Which character, an elder sister, was played by Melissa Sue Anderson in the NBC series "Little House on the Prairie"?
Melissa Sue Anderson Melissa Sue Anderson (born September 26, 1962) is an American-Canadian actress. She began her career as a child actress. Anderson is known for her role as Mary Ingalls on the NBC drama series "Little House on the Prairie".
Diana Sands Diana Sands (August 22, 1934September 21, 1973) was an American actress, perhaps most famous for her portrayal of Beneatha Younger, the sister of Sidney Poitier's character in the original stage and film versions of Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun" (1961). She also appeared in a number of dramatic television series in the 1960s and 1970s such as "I Spy", as Davala Unawa in the 1967 "The Fugitive" episode "Dossier on a Diplomat", Dr. Harrison in the "Outer Limits" episode "The Mice", and "Julia". Sands also starred in the 1963 film "An Affair of the Skin" as the narrator and photographer, Janice.