‘Little House on the Prairie’: What Happened When Cameras Weren’t Rolling

Published on 03/13/2018
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Melissa Sue Anderson Post LHOTP

After Melissa Sue Anderson finished up playing Mary Ingalls for Little House on the Prairie, she went on to win an Emmy for her role in Which Mother is Mine? Besides those roles, she was in The Equalizer, Murder, She Wrote and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Recently, she starred in the 2018 British comedy film, The Brits Are Coming alongside Uma Thurman, Sofía Vergara and Tim Roth. Just like many of her former costars, she wrote about her experience on Little House on the Prairie in her book called The Way I See It: A Look Back at My Life on Little House. She’s married to Michael Sloan, TV producer and screenwriter. They have two kids. Anderson, too, was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum for her role on Little House on the Prairie.

Melissa Sue Anderson Post LHOTP

Melissa Sue Anderson Post LHOTP

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Todd Anthony Bridges And His Ups and Downs

Little House on the Prairie had many notable guest stars and one of them was Todd Bridges. He played the son of a Mississippi sharecropper. Of course, most know him as Willis from Diff’rent Strokes or Monk on Everybody Hates Chris. Sadly, he spent much of his adult life suffering from a crack cocaine addiction and consequently, has had run-ins with the law. He got tried for attempted murder of a drug dealer, but got off because his lawyer brought attention to abuse he suffered as a child leading him into a life of drugs and claiming he was being framed. Then in 1998, this actor, along with his brother, saved a paraplegic woman from drowning!

Todd Anthony Bridges And His Ups And Downs

Todd Anthony Bridges And His Ups And Downs

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