Melissa Gilbert Net Worth

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

Gilbert also campaigned for Congress as a Democrat in Michigan’s 8th congressional district in 2016, winning the Democratic primary, but she subsequently stepped out due to health difficulties arising from a 2012 car accident.

Melissa Gilbert Net Worth (2024)

Net Worth:	$500 Thousand
Name:	Melissa Gilbert
Profession:	Actor, Director
Age:	60 Years Old
Born:	8 May 1964
Country:	United States
Salary:	$100 Thousand (Annual)
Last Updated	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 in 2020	$100K

Early Life

The late actor and 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 in a Jewish religion but did not have any formal education or religious norms growing up. 

Career

Gilbert has been in a number of enticing commercials, gaining acclaim. She beat out 500 other youngsters in the tryouts for the role of Laura Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie. Gilbert went on to do more tv work afterward.

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

She ventured into the Hollywood film business and theatre work after her earnest contributions to the tv industry, garnering greater recognition and popularity. Gilbert was the President of the Screen Actors Guild. 

Gilbert also went on a tour for the “Little House on the Prairie” musical and played Caroline Ma Ingalls. Broadway was featured on US National Tour for the year 2009-10. In 2009, she released an 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 Performers Hall of Fame.

Personal Life

She dated Rob Lowe and then went on to marry Bo Brinkman. The duo married in 1988 and had a son and split in 1992. Bruce Boxleitner’s ex-wife set Gilbert with him and started dating on and off for a year.

She was engaged thrice, and the engagement was broken twice by Boxleitner. The duo finally married in 1995 and had a son together and split in 2011. In 2013, Gilbert wedded Timothy Busfield, and currently live together in New York. 

Gilbert in her 2009 memoir, mentioned that she had battled drug abuse and alcoholism. She has also been in the spotlight for her tax issues, failing to pay her taxes and having a federal tax debt of $360,000 and $112,000 for California Taxes. 

Melissa Gilbert’s Biography

Real Name	Melissa Gilbert
Nick Name	Melissa
Age	60 Years Old
Height	In Feet –  5 Feet 3 Inches In Meters – 1.6 m In Centimeters – 160 cm
Weight	In Kilograms – 60 Kg In Pounds – 132 lbs
Family	Father – Paul Gilbert Mother –  Barbara Cowan Sisters –  Sara Gilbert Brothers –  Jonathan Gilbert
Boyfriend	N/A
Husband	Timothy Busfield (m. 2013) Bruce Boxleitner (m. 1995–2011) Bo Brinkman (m. 1988–1994)
Children’s	Dakota Brinkman, Michael Boxleitner

“Don’t like small talk, love 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 amassed riches during her impressive career and is now one of Hollywood’s wealthiest actresses.

Although she made the most of her money through her successful TV commercials. Most of her roles had a strong emotional impact on the audience, which helped to propel her career forward.

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