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Mary Amelia Ingalls Kendall was the first daughter of Caroline and Charles Ingalls. She had seven siblings altogether. Laura, Carrie, Charles, Jr. (who died shortly after birth), and Grace. Albert, and later, James and Cassandra, were adopted after Mary left home.
Ingalls was portrayed in the television series Little House on the Prairie by actress Melissa Sue Anderson. The television version of Mary Ingalls became a teacher in a school for the blind and married a blind fellow teacher.
Apr 28, 2015 · From 1974 to 1981, Melissa Sue Anderson appeared as Mary Ingalls, a well-behaved girl who tragically lost her sight, on 'Little House on the Prairie.'
Anderson is known for her role as Mary Ingalls in the NBC drama series Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983), for which she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
Apr 2, 2024 · Little House on the Prairie will forever be Anderson’s defining role, but after being on the show from age 11 to 19, she left after her seven-season contract was up, only returning for a...
Actress: Little House on the Prairie. Melissa Sue Anderson 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.
