▁science ▁fiction ▁writers ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Reading , ▁Ber k shire ▁Category : M ale ▁screen writ ers ▁Category : 1 9 8 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁educated ▁at ▁Ab ing don ▁School <0x0A> </s> ▁Mel issa ▁Sue ▁Anderson ▁( born ▁September ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 2 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American - Can ad ian ▁actress . ▁She ▁began ▁her ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁child ▁actress ▁after ▁appearing ▁in ▁several ▁commer ci als ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁Anderson ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁role ▁as ▁Mary ▁Ing alls ▁on ▁the ▁N BC ▁drama ▁series ▁Little ▁House ▁on ▁the ▁Pra irie , ▁on ▁which ▁she ▁star red ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁She ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁film ▁roles , ▁including ▁Viv ian ▁in ▁Mid night ▁Of fer ings ▁( 1 9 8 1 ), ▁G in ny ▁in ▁the ▁slash er ▁film ▁Happy ▁B irth day ▁to ▁Me ▁( 1 9 8 1 ), ▁and ▁Alex ▁in ▁the ▁ABC ▁After school ▁Special , ▁Which ▁Mother ▁Is ▁Mine ? ▁( 1 9 7 9 ). ▁ ▁Anderson ▁became ▁a ▁natural ized ▁citiz en ▁of ▁Canada ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁she ▁published ▁The ▁Way ▁I ▁See ▁It : ▁A ▁Look ▁Back ▁at ▁My ▁Life ▁on ▁Little ▁House , ▁an ▁aut obi ographical ▁account ▁of ▁her ▁years ▁acting ▁on ▁Little ▁House ▁on ▁the ▁Pra irie . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Anderson