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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...