The Resume

(September 26, 1962- )
Nickname is Missy
Best known as Mary Ingalls Kendall on the NBC TV series 'Little House on the Prairie' (1974-82)
Acted in the pilot for the TV series 'James At 15' (1977)
Portrayed Yvette Marcel in four episodes of the TV series 'The Equalizer' (1987-88)
Also acted in 'Skatetown, U.S.A. (1979),' 'Happy Birthday to Me (1981),' 'First Affair (1983),' 'Chattanooga Choo Choo (1984),' 'Goma-2 (1984),' 'The Suicide Club (1988),' 'Far North (1988),' 'Dead Men Don't Die (1991),' 'Killer Lady (1995)' and 'Earthquake in New York (1998)'
Contributed commentary to celebrity TV profiles of Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert and Scott Biao

Why she might be annoying:

She went by the names Melisa Sue Anderson, Melissa Anderson and since marriage, Melissa Anderson-Sloan.
She did a TV commercial for Malibu Barbie.
She got her Missy nickname on the 'Prairie' set to distinguish her from castmate Melissa Gilbert.
She has been in a lot of dreck since leaving 'Little House.'
In the 'Animated Stories from the Bible: Music Video' she was cast as the voice of the snake in the Garden of Eden.

Why she might not be annoying:

She studied ballet.
She won an Emmy for her performance in 'Which Mother Is Mine?,' an ABC Afternoon Special (1979).
Though she never won a 'Little House' Emmy, she did secure a Spanish 'TP de Oro' Award for 'Best Foreign Actress' for her role on the show (1980).
She was the associate producer for the next to last TV project Michael Landon made before dying; 'Where Pigeons Go to Die (1990).'
She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
She has been described as mild mannered and unpretentious, not unlike her Mary Ingalls character.

Credit: Scar Tactics

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 2008 Least Annoying 101-200 (Ranked: 122)
• Although I am Older, I Portrayed a Younger Sibling
• Battle of the Network Stars [NBC]
• Brady Bunch - Guest Stars
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [September] (Ranked: 9261962)
• Child Stars [1970s]
• Circus of the Stars: Performers
• Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Hall of Fame (Ranked: 1998)
• Diseased Initials
• I Boarded the Love Boat [A-D]
• I Married in 1990
• I Portrayed a Blind Person
• I Portrayed Myself
• I Visited Fantasy Island [A-D]
• I Was a Child Star
• Little House on the Prairie
• Little People [5'3 and Shorter] - Female A-K
• Long Names
• Look at Me, I Got My Hands Clasped
• Murder She Wrote Guest Stars
• No Bra Necessary
• Profiles 16751-17000 (Ranked: 16860)
• Scar Tactics' Profiles [Series 03]
• Scream Queens
• VH-1's 100 Greatest Teen Stars [February 2006] (Ranked: 57)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 11 Votes: 9.09% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1290 Votes: 22.17% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 23 Votes: 21.74% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 72 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 14 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 18 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 73 Votes: 82.19% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 15 Votes: 13.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 71 Votes: 43.66% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 93 Votes: 48.39% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 413 Votes: 52.30% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 288 Votes: 42.36% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 718 Votes: 35.65% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 1585 Votes: 33.82% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 707 Votes: 43.71% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 3574 Votes: 41.05% Annoying