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1. From Television Director to American Actress: The Many
Roles of Melissa Ellen Gilbert
Melissa Ellen Gilbert’s career has taken her from playing
Laura Ingalls Wilder in the long-running Little House on the
Prairie television series to serving as President of the Screen
Actors Guild. Along the way, she has also found time to
become an accomplished director and producer, which led
to her Emmy Award nomination for Best Children’s Program
for Pecos Bill (1998). It may be hard to believe that this
impressive actress, producer, and director once played an
iconic pioneer girl in the popular TV series Little House on
the Prairie , but it’s true!
Melissa Gilbert : Wiki Biography and more

2. More than a year after her acting career ended in 1991,
when she left Little House on the Prairie after its seventh
season, Gilbert returned to television as a director for three
episodes of The X-Files. She took acting lessons at UCLA and
continued her career as an actress with guest roles on
television.
Melissa Gilbert : Bio
Melissa Ellen Gilbert (born April 25, 1960) is an American
actress, television director, producer, politician and former
president of Screen Actors Guild. She began her career as a
child actress in the late 1960s and early 1970s, appearing in
several television series and commercials before joining
ABC Children’s Theatre. In 1974 she landed her first major
role as Laura Ingalls Wilder on Little House on the Prairie.
Melissa Gilbert : Family
Born in Los Angeles, California, in 1960, actress Melissa
Gilbert was raised in Michigan by her mother and father
(the latter a politician). Following a stint as a child actor
(most notably as Laura Ingalls Wilder on Little House on the
Prairie), she graduated from UCLA School of Theater and
earned her master's degree at Yale. She went on to direct
episodes of hit shows such as The Wonder Years and
Roseanne. A Democrat, she later ran for Congress before
serving as president of SAG.

3. Melissa Gilbert : Relationship
While Gilbert’s relationship with Stephen Douthit, whom
she met on Dancing With The Stars in 2006 and who is 12
years her junior, has been a constant source of tabloid
fodder over the years, fans were surprised when it was
announced that they were engaged in October 2016.
Although neither
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