Melissa Gilbert Net Worth

Melissa Gilbert is an American actress who has a net worth of $500 thousand. She is also a director and former president of the Screen Actors Guild. Melissa is famous for the NBC television series “Little House on the Prairie” as well as the films “The Miracle Worker” and “The Diary of Anne Frank.” She began her career as a child actress in the late 1960s, appearing in several commercials and guest roles.

Gilbert also ran for Congress as a Democrat in Michigan’s 8th congressional district in 2016, winning the Democratic primary, but she later withdrew due to health problems resulting from a 2012 car accident.

Melissa Gilbert Net Worth (2024)

Net value: 500 thousand USD
Name: Melissa Gilbert
Job: Actor, director
Year old: 60 years old
Born: May 8, 1964
Nation: USA
Wage: 100 thousand USD (Annual)
Latest updates 2024

Melissa Gilbert’s net worth growth

Net worth in 2024 $500K
Net worth in 2023 $400K
Net worth in 2022 $300K
Net worth in 2021 $200K
Net worth 2020 $100K

Early life

The late comedian Paul Gilbert and actress Barbara Crane adopted Melissa Ellen Gilbert. Gilbert’s parents later divorced and Gilbert stayed with her mother. At the age of 11, Melissa Gilbert’s father passed away. Melissa Gilbert was raised Jewish but grew up without any formal education or religious norms.

Career

Gilbert has starred in a number of lucrative commercials and received rave reviews. She beat 500 other young people in the audition for the role of Laura Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie. Gilbert continued to do more television work after that.

In the 1983 film Choices of the Heart, she played Jean Donovan. In the 1990s, she also voiced Batman. During season 14 of Dancing with the Stars in 2012, she joined the eliminated celebrities.

She ventured into the Hollywood film and theater business after her serious contributions to the television industry, receiving more recognition and fame. Gilbert is the President of the Screen Actors Guild.

Gilbert also took a tour “Little House on the Prairie” musical and plays Caroline Ma Ingalls. Broadway was featured in the 2009–10 US national tour. In 2009, she released her autobiography titled ‘Prairie Tale: A Memoir’.

Gilbert received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6429 Hollywood Boulevard in 1985 for her honest and tireless contributions to the television business. She was inducted into the Western Heritage Museum and the Western Performing Artists Hall of Fame.

Personal life

She dated Rob Lowe and later married Bo Brinkman. The duo married in 1988 and had a son and split in 1992. Bruce Boxleitner’s ex-wife set Gilbert up with him and began dating for a year.

She was engaged three times, and Boxleitner broke off the engagement twice. The duo eventually married in 1995 and had a son together and split in 2011. In 2013, Gilbert married Timothy Busfield and currently live together in New York.

Gilbert in her 2009 memoir, mentioned that she battled drug abuse and alcoholism. She also came under attention for her tax problems, failing to pay taxes and owing $360,000 in federal taxes and $112,000 in California taxes.

Biography of Melissa Gilbert

Real name Melissa Gilbert
Nickname Melissa
Year old 60 years old
Height In feet – 5 feet 3 inchesIn Meters – 1.6 mIn Centimeters – 160 cm
Weight In Kilograms – 60 KgIn Pounds – 132 lbs
Family Father – Paul GilbertMother – Barbara CowanSisters – Sara GilbertBrothers – Jonathan Gilbert
Boyfriend do not apply
Husband Timothy Busfield (m. 2013)Bruce Boxleitner (m. 1995–2011)Bo Brinkman (m. 1988–1994)
children Dakota Brinkman, Michael Boxleitner

“I don’t like small talk, I like rainy days.”

– Melissa Gilbert

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Summary

As of 2024, Melissa Gilbert’s net worth is estimated to be $500 thousand. Gilbert’s annual income is around $100 thousand and she has amassed a huge fortune throughout her impressive career and is currently one of the wealthiest actresses in Hollywood.

Although she makes the most money through her successful TV commercials. Most of her roles have a strong impact on the audience’s emotions, which helps propel her career forward.

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