
True
Botox!!!
@@americancitizen1018 if she had botox she wouldn't be able to move her face. Her skin is so malleable so I doubt she had any work done, unlike her co-star who had had major work done so much that she doesn't even look like herself anymore. Melissa Anderson still looks like Melissa Anderson.
@@marielaveau6362LOL
Pleadthe5th : Completely agree! I was struck by how UNchanged she looked. I never heard of any botox or plastic surgery that could accomplish that.
I was actually amazed at how beautiful she is. She was always very pretty on the show, but a lot of time has passed. She is two years younger than me. I think it's not only her outward appearance, but her spirit seems so gentle and kind. I wasn't a huge LHOTP fan, but this interview with this incredible woman makes me want to check it out more.
It's sad when a mother today feels it's "selfish" to not want to miss out on all their babies' firsts...
@Will DeMarco ~ It's the feminists who have put that ridiculous notion in women's heads now days. They think being a "stay at home mother" should be "obsolete"...
@Will DeMarco ~ You have a blessed day as well...🌹🙂🎶
I think in her case it's because a career as a successful actress is hard to come by, so when you manage to get it, there's this expectation/pressure to keep going no matter what. She had something others would (figuratively) kill for, so to consciously choose to turn your back on that is often perceived as selfish. I don't agree with that at all, but you can tell that same pressure is still present in Hollywood today; not many successful actresses bow out of acting at an age where there are still many opportunities for them.
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I just wanted to say , what a great set of interviews with Melissa i watched all of them.
Thanks to her for taking the time and doing these.
I have to say, i could not take my eyes off of her, she is so beautiful.
What an absolutely delightful and naturally beautiful person. Such a change from the self-centered, arrogant actors that pass for superstars these days. I hope that now that her family have grown she returns to the screen to wow us all. can't wait!
She looks like a young Michelle Pfeiffer. She really was a talented actress.
But the baby!!!! Why did they have to kill her baby? I couldn't even imagine what it would be like to feel so helpless.
She nails it with acting. But it's so sad.
Her character was often practical with a strong sense of morale. It felt unfair. But I know that's also realisitic.
There really wasn't an Adam in the real Mary Ingalls life! That was Michael Landon's doing. The real Mary Ingalls did go blind due to Scarlet Fever. She never married nor had a child. She did go to college for the blind but lived out her life living with first with her parents and then after they died, she lived with her sister, Carrie.
Hate to say this, but IMO they really misused Melissa in later seasons of this series. She played the blind role to a T making people actually BELIEVE she was blind. Now THAT'S the mark of a great talent, & in later years of the series, they swept her under the rug. She deserved better than that crap. I don't blame her for not wanting to stay on, cos I would of done the same thing. But there IS at least one good show that's a good family show. The writing is great, the acting is great, & the show itself is great. Its called Heartland. You can watch episodes on youtube & its also out on dvd. Lucky me, I have all 7 seasons & will get the 8th when it comes out this holiday season. So for fans of Little house, if you have kids & wanna watch a show that's good for the whole family, believe it or not, there's still at least one show still around & that's Heartland. So if you have kids, you owe it yourself to give it a watch. You'll be glad ya did. Oh yea, & your welcome!!!
+defiantone She played the role perfectly, but I think she got treated fairly by the show. Mary was featured in the show pretty often when she was younger... and after she went blind, the writers did the best they could to include her as much as they could. But I think there are only so many adventurous types of stories that you can do with a blind character, so it's not easy. I only wish they used it more to bring Laura and Mary closer together, with more of Laura describing the sights she sees to Mary.
bobdonda Well I still say they misused her. I think Melissa Sue Anderson said somewhere that they kinda wanted to write her out of the cast towards the end of the shows run, so that's why she wanted out. And I cant says I would blame her, if that was the case. And I reckon she would know. But still, she's still a might purdy woman.
Afraid I can't answer that one, cos I only watched the show. Just too bad how they misused her in the later years on that show.
Just scrolled through my RUclips responses and saw this one from a while back...
So after thinking about this topic again, I think the real problem with this whole situation was the show introducing the character of Adam, or at least introducing him so soon. In the books, Mary continued to be a significant character because she still lived at home. Laura would go on walks with her, "be her eyes" and describe what she was seeing to Mary, and they really grew closer to each other than ever before. The show could have used some of this, with Mary helping to give advice to Laura with her problems and things like that. They could always introduce Adam later if they want Mary to get married and work at the blind school.
With the way they instantly put her together with Adam, it was hard to keep her involved. They moved the Ingalls/Olesons/Garveys to the city (I loved this change of scenery btw) for a while and Mary could still be involved... and then after everyone moved back to Walnut Grove, they brought Mary and the blind school back later... it was kind of awkward. Mary couldn't be a natural part of the show anymore unless it was a "blind school" episode.
And to go off topic here... what a shame that the girls who played Carrie weren't good actors. Some of the best parts of the books were when Carrie got old enough to do things with Laura and become a friend to her instead of just being "Baby Carrie". Carrie was shy and timid and Laura helped bring her out of her shell.
Laura never told the story of Mary going blind in the books. I think it would have been very interesting to see how Laura and her family dealt with that situation, but it must have been very sad and depressing (and scary for Mary), and maybe Laura didn't want to deal with such a serious topic in a book that's aimed towards children.
In the opening of By the Shores of Silver Lake, she simply writes that Mary had been sick and went blind, and that Laura and everyone else were helping her by describing to her what they see.
After all, she is still beautiful
Thank you so much for sharing these. I really enjoyed the videos.
I agree with her that it's weird for Adam to regain his sight (such an unrealistic situation), only for them to never follow up on it much in the show. They could have done some episodes with him taking on other legal cases even if she's just there to support him. Strangely, the show portrayed it as something that drove a wedge between Adam and Mary.
+bobdonda Agreed, except I don't think it was a permanent wedge between the characters. If this show was on now they probably could have transitioned between scenes in a big city and scenes in Walnut Grove. Thought it was silly for them to have Adam go back to Walnut Grove for that 1 case. Also I thought it was soo sweet for Missy to have felt guilty about Linwood losing his job because she decided to leave. They were so great together onscreen and wonderful actors, it was a shame they weren't given more creative stories to play out.
The real Mary ingalls never married
I watched all 6 part's ..... I'm truly impressed ...... I had no idea . true talent .... thank you !!!!!!!!!!! I'm at a loss of word's for once .
I absolutely loved this television series growing up. I still think back on it fondly. Loved this Melissa Anderson interview. I never knew what had happened to her and it was lovely to get an update on her life like this. Her childhood acting didn't spoil the lovely character that she is. It's amazing how she gave up acting for her family. I admire her even more for making that selfless choice. A wonderful person all round.
I loved Melissa Sue Anderson she was always gorgeous beautiful.n great actress for Mary Ingals . Melissa was in one of my favorite horror movies Happy Birthday to me
A class act.
I watched the show when I was in my early 20's now almost in the twilight of my life I cherish those days when America was so different.
LHOTP will always be my number 1 show by a distance, I love the whole crew, specially Michael ,RIP who put it all together.
Such a beautiful woman. Loved her as Mary.
She is such a naturally beautiful woman. Whew.. been making my heart skip a beat for 30+ years! And so down to earth too.. God sure did good making her :) ❤
She reminds me of the Country gospel singer, Twila Paris, though maybe I'm the only one who sees anything similar. But it seems that both of them have honorable lives throughout their successes.
What a nice down to earth lady.
I like Melissa Sue Anderson's voice
I'm glad her children got to have a mother at home.
I loved the interview and the the ending when Micheal Landon is playing his Violin. My Micheal and all the others that have past RIP.
Little House was the last show on t.v. that still mentioned the name of The Lord Jesus Christ!we need more shows like this!
I don't think it's rehearsed. To me it seems like she weighs every word twice beforee speaking them.
Somehow it seems to me like she is maybe blocking out some stuff.
She seems down to earth and likable.
They should have had a blonde wig on her. The brown one looks really silly
VenusMy129 agreed!
Yup, too dark. She was really pretty I can see why she wanted to move on.
Melissa Anderson seems like a really kind loving person with a big heart
What a life. GOD Bless her and her family.💕
A great interview....cool too that we share the same birthdays I do miss good TV though...very slim pickings nowadays.
My goodness...she still has those beautiful eyes. I am so happy to have gotten to see this interview and found all the interviews with the other cast members..GREAT memories. I was born in 73 and the show started in 72 I believe so I grew up watching the reruns and I just loved them all. Every episode they brought up I remember seeing.
The pilot premiered in the Spring of 1974 and the First Season premiered Fall 1974.
Such a great interview!!! I Loved Little House on the Prairie it was a wonderful part of my childhood. I agree more shows like this would be nice. Thank goodness for reruns
Thank you very much for sharing this interview! I'm from Argentina, and we all enjoy the show, which keeps on T.V. over the years... Melissa Sue is one of the best actresses of all times! Thanks a lot to her for being a part of my family for so many years!
Melissa Anderson will always be remembered as the most beautiful and charming girl ever in little house
Beautiful, yes. Charming, No.
This BEAUTIFUL woman, has lived a GOOD life. Best part is, she *ORCHESTRATED IT* . Kuddos‼️
What a great respectful interviewer. And a very beautiful actress till this day. Thank you for the memories Melissa.
She is very sincere and down-to-earth. She is not rude and arrogant like so many Hollywood women.
Her costars say otherwise.
Her costars are ALL HOLLYWEIRDS, this beautiful woman, is *NOT* .
I wish she can get the best offer for having her own television series someday where she's the main character including other actors and actresses. I think she would be the biggest star all over again.
And by the way, one of my cousin, Michael Maxedon has 3 kids and his oldest is his daughter who looks a lot like Melissa Sue Anderson.
Children shouldn’t be the centre of attention. We were brought up to respect adults and humbly to stay in the background when adults met and talked.
It is a good thing to learn that instead of expecting attention in any situation.
She has BARELY changed its amazing
it's interesting to hear her be honest about her hardships on LH being "a little overdone." that was also part of 70s tv
I like her. She put her family first.
It's an interesting conversation there she always thought about what matters what's important in life
These have been great. Where did this interview come from?
Thanks again!!!
Meravigliosa, dolcissima, angelica, bravissima, bisogna essere bravissimi per interpretare dei non vedenti, e lei è riuscita a interpretare la parte al massimo. Che occhioni meravigliosi, ogni volta che vedo quando lei diventa cieca mi scendono le lacrime, è più forte di me, bravissima. Di Leo Diana
Melissa is a lovely woman. I admired her and still do for her maturity, confidence, caring nature, her togetherness, ambition, and beauty. She's been very lucky.
I guess if I had all or most of the traumatic rolls in a show & had em want to kill my character off the show, I would be a little pissed off to.But she was the only one nominated for something on that show.So maybe she wasn't mean to them, maybe they were just jealous of her & her acting skills.But I will say this, she was my 1st crush as a kid though. She has such pretty blue eyes.Even to this day, she is still gorgeous.
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Melissa made me laugh when she said she'd catch herself acting blind when she did other shows but was happy no one noticed her doing it.
I know it has this wholesome rep. but my father wouldn't stand watching this show he said it was the most depressing thing on TV. and looking at it now, it does seem like the theme was to find how many bad things they could make happen to Mary. Who is so beautiful even now.
It's sad he felt that way. It was a very uplifting show.
she is so beautiful. She hasn't aged
Melissa Anderson is truley a great part of t.v.
Looking back on all the episodes, like she said I have also thought, Boy, all the traumatic stuff happened to Mary, the barn burning, going blind, almost dying from that infection, the baby dying, and getting kidnapped! But I'm not so sure I could see Laura doing all the intense rolls, And that emmy nomination happened for a reason, She was great as Mary and when I decided to check on the "where are they now" kinda of stuff, it was Melissa Anderson I most wanted to see. Really enjoyed this!
She seems cool.
I loved the show, i loved every character for an array of reasons. I think Melissa did a fantastic job playing Mary and the show.
Very enjoyable interview.
Jewelkitten38 shes married to an author by the name of Michael Sloan...they have 2 kids
so many memories...thank you for uploading the interview
She still look great and I never even seen the show but I remember seeing her photoshots in the Japanese '"Screen" magazine during the 1970s.
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Wow, she looks just as beautiful now as she did back then! Doesn't even look like she's aged a bit! The only thing different is that her eyes aren't as strikingly blue as when she was on the show.
Melissa sue Anderson was a natural born actress , till now I watch LHOTP
Great interviews with her! She was very thorough and answered great...Looks gorgeous still as well!! The dude who did the interview is awful! Sounds so obvious he went back in the studio and dubbed the voices.
Yes, I think people do want more family shows...too bad there’s so much junk on tv now.
I've only knew LHOTP for a year now, cuz I'm only 13, mum showed me and my little sister it and we came obsessive with it. Watching it over again. My friends have no clue on little house I tell them to watch it but there like Nooo it will be a dumb farm show.
melissa very nice,nice
I love Melissa Sue Anderson as an actress I wish she would come back onto a New show! She looks great!🌹
I truly love this show! I'm only like 30 but I love it! Mary was always my fav character
Melissa was gorgeous back then and even more today! She must be around 42 today? She seems to be a very nice lady. I agree with her 100%..there are not enough family oriented shows today, Reality tv has taken over,,like Melissa says..its a shame!
I love the show there isn't that many shows like little house that's what makes it speacel and differenet to every show in then world. It makes me smile because my parnets watch this when they were younger than I am now and they love it too. That's how I got into loving this show.
I love all the charaters of the show, my favorites were Charles, Mary, Albert and Mr Edwards. As I got into more of all then seasons of the show, I loved them all now.
Charles- he is a loving, hard working father just like my own father. And Charles makes jokes just like my Dad.
Caroline- She reminds me of my Mum. All ways trys to help us out with our clothes. She has the same smile as my Mum too.
Mary- She looks like my twin sister a lot. Blonde long hair, bigger cheeks than me. Hannah is a lot like Mary, Mary loved to read, learn about history like Hannah.
Laura- Laura reminds me of me! I am the more outdoors person than my twin. I loved to just be outside. I dont really care that much about hair or clothes like Hannah. I always was not the studying type, and always never really read books. I love to learn outside!
Carrie- she reminds more like I want a little sister! I've alwas wanted on, Carrie is cute but gets more grown up as she gets older.
Mr+Mrs Olsen- they remind me the funny side of my parnets. Dad would be more quite than Mum. This is funny like a double act!
Thank you for posting the interview. I thought she was one of the best young actors ever.
It sounds like the voice of the interviewer is dubbed. Sounds very fake.
Wow how attractive is she... Back then and nearly as old then, I too had a crush(lucky EP's son) and now looking at her again reminded me how beautiful she was then and now. Thanks for posting. Wish she would tweet so I can tweet at her :-)
I love the show it is when tv was tv
What a gorgeous woman and better yet...what a nice lady she turned out to be!
I'm glad to see Hollywood didn't ruin Melissa Sue Anderson like it did to some other child stars, I remember as a child seeing the two-part episode where Mary went blind and it was HORRIFYING to me at the time. Good actress.
THE VERY FIRST TIME I WATCHED THE SHOW- I TOTALLY FELL IN LOVE WITH HER AMAZING BLUE EYES!!!
Such a beautiful lady --inside and out. A real class act. Loved Little House Wish there more lovely shows today like that! Thanks for sharing!!
She is very pretty!
Thanks so much for posting this interview. I really appreciate her more now that I heard her interview. Thanks again for posting!
After all these years Melissa Anderson still looks beautiful as she was in little house
This show help shape my life thanks Little house and all the wonderful actors 😀
I have now seen all 6 parts of this interview, and I must say Melissa come across just as beautiful on the inside as on the outside. Great interview!
She doesn't look it! She looks GREAT!