Melissa Gilbert
Date of birth: 1964-05-08
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Melissa Gilbert-Brinkman, ملیسا گیلبرت
Biography
Melissa Ellen Gilbert (born May 8, 1964) is an American actress, writer, and producer, primarily in movies and television. Gilbert is best known as a child actress who co-starred as Charles Ingalls's (played by Michael Landon) second daughter, Laura Ingalls Wilder, on the dramatic television series Little House on the Prairie (1974–1984). As an adult, she has a very long list of acting, voicework, writing, producing, and directing credits. Melissa also served two terms as President of the Screen Actors Guild. On June 9, 2009, her autobiography Prairie Tale: A Memoir was released.
Movie Credits
Safe Harbour
2007-10-30
Melissa Gilbert stars in this film adaptation of Danielle Steel's bestselling novel, in which a youn
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968-12-19
A Classic Holiday Celebration with Dean and Friends.
Funny
1988-04-01
People are asked to tell their favorite jokes.
Her Own Rules
1998-10-13
Melissa Gilbert stars as Marygold/Meredith. A sad and lonely writer returning to her home town in En
A Holiday for Love
1996-12-10
A man is sent to a small town to assess which of the workers in the local factory that supplies the
Sylvester
1985-03-15
Charlie is a 16-year-old orphan struggling to raise her two younger brothers when she endeavors to t
Thicker Than Water
2005-08-05
After the death of her father, Natalie Travers discovers he was married to a rodeo star before he ma
The Diary of Anne Frank
1980-11-17
The story of a 13-year-old Jewish girl and her family who are forced into hiding by the Nazis during
Hollywood Wives: The New Generation
2003-10-19
A Hollywood star (Fawcett), fed up with her husband's cheating, hires a private investigator to tail
Heart of the Storm
2004-11-22
On the eve of a hurricane threatening New Orleans a dangerous convict escapes from prison with two a
Danielle Steel's Zoya
1997-07-26
A young Russian countess escapes the 1917 revolution and, despite hardship, makes a new life for her
Family of Strangers
1993-02-21
Julie must disclose her family's medical history before undergoing major surgery: when she questions
Switched at Birth
1999-11-24
Sarah Barlow and Linda Wells are two mothers who give birth on the same day in the same hospital. Ei
The Christmas Pageant
2011-12-11
Vera Parks, an overly intense and demanding Broadway director, gets fired from yet another job, leav
Lisa Picard Is Famous
2000-05-14
A documentarian decides to follow the career of New York actress Lisa Picard, believing she is on th
Spring Thaw
2007-01-10
Katelyn 'Kate' Weston, a country girl who became a lawyer and joined an L.A. law firm years ago, spe
The Lookalike
1990-12-13
A mentally disturbed woman is further tormented after discovering a girl who closely resembles her r
Forbidden Nights
1990-04-10
Judith Shapiro's dream has come true. Due to the process of opening to the west in China she has bee
The Miracle Worker
1979-10-14
The true story of Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan, a gripping battle to overcome impossible obstacle
The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story
1994-02-08
Married couples, unable to conceive, are thrilled to find they are going to become parents, thanks t
Seduction in a Small Town
1997-02-09
A couple's idyllic life is shattered when authorities accuse them of child abuse and take away their
A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle
2000-02-09
When Donielle is just eight years old and attending her best friend's funeral she has a vision that
House of Secrets
1993-10-31
Marion Ravinel is trapped in an abusive spousal relationship. She forms a plan with her husband's fo
Childhood Sweetheart?
1997-03-18
After seventeen years, a missing girl returns home. But is she a long-lost friend or a cold-blooded
The Soul Collector
1999-10-24
Zachariah, makes a few mistakes and it is decided that he is to live as a human being for thirty day
Little House on the Prairie
1974-03-30
The story of the Ingalls family who left their house in Wisconsin and moved to the west, wanting to
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002-05-05
A celebration of NBC's 75 year history, featuring clips of special moments.
Ice House
1989-03-31
Pake has left a good paying job working in the oil fields of Texas in order to give the music busine
Choices
1986-02-17
A 19 year old girl suddenly finds herself pregnant. Not wanting to face motherhood or dealing with t
Killer Instinct
1988-11-22
Woody Harrelson stars in the story of psychiatrist Lisa DaVito and her battle to save a tortured man
Cries from the Heart
1994-10-16
Michael, a young autistic boy who has trouble with verbalization but a real talent for technology, u
Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas
2014-11-04
Celebrate the holidays with two classic "Little House" specials, restored and remastered for superio
Without Her Consent
1990-01-14
Fact-based story about the emotional trauma and following legal problems of a young woman who was ra
Donor
1990-12-09
Dr. Kristine Lipton finds that something strange is happening in the hospital she works for when a f
With a Vengeance
1992-09-22
A woman frightened by her nightmares hires a private investigator to look into her past, only to fin
The Reluctant Astronaut
1967-09-05
Roy Fleming is a small-town kiddie-ride operator who is deathly afraid of heights. After learning th
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978-09-13
Walt Disney Presents, Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color, Disney’s Wonderful World, Walt Disney,
Sanctuary
2001-02-28
A famous photographer, Jo Ellen Hathaway, has been being stalked for quite some time. She returns to
Little House: Bless All the Dear Children
1983-12-17
During preparation for Christmas baby Rose Wilder is kidnapped by the woman who recently lost her ch
Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story
1993-09-27
A client's claims of incest cause an attorney to remember the traumas she suffered when she was a se
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday
1983-12-12
Albert Quinn Ingalls wants to be a doctor. But soon he discovers that he is fatally ill. He decides
Chameleons
1989-12-20
Shelley, a slightly-crazy heiress, discovers that her eccentric millionaire uncle Jason Carr was rat
Splendor in the Grass
1981-10-26
Two teenagers, in love in pre-Depression Kansas, cope with parental pressure and the strict sexual m
Choices of the Heart
1983-12-05
Jeannie Donovan, a party-girl searching for that something missing in her life, finds it in El Salva
Murder at 75 Birch
1999-02-09
When We Last Spoke
2020-10-27
Two sisters are abandoned by their Broadway-bound mother and are left with their grandparents and a
Hometown Christmas
2018-12-16
Back in Louisiana for Christmas, Noelle Collins has big plans to resurrect the town’s live nativity,
Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story
1994-10-05
Carrie Buck is a young intellectually disabled woman who is persuaded to fight against the courts fo
Little House: The Last Farewell
1984-02-06
While Charles and Caroline are visiting Walnut Grove, the townspeople learn that a land development
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
1977-12-26
Based on the true story of coal miners who became trapped underground in a cave-in on Christmas Eve,
Joshua's Heart
1990-09-10
A woman is torn between her boyfriend's ending their relationship and being separated from his young
Dying to Remember
1993-09-18
A woman goes to a psychiatrist because she is plagued by recurring nightmares. The psychiatrist tell
The Little House Years
1979-11-15
Laura Ingalls reminisces about the Ingalls' journeys and struggles during a family Thanksgiving gath
Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter and Love
1991-01-01
A tribute to one of Hollywood's most beloved and respected actors.
Family Secrets
1984-05-13
Three generations of women spend an emotional weekend that will change them forever.
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
1987-01-18
A fashion designer marries a lawyer only to discover that his father is an imfamous mafia don.
Hollywood’s Children
1982-02-24
A documentary about child actors, since the beginning of motion pictures (narrated by Roddy McDowell
Drug Free Kids: A Parents' Guide
1988-01-11
Ken Howard hosts a series of role-playing vignettes (featuring some of Hollywood's top stars) to hel
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page
2020-12-30
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page presents an unvarnished look at the unlikely author whose auto
Night of 100 Stars
1982-03-08
The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place
With Hostile Intent
1993-05-11
After police officer Miranda Berkley dumps her boyfriend, who's also her superior, she and her colle
One Smart Fellow
While on a weekend vacation at a beautiful beach house on the coast of North Carolina, a not so smar
The Snow Queen
1985-03-11
Kay and Gerda are best friends. A wicked goblin who likes to cause trouble casts a spell on Kay to s