1. Melissa Ellen Gilbert was born on May 8,1964 and is an American actress.
25 Facts About Melissa Gilbert
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From 2009 to 2010, Melissa Gilbert appeared as Caroline "Ma" Ingalls in the touring production of Little House on the Prairie, the Musical.
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Melissa Gilbert served as president of the Screen Actors Guild from 2001 to 2005.
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Melissa Gilbert briefly ran for the US Congress in 2016, but withdrew her candidacy before the election.
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Melissa Gilbert is the author of several memoirs, a children's book, and a cookbook.
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Melissa Gilbert was born in Los Angeles, California, on May 8,1964, to a newly engaged couple, Kathy Wood and David Darlington, and placed for adoption immediately after birth.
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Melissa Gilbert was adopted the next day by actor and comedian Paul Gilbert and his wife, dancer and actress Barbara Crane, the daughter of The Honeymooners creator Harry Crane.
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Melissa Gilbert became extremely close to the Landon family after her adoptive father died.
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Melissa Gilbert visited Landon at his Malibu home where he was, by then, bedridden, and they spent the afternoon together.
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When Melissa Gilbert gave birth to her son with second husband Bruce Boxleitner on October 6,1995, they named him Michael, in honor of Landon.
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Melissa Gilbert starred as Jean Donovan in the biopic Choices of the Heart, and as Anna Sheridan in three episodes of Babylon 5 with then-husband Boxleitner in 1996.
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Melissa Gilbert provided the voice of Batgirl on the 1990s Batman: The Animated Series, though she would be replaced by voice actress Tara Strong for the series' follow-up The New Batman Adventures.
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In 2008 and through 2009, Melissa Gilbert played Caroline "Ma" Ingalls in the musical adaptation of Little House on the Prairie.
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In March and April 2018, Melissa Gilbert starred in an Off-Off-Broadway, limited-run production of Geraldine Aron's 2001 one-woman play 2001 My Brilliant Divorce.
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In March 2012, Melissa Gilbert joined the cast of celebrity contestants on season 14 of Dancing with the Stars.
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Melissa Gilbert went home to recuperate, but returned to continue in the competition.
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Melissa Gilbert was elected president of the Screen Actors Guild in 2001 after a contentious candidacy, in which she ultimately beat her opponent, Rhoda actress Valerie Harper.
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Melissa Gilbert, who was the presumptive Democratic nominee in the district, dropped out of the race in May 2016, citing health issues.
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In 2022, Melissa Gilbert launched a lifestyle app aimed at women called Modern Prairie.
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In January 2013, Melissa Gilbert's representative confirmed her engagement to actor Timothy Busfield.
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Melissa Gilbert owed $360,000 in back federal taxes and $112,000 in California state taxes.
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Melissa Gilbert responded by stating that this is not true, that the tax debt was an outgrowth of a stalled acting career, the economy, and divorce.
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Melissa Gilbert stated that she had negotiated a repayment plan with the IRS.
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On July 22,2010, Melissa Gilbert underwent surgery to replace a disc as well as fuse a vertebra in her lower spine.
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In January 2015, Melissa Gilbert decided to have her breast implants removed for health reasons.