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Joan Hart Biography (1976-)

Full name, Melissa Joan Catherine Hart; born April 18, 1976, in Smithtown, NY(some sources say Sayville, NY); daughter of William (an entrepreneur, shellfish purveyor, and clam hatchery worker) and Paula (an executive producer andtalent manager) Hart. Avocational interests: Snowboarding, skiing, collecting Shirley Temple memorabilia. Career: Actress, director, and producer. Began appearing in commercials at the age of four; Hartbreak Films (aproduction company), co-founder and co-owner (with mother, Paula Hart), Awards, Honors: Youth in Film Awards, best actress in a cable show, 1992 and 1993, and CableAce Award nomination, best actress in a comedy series, allfor Clarissa Explains It All..

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress, director, producer

Birth Details

April 18, 1976

Smithtown, New York, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Clarissa Darling, Clarissa Explains It All, Nickelodeon, 1991-94
• Title role, Sabrina the Teenage Witch(also known as Sabrina), ABC, 1996-20 00, WB, 2000-
• Voice of Hilda and Zelda Spellman, Sabrina the Animated Series(animated), ABC, 1999-
• Miniseries
• (As Melissa Hart) Florentyna Rosnovski, age seven, Kane & Abel, CBS, 1985
• Movies
• Samantha, Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare, ABC, 1995
• Sabrina Sawyer, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Showtime, 1996
• Jennifer Stanton, Twisted Desire, NBC, 1996
• Susan Clarkson, Two Came Back, ABC, 1997
• Melanie Cambridge, The Right Connections, Showtime, 1997
• Mary Stuartson, Silencing Mary(also known as Campus Justice), NBC, 1998
• Sabrina Spellman/Sophie, Sabrina Goes to Rome, ABC, 1998
• Sabrina Spellman, Sabrina, Down Under, ABC, 1999
• Also appeared in Christmas Snow.
• Specials
• "The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1985
• NBA All-Star Stay in School Jam, syndicated, 1992
• Cohost, Nickelodeon's Big Helpathon, Nickelodeon, 1994
• Cohost, Nickelodeon's Big Helpathon, Nickelodeon, 1995
• Host, ABC Saturday Morning Preview Party, ABC, 1996
• Host, Halloween Jam V, ABC, 1996
• Cohost, Nickelodeon's Big Helpathon, Nickelodeon, 1996
• Host, Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party, ABC, 1997
• Cohost, Nickelodeon's Big Helpathon, Nickelodeon, 1997
• Host, Walt Disney World's Christmas Parade, ABC, 1997
• Host, America's Teenagers: Growing Up on Television--A Museum of Television & Radio Special,1998
• Host, Take a Moment, Disney Channel, 1998
• L'Oreal's Summer Music Mania '99, UPN, 1999
• Annabelle, "Love in the Old South," Love American Style, ABC, 1999
• All-Star Bloopers, ABC, 2000
• Awards Presentations
• The 7th Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 1994
• The 8th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 1995
• The 18th Annual CableAce Awards, TNT, 1996
• The 9th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 1996
• The 24th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 1997
• The 10th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 1997
• Screen Actors Guild Fourth Annual Awards,1998
• The 11th Annual Kids' Choice Awards,1998
• The 24th Annual People's Choice Awards,1998
• The 1999 Teen Choice Awards,1999
• The 25th Annual People's Choice Awards,1999
• Host, The 26th Annual American Music Awards,1999
• Episodic
• The Lucie Arnaz Show, CBS, 1985
• (As Melissa Hart) Laura Moore, "Torn," The Equalizer, CBS, 1986
• Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, PBS, 1991
• Daphne, "Tale of the Frozen Ghost," Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Nickelodeon, 1993
• America's Funniest People, 1993
• Storytime, PBS, 1994
• Claire Latham, "Angels on the Air," Touched By an Angel, CBS, 1995
• Sabrina Spellman, "Mr. Wright," Clueless,1997
• Sabrina Spellman, "The Witches of Pennbrook," Boy Meets World, ABC, 1997
• Sabrina Spellman, "Genie Without a Cause," You Wish, ABC, 1997
• Sabrina Spellman, "One Dog Night," Teen Angel,1997
• Voice of Irma Adreen/Saturn Girl, "New Kids in Town," The New Batman/Superman Adventures(animated), The WB, 1998
• Herself, Total Request Live(also known as TRL), MTV, 1999
• Mary, "Eric Gets Suspended," That '70s Show, Fox, 1999
• Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Nickelodeon, 1999
• Also appeared in Another World, NBC; Saturday Night Live, NBC.
• Television Director
• Episodic
• Directed an episode of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, ABC.
• Television Producer
• Series
• Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, ABC, 1996-20 00, WB, 2000-
• Sabrina the Animated Series(animated), ABC, 1999-
• Movies
• Sabrina Goes to Rome, ABC, 1998
• Sabrina Down Under, ABC, 1999
• Film Appearances
• Running with Scissors,1998
• (Uncredited) Vicki (Yearbook Girl), Can't Hardly Wait,1998
• Sunlight Grrrl, The Specials,1999
• Nicole Maris, Drive Me Crazy,1999
• The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer,2000
• Also appeared in Next to You.
• Stage Appearances
• Alexandra, Beside Herself, Circle Repertory Theatre, New York City, 1989
• Valerie, Imagining Brad, Players Theatre, New York City, 1990
• Understudy, The Crucible, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1991-92
• WRITINGS
• Television Movie Ideas
• Silencing Mary(also known as Campus Justice), NBC, 1998
• RECORDINGS
• Video Games
• Sabrina Spellman, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Spellbound,1998
• Other
• Clarissa and the Straightjackets,1994
• Narrator, Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra--Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf,1994

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

• Cosmopolitan, July, 1999, p. 146.
• Good Housekeeping, September, 1998, p. 27.
• In Style, March 1, 1999, p. 308; February 1, 2000, p. 206.
• Kid City, October 1, 1998, p. 6.
• People Weekly, December 6, 1996, p. 95; October 18, 1999, p. 170.
• Time, October 4, 1999, p. 120.
• TV Guide, October 19, 1996, p. 26; April 19, 1997, p. 30; October18, 1997, p. 18; October 2, 1999, p. 16.