Melissa Gilbert

Melissa Gilbert is an American actress who is popularly known for portraying Laura Ingalls Wilder in the western drama television series Little House on the Prairie from 1974 to 1983, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series Drama. She also played one of the main roles in the legal drama television series Sweet Justice. Gilbert’s career is mostly composed of appearances in numerous television movies like The Diary of Anne Frank (1980), Choices of the Heart (1983), and The Miracle Worker (1979), the last of which gained her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her portrayal of Helen Keller.

She once served as the president of the labor union Screen Actors Guild, which represents all film and television performers around the world, from 2001 to 2005.

Melissa Gilbert is a famous American actress, who was born on May 8, 1964. As a person born on this date, Melissa Gilbert is listed in our database as the 6th most popular celebrity for the day (May 8) and the 40th most popular for the year (1964).

People born on May 8 fall under the Zodiac sign of Taurus, the Bull. Melissa Gilbert is the 214th most popular Taurus.

Aside from information specific to Melissa Gilbert's birthday, Melissa Gilbert is the 1472nd most famous American and ranks 87th in famous people born in Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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