Melissa Gilbert

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Melissa Gilbert

Born May 8, 1964 · Los Angeles, California, USA (age 62)

Melissa Ellen Gilbert (born May 8, 1964) is an American actress, writer, and producer, primarily in movies and television. Gilbert is best known as a child actress who co-starred as Charles Ingalls's (played by Michael Landon) second daughter, Laura Ingalls Wilder, on the dramatic television series Little House on the Prairie (1974–1984). As an adult, she has a very long list of acting, voicework,…

Known For

Hometown ChristmasHometown Christmas · 2018
Hometown Christmas
★ 6.12018
MovieRomanceTV Movie
Back in Louisiana for Christmas, Noelle Collins has big plans to resurrect the town’s live nativity, a beloved tradition that her late mother used to put on. Things become complicated, however, when Noelle runs into her high school sweetheart, Nick Russell, a rising baseball star also back home due to a recent injury. Still feeling the burn from their senior year break-up, their lives are pushed together even further when they learn their parents share an attraction and want to be more than just friends. When things begin to fall apart with the live nativity, Nick and Noelle reluctantly team up to pull off the show and find themselves growing close, uncovering a hometown love for each other and the joy of Christmas that both never really faded away.
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia WifeBlood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife · 1987
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
★ 8.01987
MovieDrama
A fashion designer marries a lawyer only to discover that his father is an imfamous mafia don.
Little House: Look Back to YesterdayLittle House: Look Back to Yesterday · 1983
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday
★ 6.91983
MovieWesternDrama
Albert Quinn Ingalls wants to be a doctor. But soon he discovers that he is fatally ill. He decides to spend the rest of his life in Walnut Grove. Meanwhile children from school are preparing for their traditional climbing of the mountain.
Thicker Than WaterThicker Than Water · 2005
Thicker Than Water
★ 6.22005
MovieTV MovieDrama
After the death of her father, Natalie Travers discovers he was married to a rodeo star before he married Natalie’s mother. Upset that her father kept part of his life a secret from her and bewildered over how a prominent judge could fall for a cowgirl, she sets out to find Maggie Mae Jarrett. But Natalie meets her daughter Jessie Mae Jarrett who is struggling to keep the wild horses on her land alive and safe.
Little House: The Last FarewellLittle House: The Last Farewell · 1984
Little House: The Last Farewell
★ 7.11984
MovieWesternDrama
While Charles and Caroline are visiting Walnut Grove, the townspeople learn that a land development tycoon has acquired title to all the land in Hero Township. They are inspired by Laura to vent their anger at this injustice.
Hollywood Wives: The New GenerationHollywood Wives: The New Generation · 2003
Hollywood Wives: The New Generation
★ 5.52003
MovieDramaTV Movie
A Hollywood star (Fawcett), fed up with her husband's cheating, hires a private investigator to tail him. Emotional support is offered by her two friends - a soul singer (Givens) and a famous director's wife (Gilbert)
A Holiday for LoveA Holiday for Love · 1996
A Holiday for Love
★ 5.81996
MovieDramaFamily
A man is sent to a small town to assess which of the workers in the local factory that supplies the town with jobs should get the boot when the downsizing begins. He gets sidetracked when he falls in love with a local, a cute single mom.
The Soul CollectorThe Soul Collector · 1999
The Soul Collector
★ 7.31999
MovieRomanceDrama
Zachariah, makes a few mistakes and it is decided that he is to live as a human being for thirty days. Mordecai is his supervisor. Rebecca's husband died and Zachariah the soul collector, or, the angel of the death helped him to make the transition between heaven and earth. There are some complications with Rebecca's farm and Zachariah helps her out.

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Hometown ChristmasHometown Christmas · 2018
Hometown Christmas
★ 6.12018
MovieRomanceTV Movie
Back in Louisiana for Christmas, Noelle Collins has big plans to resurrect the town’s live nativity, a beloved tradition that her late mother used to put on. Things become complicated, however, when Noelle runs into her high school sweetheart, Nick Russell, a rising baseball star also back home due to a recent injury. Still feeling the burn from their senior year break-up, their lives are pushed together even further when they learn their parents share an attraction and want to be more than just friends. When things begin to fall apart with the live nativity, Nick and Noelle reluctantly team up to pull off the show and find themselves growing close, uncovering a hometown love for each other and the joy of Christmas that both never really faded away.

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