Melissa Joan Hart Biography (1976-)

Full name, Melissa Joan Catherine Hart; born April 18, 1976, in Smithtown, NY(some sources cite Sayville, NY); daughter of William (an entrepreneur, shellfish purveyor, and clam hatchery worker) and Paula (a producer and talent manager) Hart; sister of Trisha, Elizabeth, and Emily Hart (actresses) and Brian Hart (an actor); half-sister of Alexandra Hart-Gilliams (an actress); married Mark Wilkerson (a singer and guitarist), July 19, 2003. Addresses:Office: Hartbreak Films, 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038.; Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; (commercials) Brian Dubin, William Morris Agency, 1325 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019.; Publicist: Brad Cafarelli, Bragman/Nyman/Cafarelli, Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Ave., Eighth Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, voice performer, director, producer
Birth Details: April 18, 1976; New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Clarissa Darling, Clarissa Explains It All (also known as Clarissa), Nickelodeon, 1991-94
Title role, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina and Sabrina Goes to College), ABC, 1996-2000, The WB, 2000-2003
Host, Mission: Makeover, MTV, beginning 1998
Voices of Aunt Hilda Spellman and Aunt Zelda Spellman, Sabrina the Animated Series (animated; also known as Sabrina), ABC, 1999-2000
Miniseries
(As Melissa Hart) Florentyna Rosnovski at the age of seven, Kane &Abel, CBS, 1985
(As Melissa Hart) Amy, Christmas Snow, NBC, 1986
Herself, Tying the Knot: The Wedding of Melissa Joan Hart, ABC Family Channel, 2003
I Love the '90s, VH1, 2004
Movies
Samantha, Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare, ABC, 1995
Jennifer Stanton, Twisted Desire, NBC, 1996
Sabrina Sawyer, "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch," The Wonderful World of Disney, Showtime, 1996
Melanie Cambridge, The Right Connections, Showtime, 1997
Susan Clarkson, Two Came Back, ABC, 1997
Mary Stuartson, Silencing Mary (also known as Campus Justice), NBC, 1998
Sabrina Spellman and Aunt Sophia, "Sabrina Goes to Rome," The Wonderful World of Disney, ABC, 1998
Sabrina Spellman, "Sabrina Down Under," The Wonderful World of Disney, ABC, 1999
Specials
Con Sawyer's little sister, "The Adventures of Con Sawyer and HucklemaryFinn," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1985
NBA All-Star Stay in School Jam, multiple networks, 1992
Cohost, Nickelodeon's Big Helpathon, Nickelodeon, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
Host, ABC Saturday Morning Preview Party, ABC, 1996
Host, Halloween Jam V, ABC, 1996
Host, Walt Disney World's Christmas Parade (also known as A Magical Walt Disney World Christmas), ABC, 1997
Host, Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party, ABC, 1997
Herself, The Making of a Child Star, E! Entertainment Television,1997
Christmas Miracles, ABC, 1997
Totally California, 1997
Host, America's Teenagers: Growing Up on Television--A Museum of Television & Radio Special, ABC, 1998
Host, Take a Moment, The Disney Channel, 1998
L'Oreal's Summer Music Mania '99, UPN, 1999
Voice of Molly, Santa Mouse and the Ratdeer (animated), Fox FamilyChannel, 2000
All-Star Bloopers, ABC, 2000
Martha Stewart's Christmas Dream, CBS, 2000
Host, Holiday with the Stars, E! Entertainment Television, 2001
Host, 2001 Special Olympics World Winter Games, PAX TV, 2001
Host, The Voyage to Atlantis: The Lost Empire, ABC, 2001
InStyle Celebrities at Home, NBC, 2001
Herself, Screen Tests of the Stars, Independent Television, 2002
ShirleyMania, Fox Movie Channel, 2002
Awards Presentations
The Seventh Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 1994
Presenter, The Eighth Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 1995
Presenter, The 18th Annual CableAce Awards, TNT, 1996
The Ninth Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 1996
Presenter, The 24th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 1997
The 10th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 1997
Presenter, The 11th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 1998
Presenter, The 24th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1998
The Fourth Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (also known as Screen Actors Guild Fourth Annual Awards), TNT, 1998
Host, The 26th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 1999
Presenter, The 25th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1999
The 1999 Teen Choice Awards, Fox, 1999
Nickelodeon's 13th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 2000
The 2000 Teen Choice Awards, Fox, 2000
Presenter, Nickelodeon's 14th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 2001
Presenter, The 28th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 2001
Prism Awards 2001, syndicated, 2001
Presenter, Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '02, Nickelodeon, 2002
Presenter, The 28th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 2002
Presenter, The 29th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 2002
Presenter, The Fifth Annual Family Television Awards, The WB, 2003
Presenter, Nickelodeon's 16th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 2003
Episodic
The Lucie Arnaz Show, CBS, 1985
(As Melissa Hart) Laura Moore, "Torn," The Equalizer, CBS, 1986
Roller skater, Another World, NBC, 1986

Daphne, "The Tale of the Frozen Ghost," Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Nickelodeon, 1993
America's Funniest People (also known as AFV), ABC, 1993
Claire Latham, "Angels on the Air," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1995
Sabrina Spellman, "Genie without a Cause," You Wish, ABC, 1997
Sabrina Spellman, "Mr. Wright," Clueless, ABC, 1997
Sabrina Spellman, "One Dog Night," Teen Angel, ABC, 1997
Sabrina Spellman, "The Witches of Pennbrook," Boy Meets World, ABC, 1997
Guest, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1997
Guest, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1997
Guest, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 1997, 2001
Voice of Irma Adreen (Saturn Girl), "New Kids in Town," The New Batman/Superman Adventures (animated; also known as Superman), The WB and YTV, 1998
Katrina, "The Good, the Bad, and the Luau," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina and Sabrina Goes to College), ABC,1999
Mary, "Eric Gets Suspended," That '70s Show, Fox, 1999
Herself, "Britney Spears: (You Drive Me) Crazy," Making the Video,MTV, 1999
Guest, The Martin Short Show, syndicated, 1999
Herself, All That, Nickelodeon, 1999
Herself, Total Request Live (also known as TRL), MTV, 1999
Katrina, "You Can't Twin," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also knownas Sabrina and Sabrina Goes to College), The WB, 2000
Krissy, "Fast Times at Finchmont High," Just Shoot Me!, NBC, 2000
Petulant kid, "The Wild, Wild Witch," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina and Sabrina Goes to College), The WB, 2000
Herself, "Pirates," 2gether: The Series (also known as 2gether), MTV, 2001
Guest, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2001
Herself, "Body by Shatzie/Sabrina/Canine Companions for Independence," Amazing Tails, Animal Planet, 2002
Herself, "No Doubt," Player$, TechTV, 2002
Sabrina's evil twin, "Deliver Us from E-mail," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina and Sabrina Goes to College), The WB, 2002
Guest, The Caroline Rhea Show, syndicated, 2002
Guest, Mad TV, Fox, 2002
Herself, Intimate Portrait: Barbara Eden, Lifetime, 2002
Herself, Intimate Portrait: Melissa Joan Hart, Lifetime, 2002
Herself, Intimate Portrait: Young Hollywood, Lifetime, 2002
Cyrano Sabrina, "Getting to Nose You," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch(also known as Sabrina and Sabrina Goes to College), The WB, 2003
Guest, The Wayne Brady Show, syndicated, 2003
Herself, Intimate Portrait: Eve Ensler, Lifetime, 2003
Herself, JKX: The Jamie Kennedy Experiment (also known as The Jamie Kennedy Experiment and JKX), The WB, 2003
Contestant, "Tournament 1, Game 3," Celebrity Blackjack, GSN, 2004
Herself, "Celebrity Weddings," VH1: All Access (also known as All Access), VH1, 2004
Herself, "Secret Service," North Shore, Fox, 2004
Guest, On-Air with Ryan Seacrest, syndicated, 2004
Guest, Tavis Smiley, PBS, 2004
Herself, "Small Screen, Big Stars," TV Land's Top Ten, TV Land, 2005
Voice of DeeDee, "The Once and Future Thing: Time, Warped, Part 2," Justice League: Unlimited (animated), Cartoon Network, 2005
Voice, "Operation Rich in Spirit," Robot Chicken (animated), Cartoon Network, 2005
Appeared as Celena, Hercules (animated; also known as Disney's"Hercules"), ABC and syndicated; and as a contestant, Get the Picture, Nickelodeon. Appeared in episodes of MTV Cribs (also known as Cribs), MTV; Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "SaturdayNight," Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC; Shelle's World; Storytime, PBS; Super Special Double Dare, Nickelodeon; andWhere in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, PBS.
Pilots
Clarissa Darling, Clarissa (also known as Clarissa, Now), CBS, 1995
Annabelle, "Love in the Old South," Love American Style, ABC, 1999
Sabrina, Witchright Hall, broadcast as an episode of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina and Sabrina Goes to College), The WB, 2001
Sabrina, Ralphie, broadcast as an episode of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina and Sabrina Goes to College), The WB, 2002
Television Producer
Series
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina and Sabrina, Goes to College), ABC, 1996-2000, The WB, 2000-2003
Sabrina, the Animated Series (animated; also known as Sabrina), ABC, 1999-2000
Television Work
Miniseries
Co-executive producer, Tying the Knot: The Wedding of Melissa Joan Hart, ABC Family Channel, 2003
Movies
Producer, "Sabrina Goes to Rome," The Wonderful World of Disney, ABC, 1998
Producer, "Sabrina Down Under," The Wonderful World of Disney, ABC, 1999
Executive producer, Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story, ABC, 2001
Television Director
Episodic
"Snapshot," So Weird, The Disney Channel, 2000
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina and Sabrina Goes to College), The WB, multiple episodes, between 2000 and 2003
"Bad Review," Taina, Nickelodeon, 2002
Film Appearances
(Uncredited) Vicki, Can't Hardly Wait (also known as The Party), Columbia, 1998
Nicole Maris, Drive Me Crazy (also known as Next to You), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
Sunlight Grrrll, The Specials, Regent Entertainment, 2000
Voices of Delia Dennis and Deidre "Dee Dee" Dennis, Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (animated; also known as Batman of the Future: Returnof the Joker and Return of the Joker), Warner Bros., 2000
C. J., Backflash, Paragon Film Group, 2001
(Uncredited) Girl at party, Not Another Teen Movie (also known asSex Academy), Columbia/TriStar, 2001
Voice of Rebecca "Becky" Detweiller, Recess: School's Out (animated; also known as Disney's "Recess: School's Out," Recess: The Ultimate Summer Vacation, and Summer Vacation: The Ultimate Recess), Buena Vista/Walt Disney, 2001
Holly Washburn, Rent Control, Hartbreak Films/Hippofilms, 2002
Hold On, 2002
Jackie, Jesus, Mary and Joey, Federal Hill Pictures, 2003
Lauren Wells, Jack Satin, 2005
Kate, Dirtbags, Music Video Distributors, c. 2005
Film Work
Executive producer, Rent Control, Hartbreak Films/Hippofilms, 2002
Stage Appearances
Alexandra, Beside Herself, Circle Repertory Theatre, New York City, 1989
Valerie, Imagining Brad, Circle Repertory Theatre, Players Theatre, New York City, 1990
Understudy, The Crucible, National Actors Theatre, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1991-92
The Vagina Monologues, off-Broadway production, 2000
Naked TV, Los Angeles production, 2004
RECORDINGS
Albums
Narrator, Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra--Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, 1994
(With Clarissa and the Straightjackets) This Is What "NA NA" Means, 1994
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: The Album, 1998
Music Videos
Britney Spears, "(You Drive Me) Crazy," 1999
Videos
(Uncredited) Time Out with Britney Spears, Jive/Zomba Video, 1999
Video Games
Nickelodeon Director's Lab, Viacom, 1994
Voice of Sabrina Spellman, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Spellbound(also known as Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: The Album), 1998
Voice of Sabrina Spellman, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Brat Attack, 1999
WRITINGS
Teleplays
Stories for Movies
Silencing Mary (also known as Campus Justice), NBC, 1998
Juvenile
(With others) Hans Christian Andersen's "The Emperor's New Clothes": An All-Star Retelling of the Classic Fairy Tale, Harcourt, Brace, 1998
Advice columnist for Teen Beat.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Newsmakers, Issue 1, Gale, 2002
Reisfeld, Randi, Young Stars, Aladdin, 1992

Periodicals

Cosmopolitan, July, 1999, p. 146
Details, Volume 16, issue 5, 1997, pp. 148-55
Entertainment Weekly, October 8, 1999, p. 47; October 15, 1999, p.56
Good Housekeeping, September, 1998, p. 27
InStyle, March, 1999, pp. 308-313; February, 2000, p. 209
Kid City, October, 1998, p. 6
Maxim, October, 1999
Movieline, August, 1999, pp. 48-53, 93
Parade, June 8, 2003, p. 12
People Weekly, December 6, 1996, p. 95; October 18, 1999, p. 170;April 24, 2000, p. 17; August 4, 2003, p. 52
Seventeen, October, 1999, pp. 138-40
Teen, June, 1998, pp. 44-45; March, 2001, p. 52; May, 2001, p. 58
Time, October 4, 1999, p. 120
TV Guide, April 6, 1996, p. 52; October 19, 1996, p. 26; April 19,1997, p. 30; October 18, 1997, p. 18; October 2, 1999, pp. 16-19; July 26, 2003, p. 4
Xpose, June, 2002, pp. 40-43

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