Melissa Gilbert Biography (1964-)

Full name, Melissa Ellen Gilbert; born May 8, 1964, in Los Angeles, CA; daughter of Paul (a comedian) and Barbara (a dancer, actress, talent manager, andproducer; maiden name, Crane; later surnames, Cowan and Yudko) Gilbert; stepdaughter of Warren Cowan (a publicist); granddaughter of Harry Crane (a writerand actor) and Julia Crane (a dancer); sister of Sara Gilbert (an actress, director, and writer); half sister of Jonathan Gilbert (an actor); married BoBrinkman (an actor, producer, and writer), February 21, 1988 (divorced, 1992); married Bruce Boxleitner (an actor), January 1, 1995; children: (first marriage) Dakota "Cody" Paul Brinkman; (second marriage) Michael Garrett Boxleitner; stepsons: Sam Boxleitner, Lee Davis Boxleitner.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Birth Details: May 8, 1964; Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
Night of 100 Stars (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars), Theatre at Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1982
Laura, The Glass Menagerie, Chautauqua, NY, 1985
Rose Weiss, A Shayna Maidel, Westside Arts Theatre (Downstairs), New York City, 1987
Film Appearances
Voice of Clara, Nutcracker Fantasy (animated), Sanrio, 1979
Charlie, Sylvester, Columbia, 1985
Actress in "Who Gave You the Ten Cents?" Funny, Associates and Ferren, 1989
Kay, Ice House, Upfront Films, 1989
Herself, Lisa Picard Is Famous (also known as Famous), First Look Pictures Releasing, 2001
Film Work
Director
Under the Mimosa, 2001
Television Appearances
Series
Laura Ingalls (later Laura Ingalls Wilder), Little House on the Prairie (also known as Little House: A New Beginning), NBC, 1974-1983
(As Melissa Gilbert-Brinkman) Rochelle Dunphy, Stand by Your Man,Fox, 1992
Kate Delacroy, Sweet Justice, NBC, 1994
The Hollywood Squares, syndicated, 1998
Miniseries
Title role, Zoya (also known as Danielle Steel's Zoya), NBC, 1995
Movies
Kelly Sullivan, Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A. (also knownas The Christmas Coal Mine Miracle), NBC, 1977
Jean Donovan, Choices of the Heart (also known as In December the Roses Will Bloom Again), NBC, 1983
Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House: Look Back to Yesterday, NBC, 1983
Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House: Bless All the Dear Children, NBC, 1984
Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House: The Last Farewell, NBC, 1984
Sara Calloway, Family Secrets, NBC, 1984
Leah Furman, Penalty Phase, CBS, 1986
Terry Granger, Choices, ABC, 1986
Marian Winslow, Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife (also knownas The Godfather's Wife and The Story of a Mafia Wife), NBC, 1987
Dr. Lisa DeVito, Killer Instinct (also known as Deadly Observation and Over the Edge), NBC, 1988
(As Melissa Gilbert-Brinkman) Claudia Cassara, Joshua's Heart, NBC, 1990
(As Melissa Gilbert-Brinkman) Dr. Kristine Lipton, Donor, CBS, 1990
Emily Briggs, Without Her Consent (also known as A Matter of Trust), NBC, 1990
(As Melissa Gilbert-Brinkman) Gina Crandall and her twin sister, The Lookalike, USA Network, 1990
Judith Shapiro, Forbidden Nights (also known as China Love Story and China Nights), CBS, 1990
(As Melissa Gilbert-Brinkman) Gena King, With a Vengeance, CBS, 1992
Julie, A Family of Strangers (also known as Jody), CBS, 1993
Lynn Matthews, Dying to Remember, USA Network, 1993
Marion Ravinel, House of Secrets (also known as Conspiracy of Terror), NBC, 1993
Miranda Berkley, With Hostile Intent (also known as Two Cops, Two Cops: The Long Beach Sexual Harassment Case, and With Hostile Intent: Sisters in Black and Blue), CBS, 1993
Shari Karney, Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story (also knownas Conspiracy of Silence: The Shari Karney Story and Shattered Trust), NBC, 1993
Karen Barth, Cries from the Heart (also known as Touch of Truth), CBS, 1994
Mary Bennett, Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story (also knownas Seeds of Deception), CBS, 1994
Melissa Prentice, Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story, Lifetime, 1994

Emma Murphy, A Holiday for Love (also known as Christmas in MyHometown), CBS, 1996
Karen Carlson, Childhood Sweethearts, CBS, 1997
Sarah Jenks, Seduction in a Small Town (also known as Harvest of Lies), ABC, 1997
Meredith Saunders, Her Own Rules (also known as Barbara TaylorBradford's Her Own Rules), CBS, 1998
Gwen Todson, Murder at 75 Birch, CBS, 1999
Sarah, Switched at Birth (also known as Mistaken Identity and Two Babies: Switched at Birth), NBC, 1999
Donielle, A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle, CBS, 2000
Jo Ellen Hathaway, Sanctuary (also known as Nora Roberts' Sanctuary), CBS, 2001
Specials
Host (with others), Circus Lions, Tigers, and Melissas Too, NBC, 1977
NBC team member, Battle of the Network Stars IV, ABC, 1978
Helen Keller, The Miracle Worker, NBC, 1979
NBC team member, Battle of the Network Stars VII, ABC, 1979
Anne Frank, The Diary of Anne Frank, NBC, 1980
Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes 5, CBS, 1980
NBC team member, Battle of the Network Stars X, ABC, 1981
NBC team member, Battle of the Network Stars XI, ABC, 1981
Wilma Dean "Deanie" Loomis, Splendor in the Grass, NBC, 1981
NBC team member, Battle of the Network Stars XIII, ABC, 1982
Night of 100 Stars (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars), ABC, 1982
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast, NBC, 1984
NBC's 60th Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 1986
Drug Free Kids: A Parent's Guide, PBS, 1988
(As Melissa Gilbert-Brinkman) Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter and Love, NBC, 1991
People's 20th Birthday, ABC, 1994
Presenter, The '70s: The Decade That Changed Television, ABC, 2000
Television Work
Director; Specials
"Me and My Hormones," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1997
Television Appearances
Awards Presentations
(As Melissa Gilbert-Brinkman) The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Presentation, Fox, 1991
The 21st Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1995
Episodic
Jenny, "Dinner Date," Emergency!, NBC, 1972
Jenny, "Helpful," Emergency!, NBC, 1972
Spratt's child, "The Judgment," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1972
Tenafly, NBC, c. 1972
Young teenage tomboy, "Julie's Dilemma/Who's Who/Rocky," The Love Boat, ABC, 1978
The Hanna-Barbera Happy Hour, NBC, 1978
Gerda (the title role), "The Snow Queen," Faerie Tale Theatre (also known as Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre), Showtime, 1985
"Matthew Henson," An American Portrait, CBS, 1986
"Japanese Literature," American Treasury, CBS, 1989
"New Sweden," American Treasury, CBS, 1989
"Stereographics," American Treasury, CBS, 1989
"Thanksgiving and FDR," American Treasury, CBS, 1989
Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, syndicated, 1989
"The Spirit Cabinet," The Hidden Room, Lifetime, 1991
Voice of Batgirl/Barbara Gordon, "Shadow of the Bat: Parts 1 & 2," The Adventures of Batman and Robin (animated; also known as Batman: The Animated Series), Fox, 1992
Voice of Batgirl/Barbara Gordon, "Batgirl Returns," The Adventures ofBatman and Robin (animated; also known as Batman: The Animated Series), Fox, 1992
Anna Sheridan, "Shadow Dancing," Babylon 5, syndicated, 1996
Anna Sheridan, "Z'ha'dum," Babylon 5, syndicated, 1996
Voice of Anna Sheridan, "War without End: Part 2," Babylon 5, syndicated, 1996
Herself, Intimate Portrait: Melissa Gilbert, Lifetime, 1998
Michelle Tanner, "The Peacemaker," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1998
Theresa, "Relativity Theory," The Outer Limits, Showtime and syndicated, 1998
Intimate Portrait: Patty Duke, Lifetime, 2001
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, 2001
Pilots
Laura Ingalls, Little House on the Prairie, NBC, 1974
Like Magic, CBS, 1981
Other
Laura Ingalls, Little House Years, NBC, 1979
Chameleons, 1989
Rebecca, Soul Collector, CBS, 1999
RECORDINGS
Music Videos
Appeared in the Ray Parker, Jr., music video "Ghostbusters."

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

McCall's, August, 1993, p. 114
TV Guide, April 7, 1990, p. 17

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