Melissa Gilbert - Famous Actor

Melissa Gilbert Net Worth

$500,000

Famous American actress and director Melissa Gilbert, who started as a child actress in the late ’60s and rose to prominence with her role in β€˜Little House on the Prairie,’ has a combined net worth of $500 thousand alongside her husband and fellow actor Timothy Busfield. Although she has been dealing with financial and personal struggles in recent years, Gilbert has a successful career on TV, film, and even politics, earning nominations for Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award.

Key facts:

  • Melissa Gilbert began her career as a child actress in the late 60s.
  • Her breakthrough role was playing Laura Ingalls Wilder in the NBC historical drama series 'Little House on the Prairie' from 1974 to 1982.
  • She has appeared in numerous TV movies and feature films such as 'Sylvester', 'Without Her Consent', and 'Hollywood Wives: The New Generation'.
  • Gilbert won two Young Artist Awards for her work on 'Little House on the Prairie' and was nominated for one Emmy Award and one Golden Globe Award for her acting.
  • She served as President of the Screen Actors Guild from 2001 until 2005 and documented her struggle with alcohol and drug abuse in her 2009 memoir, 'Prairie Tale'.

Basic Information About Melissa Gilbert

Full NameMelissa Gilbert
CategoryCelebrities β€Ί Actors
ProfessionsActor, Television Director, Voice Actor, Businessperson
Net worth$500,000
Date of birth1964-05-08 (60 years old)
Place of birthLos Angeles
NationalityUnited States of America
Curiosities and TrademarksHigh-pitched voice
FatherDavid Darlington
MotherKathy Wood
SpouseTimothy Busfield - (24 April 2013 - present)
Bruce Boxleitner - (1 January 1995 - 25 August 2011) (divorced) (1 child)
Bo Brinkman - (21 February 1988 - 14 February 1994) (divorced) (1 child)
Kids(2) Michael
GenderFemale
Height5 ft 2 in (1.6 m)
Social Mediaβ†—οΈŽ Wikipedia β†—οΈŽ Instagram β†—οΈŽ Twitter β†—οΈŽ Imdb

What Movie Awards did Melissa Gilbert win?


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Melissa Gilbert awards

Award Name State Movie / Series Name Year
Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - DramaNomineeLittle House on the Prairie1981
Bronze Wrangler - Fictional Television DramaWinnerLittle House on the Prairie1975
Young Artist Award - Best Young Actress in a Drama SeriesWinnerLittle House on the Prairie1984
Young Artist Award - Best Young Actress in a Drama SeriesWinnerLittle House on the Prairie1983
Young Artist Award - Best Young Actress in a Drama SeriesWinnerThe Love Boat1983

Melissa Gilbert roles

Movie / Series Role
When We Last SpokeRuby
Batman: The Animated SeriesBarbara Gordon / ... 6 episodes, 1992-1994
Nip/TuckShari Noble 1 episode, 2006
Little House on the PrairieLaura Ingalls / ... 204 episodes, 1974-1983
7th HeavenMarie Wagner 1 episode, 2005
Emergency!Jenny (uncredited) unknown episodes
The Love BoatRosemary 'Rocky' Simpson 1 episode, 1978
The TalkSelf - Guest 1 episode, 2010
Faerie Tale TheatreGerda 1 episode, 1985
The Night ShiftLindsay 1 episode, 2015
CBS News Sunday MorningSelf 1 episode, 2020
The Outer LimitsTeresa Janovitch 2 episodes, 1998-2000
Secrets and LiesLisa Daly 5 episodes, 2015
The Daily ShowSelf - Guest 2 episodes, 1999
The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSelf 2 episodes, 1994-1995
The Oprah Winfrey ShowSelf 1 episode, 2002
Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest 2 episodes, 1993-1994

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Melissa Gilbert's Movie/Shows Salary

Movie / Series Salary
Little House on the Prairie (1974)$75,000 per week

Melissa Gilbert's Quotes

  • We take pride in each other - we were meant to be together.
  • Thank God I have four sons. The mother/daughter relationship is one of mankind's great mysteries, and for womankind, it can be hellaciously complicated. My mother and I are quintessential examples of the rewards and frustrations, and the joys and infuriations it can yield.
  • [About Het kleine huis op de prairie (1974)]: Not a day goes by that I don't think about it and burst into tears. It's like stepping through a looking glass. There's a part of me that's always going to be Laura. I think every girl has a Laura in them.
  • It reminds people of what we as humans and Americans are capable of if we do it together. We tend to live in bubbles. ... There is very little real sense of community anymore. This show reminds people of that.
  • [on comparing her co-star's, Karen Grassle's, "Caroline Ingalls" character to her own]: Karen's "Ma" always reminded me of Grace Kelly. My Ma's a little more feisty, a little more earthy, I'm a redhead. So is Ma in this show. So there's some fire under those petticoats.

Melissa Gilbert's photos

Interesting Facts about Melissa Gilbert

  1. Granddaughter of Harry Crane.
  2. Had a highly publicized relationship with Rob Lowe during the 1980s, and they were reportedly at one time engaged.
  3. Adopted half-sister of Sara Gilbert. Sara is the natural daughter of Barbara Cowan and Harold Abeles. Cowan and late husband Paul Gilbert together adopted Melissa and Jonathan Gilbert (they are not biologically related to each other). Sara took her stepfather's surname when she began acting in 1984.
  4. Goddaughter of Charlie Brill and Mitzi McCall.
  5. In national voting completed on Friday, 2 November 2001, she was elected president of the Screen Actors Guild, taking the position held since November 1999 by William Daniels, who declined to run for another term. She held the position until 2005, when she was replaced by Alan Rosenberg.
  6. Was introduced to last ex-husband Bruce Boxleitner by his ex-wife, Kathryn Holcomb.
  7. Had a combined family with her ex-husband, Bruce Boxleitner: Bruce had two sons, Sam Boxleitner (b. 1980) and Lee Boxleitner (b. 1985). Melissa became a mother when her first child, Dakota Brinkman (Dakota Paul Brinkman), was born on Monday, May 1, 1989, while she was married to Bo Brinkman. She had one son with Bruce, Michael Garrett Boxleitner, who was born on Friday, October 6, 1995.
  8. Was one of 500 young girls who auditioned for the role of Laura Ingalls Wilder in the TV series Het kleine huis op de prairie (1974) and she was the only one whose screen test was sent to be considered by NBC. It was Michael Landon's daughter Leslie Landon who told Melissa that she had won the role of Laura when the two of them stood in line at their school cafeteria.
  9. Michael Landon Jr. took her to her senior prom in 1981.
  10. Inducted (as a cast member of Het kleine huis op de prairie (1974)) into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1998.
  11. Both her ex-husbands (Bo Brinkman and Bruce Boxleitner) played Confederate officers in Gods and Generals (2003).
  12. Ranked #31 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars".
  13. Aunt of Sara Gilbert's son Levi and daughter Sawyer.
  14. Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6429 Hollywood Blvd.
  15. Best known by the public for her role as Laura Ingalls Wilder on Het kleine huis op de prairie (1974).
  16. Youngest stepsister of Claudia Cowan. Stepdaughter of Warren Cowan.
  17. Her production company is "Half-Pint Productions".
  18. Childhood idol was Shirley Temple.
  19. Her acting mentors were the late Michael Landon and the late Patty Duke.
  20. Gave birth to her first child at age 24, son Dakota Brinkman, on May 1, 1989. Child's father is her first ex-husband, Bo Brinkman.

Additional information of Melissa Gilbert

ZodiacTaurus
Lucky Number6
Lucky StoneEmerald
Lucky ColorGreen
Best Match for MarriageVirgo, Cancer, Capricorn
Eye Colorbrown
Hair Colorbrown

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