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 ...

While they were taping Little House on the Prairie, Gilbert recalled Anderson’s mom having a license plate that read, “3MISSY,” which was her daughter’s nickname. “Melissa and her ...

Melissa Sue Anderson portrayed oldest daughter Mary ... “I told [Bernstein] no teen roles, no posters,” she remarked. “I don’t want what Shaun Cassidy gets. I am a serious actress.

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.

but the two did not bond with “prom queen type” Melissa Sue Anderson. “Melissa Gilbert and I wound up bonding and becoming best friends like sisters and Melissa Sue became sort of the ...