Melissa Gilbert
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Melissa Ellen Gilbert (born May 8, 1964 in Los Angeles ) is an American actress . She was best known for her role as Laura Ingalls on Our Little Farm .
Life
Melissa Gilbert was adopted by the actor couple Paul Gilbert and Barbara Crane shortly after her birth. As a young child, she appeared in various commercials before she was discovered by Michael Landon in 1974 for the role of Laura Ingalls in Our Little Farm . After Paul Gilbert died in 1975, Gilbert saw Michael Landon as something of a father substitute. She often spent the weekends with his family. Even Gilbert's siblings are active as an actor: Her younger adopted brother Jonathan was in Little House seen as Willie Oleson, her adoptive half-sister Sara was primarily through their roles as Darlene in the comedy television series Roseanne and Leslie Winkle in The Big Bang Theory known .
In her career, Gilbert embodied three of the most famous historical girl figures of the 19th and 20th centuries: Helen Keller , Anne Frank and Laura Ingalls, whereby the first two were portrayed historically correctly, while Laura Ingalls is placed in fictional contexts in the series mentioned above. Founded in 1979 by Gilbert's manager, Half-Pint Productions was named after Gilbert's nickname in the series Our Little Farm . One of Half-Pint's productions was The Miracle Worker . Gilbert played there the young, blind and deaf-mute Helen Keller. Following the family series Our Little Farm , Gilbert starred in more than 30 films, which were largely factual and dealt with topics such as rape , child abuse , incest and autism .
Gilbert was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at the age of 21 and shares the youth record with singer Britney Spears . She has also won the Young Artist Award for "Best Young Actress in a TV Series" twice - in 1983 and 1984 . In the VH1 list of the "100 Greatest Child Stars of All Time", the actress is 31st. From 2001 to 2005, Gilbert was President of the US Screen Actors Guild .
From 1995 to 2011 Gilbert was married to actor Bruce Boxleitner . The couple's son was named Michael in memory of Gilbert's serial father Michael Landon. Gilbert has another son from her 1988-1992 marriage to Bo Brinkman. In April 2013 Gilbert married the American actor and television director Timothy Busfield .
From 2008 to 2010 Gilbert played the role of Caroline Ingalls in the American musical version of Our Little Farm . In 2012 she took part in the US dance show Dancing with the Stars , the US counterpart to Let's Dance , and suffered a slight concussion while presenting a Paso Doble with her dance partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy.
In August 2015, Gilbert announced her intention to run for the Democrats in Michigan's 8th Congressional District for a seat in the United States House of Representatives . In May 2016 she ended her candidacy due to health problems.
Filmography (selection)
- 1972: Emergency Call California ( Emergency , TV series, episode 2x10)
- 1972: Smoking Colts ( Gunsmoke , TV series, episode 18x04)
- 1974–1983: Our Little Farm ( Little House on the Prairie , TV series, 205 episodes)
- 1978: Love Boat ( The Love Boat , TV series, episode 2x03)
- 1979: The Miracle Worker
- 1980: The Diary of Anne Frank ( The Diary of Anne Frank , TV movie)
- 1981: Dreams melt away like sand (Splendor in the Grass)
- 1983: Choices of the Heart
- 1984: Family Secrets
- 1985: Faerie Tale Theater (TV series, episode 4x02)
- 1986: Accidentally Pregnant (Choices)
- 1987: Deadly Embrace ( Blood Vows , Movie)
- 1985: New Year's Eve (movie)
- 1988: Killer Instinct
- 1989: Ice House (movie)
- 1990: The Lookalike
- 1991: The Hidden Room (TV series, episode 1x04)
- 1992: Blood Trail in the Past (With a Venegenance)
- 1992–1994: Batman (animated series) ... as Barbara Gordon / Batgirl
- 1993: Released for launch (With Hostile Intent)
- 1994: Nobody Heard the Scream (Cries from the Heart)
- 1994–1995: Everything's Beautiful and Right ( Sweet Justice , TV series, 22 episodes)
- 1995: Farewell to St. Petersburg (Zoya)
- 1996: Snowed-in Hearts - A Romantic Christmas Tale (A Holiday for Love)
- 1996: Babylon 5 (TV series, episode 3x21–3x22)
- 1997: Coming back from nowhere - daughter what did you do? (Childhood Sweetheart?)
- 1997: Veil of Innocence (Seduction in a Small Town)
- 1998: Outer Limits - The Unknown Dimension ( The Outer Limits , TV series, episode 4x06)
- 1998: I Cried for You (Her Own Rules)
- 1998: A Touch of Heaven ( Touched by an Angel , TV series, episode 5x10)
- 1999: Switched at Birth
- 1999: The Heavenly Plan (The Soul Collector)
- 2000: Lisa Picard is famous (movie)
- 2000: A Vision of Murder
- 2001: Returning to Death (Nora Roberts' Sanctuary)
- 2002: Providence (TV series, episode 4x21)
- 2005: Fat Actress (TV series, episode 1x02)
- 2005: A Heavenly Family ( 7th Heaven , TV series, episode 9x18)
- 2006: Nip / Tuck - Beauty has its price ( Nip / Tuck , TV series, episode 4x04)
- 2007: Sacrifices of Heart
- 2011: The Christmas Pageant
- 2015: Secrets and Lies (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 2015: The Night Shift (TV series, episode 2x11)
- 2017: Tenure
- 2018: Hometown Christmas
- 2019: When We Last Spoke (Movie)
Web links
- Melissa Gilbert in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Our little farm. The official DVD collection. Issue No. 4, p. 14, chapter: Main characters: "Melissa Gilbert on the fly". © by Universal Studios. Issued 2010 by GE Fabbri Limited, The Communications Building, London. Journal contributions by Patrick Loubatière.
- ↑ Melissa Gilbert at imdb.com (English).
- ↑ " Melissa Gilbert marries Timothy Busfield " at people.com.
- ↑ Little House on the Prairie The Musical at Starlight Theater
- ↑ Little Farm star Gilbert had an accident at a dance show
- ^ Actress Melissa Gilbert announces bid for Congress
- ^ Actress Melissa Gilbert drops out of the race for Congress
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gilbert, Melissa |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gilbert, Melissa Ellen (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 8, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California , United States |