{"id":25999,"date":"2025-01-02T04:59:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T04:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usapress.info\/?p=25999"},"modified":"2025-01-02T04:59:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T04:59:00","slug":"melissa-sue-anderson-recently-turned-61-hold-your-heart-before-you-see-her-now-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usapress.info\/?p=25999","title":{"rendered":"Melissa Sue Anderson recently turned 61 \u2013 hold your heart before you see her now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How often do you remember an old show you loved watching and wonder how the actors are doing so long after the show has ended? Many of you who watched \u201cLittle House on the Prairie\u201d and were excited to follow the family\u2019s every move on their farm in Plum Creek, which is close to Walnut Grove, Minnesota, probably would like to know what the performers are doing these days.<\/p>\n<p>The gorgeous Melissa Sue Anderson, who played Mary Ingalls, was adored by her fans, who thought she would stay in their lives through television, but she had other ideas.<br \/>\nShe talks about her desire to relocate to Canada and leave Hollywood behind today.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson made the decision to give up show business in 2007 after the family became citizens of Canada. 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