AKA: Melissa Gilbert-Brinkman, Melissa Ellen Gilbert
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 05/08/1964
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
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This sensitive, delicately pretty leading actor, mostly on TV, came to fame as a girl playing Laura Ingalls on the NBC period drama series, "Little House on the Prairie" (1974-82), based on the stories by the adult Ingalls. Gilbert has made few feature film appearances, but kept busy on the small screen, for a time recreating famous suffering teenager film roles in TV-movies like "The Miracle Worker" (1979), "The Diary of Anne Frank" (1980) and "Splendor in the Grass" (1981). She remained very prolific and gradually managed the transition to adult roles in TV-movies including "Choices" (1986),
Won the role of Laura Ingalls Wilder, over 500 other young actresses, on the NBC series, "Little House on the Prairie"
1977
TV-movie debut, "Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A."
1979
Provided the voice of Clara for the animated film, "Nutcracker Fantasy"
1979
First produced the TV-movie, "The Miracle Worker"
1983
Reunited with Landon to reprise her role in three made-for-television movies, "Little House: Look Back to Yesterday" (1983), "Little House: Bless All the Dear Children" (1983) and "Little House: The Last Farewell" (1984)
