Biography
Melissa Ellen Gilbert is an American actress. Gilbert began her career as a child actress in the late 1960s, appearing in numerous commercials and guest-starring roles on television. From 1974 to 1983, she starred as Laura Ingalls Wilder, the second-oldest daughter of Charles Ingalls on the NBC series Little House on the Prairie. During the run of Little House, Gilbert appeared in several television films, including The Diary of Anne Frank (1980) and The Miracle Worker (1979). As an adult, she continued her career mainly in television films. From 2009 to 2010, Gilbert appeared as Caroline "Ma" Ingalls in the touring production of Little House on the Prairie, the Musical. In 2012, she was a contestant on season fourteen of the reality dance competition show Dancing with the Stars on ABC.
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Awards & recognition
- Theatre World Award · 1988
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Filmography45 titles
Hollywood’s Children
Batman: The Animated Series
When Calls the Heart
Babylon 5
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
Choices
Little House on the Prairie
Emergency!
The Outer Limits
Hollywood Squares
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Secrets and Lies
The Soul Collector
Nip/Tuck
Touched by an Angel
Little House: The Last Farewell
Steve Harvey
Switched at Birth
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday
Gunsmoke
When We Last Spoke
7th Heaven
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Her Own Rules
Family of Strangers
The Love Boat
Hometown Christmas
Dancing with the Stars
The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story
Cries from the Heart
Joshua's Heart
The Reluctant Astronaut
The Christmas Pageant
A Holiday for Love
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Hollywood Wives: The New Generation
Little House: Bless All the Dear Children
American Idol
Sylvester
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Fat Actress
Safe Harbour
Guest Artist
The View
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page