MUST-READ: See the Beloved ‘Little House on the Prairie’ Cast Then and Now Left to right: Melissa Sue Anderson, Lindsay Greenbush and Melissa Gilbert in Little House on the Prairie in the '70s ...

After leaving Walnut Grove in 1981, prairie girl Melissa Sue Anderson traded in her smock for a bra and panties as the sexy slayer in the 1981 slasher film, Happy Birthday to Me. The child actor ...

Based on the beloved series of children's novels by Laura Ingalls Wilder – portrayed by Melissa Gilbert in the series – the show premiere in September 1974 and ran for nine seasons.

That honor was reserved for one actress: Melissa Sue Anderson. She played Laura Ingalls' sweet older sister Mary and during season four, her character went blind. Her acting earned her that Emmy ...