Melissa Joan Hart Biography

Melissa Joan Hart is a prominent American actress, producer, and director. She has had starring roles as the title characters in the sitcoms Clarissa Explains It All (1991–1994), Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996–2003), and Melissa & Joey (2010–2015), and also in No Good Nick (2019).

Also, she has appeared in the films Drive Me Crazy (1999), Nine Dead (2009), and God’s Not Dead 2 (2016). On October 17, 2021, she became the first celebrity to win the $1 million top prize for her charity, Youth Villages on Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, and the fourth overall million-dollar winner on Wheel of Fortune.

Melissa Joan Harts Age

She is 46 years old as of March 2023, having been born on April 18, 1976, in Smithtown, New York, U.S. Melissa Joan Harts shares her birthdate with celebrities such as; Moises Arias, KING VADER, DropsByPonk, and many more.

Melissa Joan Harts Family

She was born to William Hart (Father, born on August 1, 1952) an actor, and Paula Hart (Mother, born on April 25, 1956) an American producer. Her father is a carpenter, shellfish purveyor, oyster hatchery worker, and an entrepreneur. Hart’s parents divorced in the early 1990s, and she moved to New York City with her mother and siblings. Her mother then married television executive Leslie Gilliams.

Melissa Joan Hart Siblings

She has seven siblings by the names; Emily Hart (born in 1986, an American former actress), Samantha Hart (born on November 13, 1996, an actress), Alexandra Hart-Gilliams (born on November 27, 1993, an actress), Brian Hart (born on May 19, 1984, an actor), Trisha Hart (born on May 29, 1978, a producer and actress), Elizabeth Hart (born on September 25, 1980, an actress), and Mackenzie Hart.

Melissa Joan Hart Education

She received her high school education at Sayville High School. After high school, she attended New York University. But dropped out after she earned the title role in the 1996 TV film Sabrina the Teenage Witch.

Melissa Joan Hart Marital Status

She is married to the love of her life Mark Wilkerson (born in 1976) an American musician. They married on July 19, 2003, after meeting at the Kentucky Derby in May 2002.

Melissa Joan Hart’s Kids

She and her husband Mark Wilkerson have three kids. Three sons by the name; Mason Walter Wilkerson (born in January 2006), Braden Wilkerson (born in March 2008), and Tucker McFadden Wilkerson (born in September 2012).

Melissa Joan Hart’s Career

Her career began at age four when she made a television commercial for a bathtub doll called Splashy. From then on, she has appeared regularly in commercials, making 25 of them before the age of five. Her other early work includes a small role in the miniseries Kane & Abel in 1985, a guest-starring role in an episode of The Equalizer in 1986, and a starring role in the Emmy Award-winning TV movie Christmas World also in 1986 alongside Katherine Helmond.

Also, she auditioned for the lead role of Jamie Lloyd in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, losing the role to Danielle Harris. In 1989, she became an understudy in a Broadway production of The Crucible starring Martin Sheen. Also in 1989, she appeared in an off-Broadway production of Beside Herself with William Hurt and Calista Flockhart.

She landed the starring role on the Nickelodeon series Clarissa Explaines It All in 1991. The series is a comedy about a teenage girl in everyday situations which was a success during its four-year run. The show brought her four consecutive Young Artist Award nominations, winning three. Also, her role in the series led to her starring in the FMV video game Nickelodeon’s Director’s Lab as a tour guide who takes the player around a movie studio.

She also recorded two albums Clarissa: This Is What ‘Na Na’ Means and a recording of Peter and the Wolf. A year after the end of Clarissa Explains It All, in 1995 she filmed a pilot episode for a spin-off show featuring a college-aged Clarissa. She then appeared on Nickelodeon’s anthology show Are You Afraid of the Dark? in Season 2 episode “The Tale of the Frozen Ghost” (1993).

In 1996 she earned the title role in the TV film Sabrina the Teenage Witch which was followed by the television series of the same name which lasted seven seasons on ABC and The WB. Later, she collaborated on an animated version that featured Hart voicing the two aunts Hilda and Zelda, and Hart’s younger sister Emily starring in the title role. Also, she guest-starred on the series Touched by an Angel and starred in several TV movies. She then guest starred on the Boy Meets World episode “Witches of Pennbrook” as her character Sabrina Spellman.

The episode also guest-starred Hart’s closest friend Candace Cameron-Bure as a witch named Millie. In 1998, she had a small role in the film can Hardly Wait. Shortly afterward, she began working on a theatrical film project titled Next to You in which she acted alongside Adrian Grenier. Britney Spears released a remix of her song “(You Drive Me) Crazy” to promote the movie’s soundtrack. Coinciding with the release of Drive Me Crazy, Hart appeared wearing lingerie on the cover of Maxim magazine’s October 1999 issue, as well as in a photo shoot and an accompanying article. She continued her acting career by starring in the film Rent Control which aired in 2005 on the ABC Family cable network.

Also, she continued to star in Sabrina, the Teenage Witch until 2003. She was also a primary voice actress on Sabrina: The Animated Series which ran for 65 episodes in 1999 on ABC and UPN. In 1999, she made her directorial debut in an episode of Disney Channel’s So Weird called “Snapshot” which guest-starred her sister Emily. She directed an episode of Nickelodeon’s Taina in 2001. In 2001 and 2002, she directed six episodes of Sabrina.

After Sabrina ended after 7 seasons in 2003, she directed her first film, a 15-minute live-action short film called Mute (2005), starring her sister Emily. In 2007, she guest-starred on an episode of La