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Melissa Gilbert

Laura Elisabeth Ingalls Wilder in Little House on the Prairie

Photos Melissa Gilbert Birth name: Melissa Ellen Gilbert
Birth date: 1964/05/08 (59 years old)
Birth place : Los Angeles, Californie (USA)
Height: 1.61 m

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Biography for Melissa Gilbert

Melissa Ellen Gilbert (born May 8, 1964) is an American actress. As a former child actor, she is best known for her role of Laura Ingalls on the television series Little House on the Prairie and for her term as president of the Screen Actors Guild which she won after a bitter election contest with Valerie Harper.

Gilbert is married to Bruce Boxleitner. She is the older half-sister of Roseanne star Sara Gilbert. She named her son after Michael Landon, her mentor on Little House.

For her contribution to the television industry, Melissa Gilbert has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6429 Hollywood Blvd. In 1998, she was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

No doubt the one that has been running the most since the end of the series. We can very often see it in TV movies or series as in "Babylon 5" or "Providence" (in 1999)

She was born on May 8, 1964 in Los Angele. It was retained for the role of Laura Ingalls among 500 other young girls, it was Leslie Landon the own daughter of Michael Landon who announced it.

Melissa Gilbert is an American actress known for having played the role of Laura Ingalls in the television series "La Petite Maison in La Prairie" in the 1970s and 1980s. She also played in other television and cinematographic productions, especially in " The streets of San Francisco "and" Remington Steele's investigations ".

Gilbert was born on May 8, 1964 in Los Angeles, California. She grew up in a family of artists, her father being actor Paul Gilbert and her mother the actress Barbara Crane. She started her acting career at the age of six by playing in advertisements and television films.

In 1974, she was chosen to play Laura Ingalls in "La Petite Maison in La Prairie", a television series based on the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder. The role was a success and Gilbert became a television star. She won two Golden Globe Awards for her performance in the series.

After "La Petite Maison in La Prairie", Gilbert continued to play in television and cinematographic productions, notably in "The streets of San Francisco", "Remington Steele investigations" and "The Folles Adventures of Frank N. Furter" . She also played in theater productions, notably in "The Miracle Worker" and "The Heidi Chronicles".

In addition to her acting career, Gilbert is also a writer and a political activist. She published two books, "Prairie Tale: A Memoir" and "My Prairie Cookbook", and was president of actress Screen Actors Guild from 2001 to 2005. She also campaigned for Congress in 2016, but lost the election.

In summary, Melissa Gilbert is an American actress known for having played in the television series "La Petite Maison in La Prairie" and in other television and cinematographic productions. She is also a writer and a political activist.

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Filmography

Title Role
Thicker Than Water (2005) (TV) Natalie Jones
Heart of the Storm (2004) Cassie Broadbeck
Hollywood Wives: The New Generation (2003) (TV) Taylor Singer
Then Came Jones (2003) (TV) Devon Jones- Thomas
Sanctuary (2001) (TV) Jo Ellen Hathaway
A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle (2000) (TV) Donielle
Switched at Birth (1999) (TV) Sarah
The Soul Collector (1999/I) (TV) Rebecca
Murder at 75 Birch (1999) (TV) Gwen Todson
Her Own Rules (1998) (TV) Meredith Sanders
Childhood Sweetheart? (1997) (TV) Karen Carlson
Seduction in a Small Town (1997) (TV) Sarah Jenks
Christmas in My Hometown (1996) (TV) Emma Murphy
Zoya (1995) (TV) Zoya Ossipov
With Hostile Intent (1995) (TV) Miranda Berkley
Sweet Justice (1994) TV Series Kate Delacroy (1994-1995)
Cries from the Heart (1994) (TV) Karen
Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story (1994) (TV) Melissa Prentice
The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story (1994) (TV) Mary Bennett
Dying to Remember (1993) (TV) Lynn Matthews
House of Secrets (1993) (TV) Marion Ravinel
Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story (1993) (TV) Shari Karney
Family of Strangers (1993) (TV) Julie
With a Vengeance (1992) (TV) (as Melissa Gilbert Brinkman) Janet King/Vanessa
Stand by Your Man (1992) TV Series Rochelle Dunphy
The Lookalike (1990) (TV) Gina/Jennifer
Donor (1990) (TV) (as Melissa Gilbert-Brinkman) Dr. Kristine Lipton
Joshua's Heart (1990) (TV) Claudia
Forbidden Nights (1990) (TV) Judith Shapiro
Without Her Consent (1990) (TV) Emily Briggs
Chameleons (1989) (TV)
Ice House (1989) Kay
Killer Instinct (1988) (TV) Dr. Lisa DaVito
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife (1987) (TV) Marian
Choices (1986) (TV) Terry Granger
Penalty Phase (1986) (TV) Leah Furman
Sylvester (1985) Charlie
Little House: Bless All the Dear Children (1984) (TV) Laura Ingalls Wilder
Family Secrets (1984) (TV) Sara Calloway
Little House: The Last Farewell (1984) (TV) Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday (1983) (TV) Laura Ingalls Wilder
Choices of the Heart (1983) (TV) Jean Donovan
Splendor in the Grass (1981) (TV) Wilma Dean 'Deanie' Loomis
The Diary of Anne Frank (1980) (TV) Anne Frank
Little House Years (1979) (TV) Laura Ingalls
The Miracle Worker (1979) (TV) Helen Keller
Nutcracker Fantasy (1979) (voice) Clara
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A. (1977) (TV) Kelly Sullivan
Little House on the Prairie (1974) TV Series Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder
Little House on the Prairie (1974) (TV) Laura Elizabeth Ingalls

Trivia

She is the youngest person ever to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Had a highly publicized relationship with Rob Lowe during the eighties and were supposedly engaged.

Dated Tom Cruise when both were teenagers.

In national voting completed on Friday, 2 November 2001, Melissa Gilbert was elected Screen Actors Guild President, taking the position held since November of 1999 by William Daniels, who declined to run for another term.

Was introduced to present husband, Bruce Boxleitner, by his ex-wife, Kathryn Holcomb.

Has a combined family with her husband, Bruce Boxleitner: Bruce's two sons, Sam (b. 1980) and Lee (b. 1985), her own son, Dakota Paul (b. 1 May 1989)and one son together with Bruce, Michael Garrett (b. 6 October 1995).

Gilbert was one of 500 young girls who auditioned for the role of Laura Ingalls Wilder in the TV series "Little House on the Prairie" (1974) and she was the only one whose screen test was sent to be considered at NBC Studios. It was Michael Landon's daughter Leslie Landon who told Melissa that she had won the role of Laura when the two of them stood in line at their school cafeteria.

Michael Landon Jr. took her to her senior prom in 1981.

Inducted (as a cast member of "Little House on the Prairie" (1974)) into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1998.

Both her ex-spouse (Bo Brinkman) and current spouse (Bruce Boxleitner) played Confederate officers in Gods and Generals (2003).

Family

Spouse : Bruce Boxleitner (1 January 1995 - present) 1 son, Bo Brinkman (21 February 1988 - 1992) (divorced) 1 son.

Children: Dakota, Michael Garrett

Granddaughter of Harry Crane.

Sister of Sara Gilbert.

Goddaughter of Charlie Brill.

Adopted daughter of Paul Gilbert (II)' .

Sister of actor Jonathan Gilbert.

Author of the card

  • Creation date: 01/07/2003 by abdest
  • Last update: 01/05/2007 by sofy

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