Melissa Joan Hart - Biography

Last Editor: sadcupid07				Melissa Joan Hart Biography -   Name : Melissa Joan Hart Birth Name : Melissa Joan Catherine Hart Date of Birth : April 18, 1976 Place of Birth : Smithtown, Long Island, New York, USA Height : 5' 3'' Education : Attended New York University Nationality : American Profession : actress, producer Claim to Fame : as Sabrina Spellman in TV Series: Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996) Also called : Sabrina, Mel, Halfpint, Sa (from

Melissa Joan Hart Trivia -

Daughter of Paula Hart and William Hart, a lobster wholesaler. Met longtime boyfriend, actor James Fields, while filming an episode of "Touched by an Angel" (1994) in Utah. Sister of Trisha Hart, Elizabeth Hart, Brian Hart, Emily Hart, half-sister of Alexandra Hart-Gilliams and Samantha Hart Has sung on two rock/pop albums, "This Is What 'NA NA' Means" (1994) and "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: The Album" (1998), and narrated a classical album for children, "Peter and the Wolf" (1994). Performed in off-Broadway play "Beside Herself" with William Hurt and Calista Flockhart in 1989. Small role in Crocodile Dundee (1986) was cut from the film. Appeared in underwear along with Yasmine Bleeth, Alyssa Milano, Peta Wilson, Garcelle Beauvais, Carmen Electra, Jamie Luner, and Jeri Ryan on the cover of and inside the October 1997 issue of "Details" magazine. Was born at 1:30 p.m. on Easter Sunday. Has a "lazy eyelid" that causes her right eye not to open as wide as her left. Was born without the teeth to either side of her two front teeth, a condition that was "fixed" in 1993. Is vice-president of Hartbreak Films, a production company she runs with her mother, Paula Hart, and step-father, Leslie Gilliams. Collects Shirley Temple and Audrey Hepburn memorabilia. Auditioned for the title role in Adrian Lyne's Lolita (1997). Full name is Melissa Joan Catherine Hart: "Melissa" from the Allman Brothers song, "Joan" from her maternal grandmother, "Catherine" is the name she chose herself as her confirmation name. Wears a navel ring. Enjoys showboarding. Can recite pi to 341 digits Hobby: collects great paintings; owns 3 Picassos Plays in the clip "Crazy" by Britney Spears. Has a cross tattoo on the back of her neck. Started collecting estate jewelry. [October 1999] Melissa's sister, Emily, provides the voice for the Saturday morning "Sabrina" cartoon series, which was spun off from Melissa's hit show. Has attended New York University via correspondence courses since January 1994. She is pursuing a BA in a combination of art and literature classes, but put her studies on hold for 1 year due to her hectic filming schedules. [October 1999] Auditioned for a role in Eyes Wide Shut (1999). Has six younger sisters: Trisha, Elizabeth, Emily, Alexandra, Samantha and Mackenzie, and one younger brother Brian. Auditioned for the role of Sidney Prescott in Scream (1996). The role eventually went to Neve +Campbell. Announced engagement to Mark Wilkerson, frontman/guitarist for Course of Nature. [January 2003] Married husband Mark Wilkerson, frontman for the band Course of Nature, in Florence, Italy.

Melissa Joan Hart Detailed Biography -

Melissa grew up in Sayville, New York. Her acting career started at the age of four when she did a commercial for a bathtub toy called "Splashy". Her mother, Paula Hart, has been her agent from the beginning. Melissa has five younger sisters, Trisha, Elizabeth, Emily, Alexandra and Samantha, and one younger brother, Brian. All but the youngest sibling, Samantha, have been "in the business" in some capacity; Elizabeth, Emily and Brian have appeared on Melissa's current TV series, "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch". Melissa performed in two plays as the youngest member of New York's Circle Repertory Lab Company: "Beside Herself" in 1989 (starring Lois Smith and William Hurt) and "Imagining Brad" in 1990. She was also in the National Actors Theatre production of "The Crucible" on Broadway with Martin Sheen (as understudy to three of the children in the play). Melissa cites Shirley Temple and Audrey Hepburn as early acting inspirations. She still collects Shirley Temple memorabilia. For the past few years, she has been juggling acting and attending New York University. She's now living in the Los Angeles area, starring in the ABC TV series "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" (1996), which is produced by Hartbreak Films, the production company run by her and her mother.