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Melissa Gilbert Net Worth: Melissa Gilbert has a net worth of $500 thousand US as of 2023. She is an American actress, television director, politician, producer, and former president of the Screen Actors Guild.
Melissa began her career as a child star in the late 1960s and is now one of the leading senior actresses in the American entertainment industry. She first appeared in a number of commercials before moving on to various television guest roles.
Slowly but steadily, the actress has established herself as one of the most prominent celebrities in film and television. Melissa Gilbert rose to prominence after portraying Laura Ingalls Wilder on the popular NBC series Little House on the Prairie, in which she appeared in 191 of the 205 episodes from 1974 to 1983.
Melissa Gilbert Early Life
Melissa Ellen Gilbert was born on the 8th of May 1964, in Los Angeles, California. Mellisa was adopted by the newly engaged couple later actor and comedian Pual Gilbert and actress, and dancer Barbara Crane.
The couple later adopted a son named Jonathan, but Gilbert’s parents divorced when she was eight years old, and she moved in with her mother. Mellisa’s father passed away when she was only 11 years old. She was raised in a Jewish household but received no formal religious education as a child.
Melissa Gilbert Net Worth
Melissa Gilbert Net Worth is expected to be around $500 thousand in 2023. Her income is derived from the entertainment industry, as she has appeared in numerous television films and projects.
She rose to prominence after appearing in 191 episodes of the television series Little House on the Prairie, making her the series’ longest-running starring cast member.
Her roles in The Miracle Worker and Little House on the Prairie earned her numerous accolades and awards, including a nomination for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series, a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series, two Young Artist Awards, and many more. Melissa Gilbert’s annual income is approximately $100,000, and her net worth is steadily increasing.
Melissa Gilbert Career
The actress learned the following year that Michael had pancreatic cancer and travelled to Malibu to see him, where she discovered Landon was bedridden. Landon died a week later. Mellissa Gilbert and her second husband, Bruce Boxleitner, had a son named Michael, after the later American celebrity, in 1995.
Gilbert appeared in the biopic “Choices of the Heart” as Jean Donovon in 1983, and then in three episodes of “Babylon 5” as Anna Sheridan. In 1985, she received a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6429 Hollywood Blvd for her contributions to the television industry.
Gilbert provided vocals for the character of Barbara Gordon / Batgirl in the superhero Batman: The Animated Series from 1992 to 1994. She then landed the lead role of Kate Delcony on the legal drama television series Sweet Justice, which she starred in from 1994 to 1995. She then served as President of the Screen Actors Guild from 2001 to 2005.
Gilbert also began a tour as Caroline Ma Ingalls in the Little House on the Prairie musical. Broadway was featured on the US National Tour from 2009 to 2010. She published her autobiography, Prairie Tale: A Memoir, in 2009. Gilbert appeared on the reality show Dancing with the Stars in 2012, where she competed but was eliminated in the eighth week.
It was announced in mid-2015 that she would run for Michigan’s 8th congressional district in the 2016 elections for the United States House of Representatives. Despite being a district nominee, she dropped out of the elections due to health issues.
Melissa Gilbert Personal Life
In 1981 Melissa Gilbert started dating actor Rob Lowe at the age of just 17 years old. After their first meeting in 1981, the two were spotte on several occasions, at parties, including red carpet events. In 1986, Rob finally proposed to Gilbert but the relationship didn’t last long because both of them cheated on one another. A year later Rob and she decide to get separated after Melissa had a miscarriage.
Melissa began her relationship with actor Bo Brinkman in 1988, and they married on February 22nd, 1988. On May 1, 1989, the couple welcomed their first child, a son named Dakota Paul Brinkman. Unfortunately, the couple divorced and divorced in 1992.
Melissa Gilbert and actor and writer Bruce Boxleitner met in 1995. The two first met thanks to Bruce’s ex-wife, Kathryn Holcomb. They were engaged twice before marrying in Gilbert’s mother’s living room on January 1, 1995. Her first child with Bruce died as a result of premature labour.
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