Melissa Joan Hart
- Actress
- Producer
- Director
Melissa grew up in Sayville, New York. Her acting career started at the
age of four, when she did a commercial for a bathtub toy called
Splashy. Her mother,Paula Hart,has been her
agent from the beginning. Melissa is the oldest of eight children, some
from her mother's second marriage. Six sisters,
Trisha Hart,
Elizabeth Hart,
Emily Hart,
Alexandra Hart-Gilliams,
Samantha Hart,andMackenzie Lee Hart,
who is the only sibling who never appeared on Melissa's TV series,
Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996).
Her brother isBrian Hart.
Melissa performed in two plays as the youngest member of New York's Circle Repertory Lab Company: "Beside Herself" in 1989 (starring Lois Smithand William Hurt) and "Imagining Brad" in 1990. She was also in the National Actors Theater production of "The Crucible" on Broadway withMartin Sheen(as understudy of three of the children in the play). Melissa cites Shirley Templeand Audrey Hepburnas early acting inspirations and still collects memorabilia of the former. For the past few years, she has been juggling acting and attending New York University. She's now living in Connecticut.
Melissa performed in two plays as the youngest member of New York's Circle Repertory Lab Company: "Beside Herself" in 1989 (starring Lois Smithand William Hurt) and "Imagining Brad" in 1990. She was also in the National Actors Theater production of "The Crucible" on Broadway withMartin Sheen(as understudy of three of the children in the play). Melissa cites Shirley Templeand Audrey Hepburnas early acting inspirations and still collects memorabilia of the former. For the past few years, she has been juggling acting and attending New York University. She's now living in Connecticut.
