Melissa Joan Hart
Melissa Joan Hart
Melissa & Joey, Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Melissa Joan Hart has a list of credits far beyond her years. A veteran of television, film, and theatre, she made her first national commercial at age 4. In 1991 she landed the starring role on the Nickelodeon series CLARISSA EXPLAINS IT ALL, a comedy about a teen girl in everyday situations, which was successful during its four-year run. The show brought her four consecutive Young Artist Award nominations; she won three.
She currently stars as Mel Burke in the ABC Family series MELISSA & JOEY. She is an executive-producer of the half-hour multi-camera comedy along with her co-star, Joey Lawrence.
Melissa is best known internationally for her starring role in SABRINA, THE TEENAGE WITCH, which was produced by her company, Hartbreak Films, in association with Viacom and aired on The WB and ABC Networks. The show is also in syndication around the world and inspired two WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY movies, "Sabrina Goes to Rome" and "Sabrina Down Under," both of which Melissa produced and starred in after the success of the first TV movie, "Sabrina," for Showtime in 1995.
She has also directed several episodes of SABRINA, THE TEENAGE WITCH, Disney Channel's single camera show SO WEIRD, and Nickelodeon's multi-camera show, TAINA. Melissa directed and produced her short film, "Mute" which was in competition at many film festivals in 2006 including Palm Springs, Tribeca, Newport, Vail and Sarasota Film Festivals. When she was married in July 2003, her wedding was produced by Hartbreak as a reality series and aired on ABC Family.
On the big screen, Melissa starred in the romantic comedy DRIVE ME CRAZY for which she won a Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award. She made a memorable appearance as "yearbook girl" in the graduation night comedy, CAN'T HARDLY WAIT and starred and executive-produced the thriller NINE DEAD (2010).
Other television credits include DANCING WITH THE STARS, LOVE AMERICAN STYLE, THAT 70's SHOW, JUST SHOOT ME!, NORTH SHORE, and LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT. She has also starred in made for television movies: RENT CONTROL, DIRTBAGS, HOLIDAY IN HANDCUFFS, THE SECRETS OF PINE COVE, and MY FAKE FIANCE (with Joey Lawrence).
Her memoir Melissa Explains It All: Tales from My Abnormally Normal Life was published in the fall of 2013. She currently resides in Connecticut with her husband, musician Mark Wilkerson, and three sons: Mason, Brady, and Tucker.
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