Utahn snares a big role in a new 'Little House'

Vince Horiuchi of the Salt Lake Tribune writes:

From playing Thing One in "The Cat in the Hat" to Mary Ingalls in the new remake of "Little House on the Prairie," Danielle Ryan Chuchran of Pleasant Grove is on a rocket ride taken by few aspiring actors.

After trying the acting thing for only 2 1/2 years, the 11-year-old Valley View Elementary student already has joked with Mike Myers, hung out with "Crossing Jordan" star Jill Hennessy and crossed the rugged plains of Calgary, Canada....

Now the blonde, round-faced pre-teen is co-starring in a new miniseries, playing Mary Ingalls in "Little House on the Prairie," the same role that turned Melissa Sue Anderson into a TV star.

The new five-part miniseries, "Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie," premieres Saturday...