Fifty years ago, the American public became familiar with the Ingalls, a pioneer farming family who came to settle in Minnesota. The series has been televised several times around the world, Little House on the Prairie has seen many generations grow up.
For this special event and for the first time in Europe, the actors met their fans. The appointment was made at the 63rd edition of the Monte Carlo Television Festival.
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On this occasion, AlloCiné had the opportunity to meet Melissa Sue Anderson, Marie Ingalls’ translator. Now, the 61-year-old actor hasn’t missed a beat, and his smile instantly takes us back to Walnut Grove…
“I had a basketball for my face!”
She was only 12 years old when she was cast as Marie, the eldest of the Ingalls, a particularly hard-working girl, unlike her sister Laura (Melissa Gilbert), who was quite prone to mischief. Melissa Sue Anderson returns to our microphone on the day that changed her life:
“I got a call from my agent saying I got the part. I couldn’t believe it! He also said, ‘Would it be okay to lose a few pounds for this role?’ I had… I lost these pounds, but I worried about these reasons for years.
I kept saying I had a basketball on my face. But as I got older, I learned to love it, because it’s actually for young people (laughs). A few years later I discussed this issue Michael Landon (Charles Ingalls, Editor’s Note). I was 16 years old then. He told me that he had never heard of the weight loss story and was even shocked…
Michael was one of two executive producers on Little House on the Prairie. This request apparently came from Ed Friendly, who has since left the series for various artistic positions…”
If Melissa Sue Anderson lived with this stress during the first four years of filming, the young actress continued to play Marie with the same desire. He finally left the series in 1981, two years before Little House on the Prairie ended. And 50 years later, he revealed he still hasn’t watched the last episode…
Source: Allocine
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