MELISSA GILBERT NET WORTH 2022
As of May 2022, Melissa Gilbert has an estimated net worth of around $500 thousand. She is an American Actress, Television Director, Producer, Politician, and former President of the Screen Actors Guild who started her career as a child actress in the late 1960s.
She is considered one of the top and lead senior actresses in American Television Industry. Melissa is also quite active on her social media and constantly praised by her followers for her unique & special style of acting and personality.
Melissa appeared in numerous commercials and television guest roles. Between 1974 to 1983, she starred as Laura Ingalls Wilder in the NBC series Little House on the Prairie.
EARLY LIFE
Melissa Ellen Gilbert took her first breath on May 8, 1964. She was born to a newly engaged couple Kathy Wood and David Darlington, in Los Angeles, California, United States. On the next day of her birth, the late actor and comedian Paul Gilbert and actress Barbara Carne adopted Melissa. They later adopted a son, Jonathan. He featured on Little House on the Prairie.
Shortly after adopting Jonathan, when Melissa was 8, her parents divorced, and she decided to stay with her mother. In early 1973, when she was just 11, Paul Gilbert passed away due to a stroke. According to some information, she raised in Jewish culture, but she never revealed her religious guidance as a child or anything related to her Educational background.
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
Melissa began her outstanding career at a very early age. She appeared in dozens of television commercials such as Alpo, Bonanza, and more. Gilbert came into the limelight after getting the opportunity to portray a child role on the television show Little House on the Prairie as Laura Ingalls Winder. She starred in 191 episodes out of the 205 episodes of the popular NBC Series.
Her contribution to the American television industry as an actress was just a phenomenon. She continued to appear regularly in several movies and television shows, including the biopic The Choices of the Heart (1983), the three episodes of Babylon 5, and many others.
Some of Melissa’s work helped her to earn a lot of recognition from her viewers, including The Miracle Worker and The Diary of Anne Frank. After completion her all-time hit show, she starred in movies such as Sylvester, Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife, Hollywood Wives: The New Generation, Without her Consent, Killer Instinct, and many more.
Apart from appearing in movies and shows, she also provided her voice in movie like Batman: The Animated Series and voiced Barbara Gordon from 1992 to 1994. She was rewarded by, The Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to the film industry in 1985.
In 1998, she inaugurated herself into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma. Click To Continue Reading…