The Way I See It A Look Back at My Life on Little House

as seen by one of its stars
Few television celebrities of the 1970s were as widely known and loved as Melissa Anderson. Her big break came at the age of eleven, when she landed an audition for "a pioneer western." From among more than two hundred young actresses, she was selected to play Mary Ingalls on Michael Landon's Little House on the Prairie.
In The Way I See It, Melissa Anderson-remembered by many as "the blind sister"-tells her side of the story for the first time. From life on the set to her relationships on screen and off with other stars, this is a thoroughly absorbing, season-by-season journey into a series that has touched the lives of hundreds of millions of viewers across America and the world.
Melissa Anderson is an Emmy-Award winning actress known to millions for playing Mary Ingalls on the NBC television series Little House on the Prairie, which aired from 1974 to 1983. She played First Lady Megan Hollister in the 2006 miniseries 10.5: Apocalypse. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Born and raised in California, she lives in Montreal, Canada, with her husband, television producer and screenwriter Michael Sloan, and their two children.