HART, Melissa Joan 1976–

(Melissa Hart)

PERSONAL

Full name, Melissa Joan Catherine Hart; born April 18, 1976, in Smithtown, NY (some sources cite Sayville, NY); daughter of William (an entrepreneur, shellfish purveyor, and clam hatchery worker) and Paula (a producer and talent manager) Hart; sister of Trisha, Elizabeth, and Emily Hart (actresses) and Brian Hart (an actor); half–sister of Alexandra Hart–Gilliams (an actress); married Mark Wilkerson (a singer and guitarist), July 19, 2003. Education: Attended New York University. Avocational Interests: Snowboarding, skiing, automobile racing, collecting Shirley Temple memorabilia, fine art, and estate jewelry.

Addresses:

Office—Hartbreak Films, 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038. Agent—Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; (commercials) Brian Dubin, William Morris Agency, 1325 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019. Publicist—Brad Cafarelli, Bragman/Nyman/Cafarelli, Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Ave., Eighth Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Career:

Actress, voice performer, director, and producer. Hartbreak Films, Los Angeles, CA, cofounder, co–owner (with Paula Hart), and vice president. Appeared in commercials and print advertisements; appeared in campaigns of public service announcements, including "The More You Know" and "Express Yourself." Affiliated with charities, including the Starlight Foundation, the Hollywood for Children's Foundation, and Pediatric AIDS/Kids for Kids; Children's Museum of Manhattan, cochair. Appeared on merchandise related to Clarissa Explains It All and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.

Awards, Honors:

Youth in Film awards, best actress in a cable television show, 1992 and 1993, Young Artist awards, best young actress starring in an off–prime–time or cable series, Young Artist Foundation, 1992, best young actress starring in a cable series, 1993, and best youth comedienne in a television show, 1995, Young Artist Award nomination, best youth actress in a leading role in a television series, 1994, and Annual CableAce Award nomination, best actress in a comedy series, National Cable Television Association, all for Clarissa Explains It All; Saturn Award nomination, best genre television actress, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films, 1997, YoungStar Award nomination, best performance by a young actress in a comedy television series, Hollywood Reporter, 1997, Young Artist Award, best leading young performer in a television comedy series, 1998, Blimp Award, favorite television actress, Kids' Choice awards, 1998, and Blimp Award nominations, favorite television actress, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003, all for Sabrina, the Teenage Witch; Young Artist Award (with others), best performance by a young ensemble in a television movie or feature film, 1998, for The Right Connections; Blimp Award, favorite movie actress, 2000, for Drive Me Crazy.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Clarissa Darling, Clarissa Explains It All (also known as Clarissa), Nickelodeon, 1991–94.

Title role, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina and Sabrina Goes to College), ABC, 1996–2000, The WB, 2000–2003.

Host, Mission: Makeover, MTV, beginning 1998.

Voices of Aunt Hilda Spellman and Aunt Zelda Spellman, Sabrina the Animated Series (animated; also known as Sabrina), ABC, 1999–2000.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

(As Melissa Hart) Florentyna Rosnovski at the age of seven, Kane & Abel, CBS, 1985.

(As Melissa Hart) Amy, Christmas Snow, NBC, 1986.

Herself, Tying the Knot: The Wedding of Melissa Joan Hart, ABC Family Channel, 2003.

I Love the '90s, VH1, 2004.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Samantha, Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare, ABC, 1995.

Jennifer Stanton, Twisted Desire, NBC, 1996.

Sabrina Sawyer, "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch," The Wonderful World of Disney, Showtime, 1996.

Melanie Cambridge, The Right Connections, Showtime, 1997.

Susan Clarkson, Two Came Back, ABC, 1997.

Mary Stuartson, Silencing Mary (also known as Campus Justice), NBC, 1998.

Sabrina Spellman and Aunt Sophia, "Sabrina Goes to Rome," The Wonderful World of Disney, ABC, 1998.

Sabrina Spellman, "Sabrina Down Under," The Wonderful World of Disney, ABC, 1999.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Con Sawyer's little sister, "The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1985.

NBA All–Star Stay in School Jam, multiple networks, 1992.

Cohost, Nickelodeon's Big Helpathon, Nickelodeon, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997.

Host, ABC Saturday Morning Preview Party, ABC, 1996.

Host, Halloween Jam V, ABC, 1996.

Host, Walt Disney World's Christmas Parade (also known as A Magical Walt Disney World Christmas), ABC, 1997.

Host, Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party, ABC, 1997.

Herself, The Making of a Child Star, E! Entertainment Television, 1997.

Christmas Miracles, ABC, 1997.

Totally California, 1997.

Host, America's Teenagers: Growing Up on Television—A Museum of Television & Radio Special, ABC, 1998.

Host, Take a Moment, The Disney Channel, 1998.

L'Oreal's Summer Music Mania '99, UPN, 1999.

Voice of Molly, Santa Mouse and the Ratdeer (animated), Fox Family Channel, 2000.

All–Star Bloopers, ABC, 2000.

Martha Stewart's Christmas Dream, CBS, 2000.

Host, Holiday with the Stars, E! Entertainment Television, 2001.

Host, 2001 Special Olympics World Winter Games, PAX TV, 2001.

Host, The Voyage to Atlantis: The Lost Empire, ABC, 2001.

InStyle Celebrities at Home, NBC, 2001.

Herself, Screen Tests of the Stars, Independent Television, 2002.

ShirleyMania, Fox Movie Channel, 2002.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The Seventh Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 1994.

Presenter, The Eighth Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 1995.

Presenter, The 18th Annual CableAce Awards, TNT, 1996.

The Ninth Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 1996.

Presenter, The 24th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 1997.

The 10th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 1997.

Presenter, The 11th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 1998.

Presenter, The 24th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1998.

The Fourth Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (also known as Screen Actors Guild Fourth Annual Awards), TNT, 1998.

Host, The 26th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 1999.

Presenter, The 25th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1999.

The 1999 Teen Choice Awards, Fox, 1999.

Nickelodeon's 13th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 2000.

The 2000 Teen Choice Awards, Fox, 2000.

Presenter, Nickelodeon's 14th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 2001.

Presenter, The 28th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 2001.

Prism Awards 2001, syndicated, 2001.

Presenter, Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '02, Nickelodeon, 2002.

Presenter, The 28th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 2002.

Presenter, The 29th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 2002.

Presenter, The Fifth Annual Family Television Awards, The WB, 2003.

Presenter, Nickelodeon's 16th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

The Lucie Arnaz Show, CBS, 1985.

(As Melissa Hart) Laura Moore, "Torn," The Equalizer, CBS, 1986.

Roller skater, Another World, NBC, 1986.

Daphne, "The Tale of the Frozen Ghost," Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Nickelodeon, 1993.

America's Funniest People (also known as AFV), ABC, 1993.

Claire Latham, "Angels on the Air," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1995.

Sabrina Spellman, "Genie without a Cause," You Wish, ABC, 1997.

Sabrina Spellman, "Mr. Wright," Clueless, ABC, 1997.

Sabrina Spellman, "One Dog Night," Teen Angel, ABC, 1997.

Sabrina Spellman, "The Witches of Pennbrook," Boy Meets World, ABC, 1997.

Guest, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1997.

Guest, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1997.

Guest, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 1997, 2001.

Voice of Irma Adreen (Saturn Girl), "New Kids in Town," The New Batman/Superman Adventures (animated; also known as Superman), The WB and YTV, 1998.

Katrina, "The Good, the Bad, and the Luau," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina and Sabrina Goes to College), ABC, 1999.

Mary, "Eric Gets Suspended," That '70s Show, Fox, 1999.

Herself, "Britney Spears: (You Drive Me) Crazy," Making the Video, MTV, 1999.

Guest, The Martin Short Show, syndicated, 1999.

Herself, All That, Nickelodeon, 1999.

Herself, Total Request Live (also known as TRL), MTV, 1999.

Katrina, "You Can't Twin," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina and Sabrina Goes to College), The WB, 2000.

Krissy, "Fast Times at Finchmont High," Just Shoot Me!, NBC, 2000.

Petulant kid, "The Wild, Wild Witch," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina and Sabrina Goes to College), The WB, 2000.

Herself, "Pirates," 2gether: The Series (also known as 2gether), MTV, 2001.

Guest, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2001.

Herself, "Body by Shatzie/Sabrina/Canine Companions for Independence," Amazing Tails, Animal Planet, 2002.

Herself, "No Doubt," Player$, TechTV, 2002.

Sabrina's evil twin, "Deliver Us from E–mail," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina and Sabrina Goes to College), The WB, 2002.

Guest, The Caroline Rhea Show, syndicated, 2002.

Guest, Mad TV, Fox, 2002.

Herself, Intimate Portrait: Barbara Eden, Lifetime, 2002.

Herself, Intimate Portrait: Melissa Joan Hart, Lifetime, 2002.

Herself, Intimate Portrait: Young Hollywood, Lifetime, 2002.

Cyrano Sabrina, "Getting to Nose You," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina and Sabrina Goes to College), The WB, 2003.

Guest, The Wayne Brady Show, syndicated, 2003.

Herself, Intimate Portrait: Eve Ensler, Lifetime, 2003.

Herself, JKX: The Jamie Kennedy Experiment (also known as The Jamie Kennedy Experiment and JKX), The WB, 2003.

Contestant, "Tournament 1, Game 3," Celebrity Blackjack, GSN, 2004.

Herself, "Celebrity Weddings," VH1: All Access (also known as All Access), VH1, 2004.

Herself, "Secret Service," North Shore, Fox, 2004.

Guest, On–Air with Ryan Seacrest, syndicated, 2004.

Guest, Tavis Smiley, PBS, 2004.

Herself, "Small Screen, Big Stars," TV Land's Top Ten, TV Land, 2005.

Voice of Dee Dee, "The Once and Future Thing: Time, Warped, Part 2," Justice League: Unlimited (animated), Cartoon Network, 2005.

Voice, "Operation Rich in Spirit," Robot Chicken (animated), Cartoon Network, 2005.

Appeared as Celena, Hercules (animated; also known as Disney's "Hercules"), ABC and syndicated; and as a contestant, Get the Picture, Nickelodeon. Appeared in episodes of MTV Cribs (also known as Cribs), MTV; Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "Saturday Night," Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC; Shelle's World; Storytime, PBS; Super Special Double Dare, Nickelodeon; and Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, PBS.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Clarissa Darling, Clarissa (also known as Clarissa, Now), CBS, 1995.

Annabelle, "Love in the Old South," Love American Style, ABC, 1999.

Sabrina, Witchright Hall, broadcast as an episode of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina and Sabrina Goes to College), The WB, 2001.

Sabrina, Ralphie, broadcast as an episode of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina and Sabrina Goes to College), The WB, 2002.

Television Producer; Series:

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina and Sabrina, Goes to College), ABC, 1996–2000, The WB, 2000–2003.

Sabrina, the Animated Series (animated; also known as Sabrina), ABC, 1999–2000.

Television Work; Miniseries:

Co–executive producer, Tying the Knot: The Wedding of Melissa Joan Hart, ABC Family Channel, 2003.

Television Work; Movies:

Producer, "Sabrina Goes to Rome," The Wonderful World of Disney, ABC, 1998.

Producer, "Sabrina Down Under," The Wonderful World of Disney, ABC, 1999.

Executive producer, Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story, ABC, 2001.

Television Director; Episodic:

"Snapshot," So Weird, The Disney Channel, 2000.

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina and Sabrina Goes to College), The WB, multiple episodes, between 2000 and 2003.

"Bad Review," Taina, Nickelodeon, 2002.

Film Appearances:

(Uncredited) Vicki, Can't Hardly Wait (also known as The Party), Columbia, 1998.

Nicole Maris, Drive Me Crazy (also known as Next to You), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1999.

Sunlight Grrrll, The Specials, Regent Entertainment, 2000.

Voices of Delia Dennis and Deidre "Dee Dee" Dennis, Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (animated; also known as Batman of the Future: Return of the Joker and Return of the Joker), Warner Bros., 2000.

C. J., Backflash, Paragon Film Group, 2001.

(Uncredited) Girl at party, Not Another Teen Movie (also known as Sex Academy), Columbia/TriStar, 2001.

Voice of Rebecca "Becky" Detweiller, Recess: School's Out (animated; also known as Disney's "Recess: School's Out," Recess: The Ultimate Summer Vacation, and Summer Vacation: The Ultimate Recess), Buena Vista/Walt Disney, 2001.

Holly Washburn, Rent Control, Hartbreak Films/Hippofilms, 2002.

Hold On, 2002.

Jackie, Jesus, Mary and Joey, Federal Hill Pictures, 2003.

Lauren Wells, Jack Satin, 2005.

Kate, Dirtbags, Music Video Distributors, c. 2005.

Film Work:

Executive producer, Rent Control, Hartbreak Films/Hippofilms, 2002.

Stage Appearances:

Alexandra, Beside Herself, Circle Repertory Theatre, New York City, 1989.

Valerie, Imagining Brad, Circle Repertory Theatre, Players Theatre, New York City, 1990.

Understudy, The Crucible, National Actors Theatre, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1991–92.

The Vagina Monologues, off–Broadway production, 2000.

Naked TV, Los Angeles production, 2004.

RECORDINGS

Albums:

Narrator, Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra—Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, 1994.

(With Clarissa and the Straightjackets) This Is What "NA NA" Means, 1994.

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: The Album, 1998.

Music Videos:

Britney Spears, "(You Drive Me) Crazy," 1999.

Videos:

(Uncredited) Time Out with Britney Spears, Jive/Zomba Video, 1999.

Video Games:

Nickelodeon Director's Lab, Viacom, 1994.

Voice of Sabrina Spellman, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Spellbound (also known as Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: The Album), 1998.

Voice of Sabrina Spellman, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Brat Attack, 1999.

WRITINGS

Teleplays; Stories for Movies:

Silencing Mary (also known as Campus Justice), NBC, 1998.

Juvenile:

(With others) Hans Christian Andersen's "The Emperor's New Clothes": An All–Star Retelling of the Classic Fairy Tale, Harcourt, Brace, 1998.

Advice columnist for Teen Beat.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Newsmakers, Issue 1, Gale, 2002.

Reisfeld, Randi, Young Stars, Aladdin, 1992.

Periodicals:

Cosmopolitan, July, 1999, p. 146.

Details, Volume 16, issue 5, 1997, pp. 148–55.

Entertainment Weekly, October 8, 1999, p. 47; October 15, 1999, p. 56.

Good Housekeeping, September, 1998, p. 27.

InStyle, March, 1999, pp. 308–313; February, 2000, p. 209.

Kid City, October, 1998, p. 6.

Maxim, October, 1999.

Movieline, August, 1999, pp. 48–53, 93.

Parade, June 8, 2003, p. 12.

People Weekly, December 6, 1996, p. 95; October 18, 1999, p. 170; April 24, 2000, p. 17; August 4, 2003, p. 52.

Seventeen, October, 1999, pp. 138–40.

Teen, June, 1998, pp. 44–45; March, 2001, p. 52; May, 2001, p. 58.

Time, October 4, 1999, p. 120.

TV Guide, April 6, 1996, p. 52; October 19, 1996, p. 26; April 19, 1997, p. 30; October 18, 1997, p. 18; October 2, 1999, pp. 16–19; July 26, 2003, p. 4.

Xpose, June, 2002, pp. 40–43.