Biography

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 has five younger sisters, Trisha, Elizabeth, Emily, Alexandra and Samantha, and one younger brother, Brian. All but the youngest sibling, Samantha, have been "in the business" in some capacity; Elizabeth, Emily and Brian have appeared on Melissa's current TV series, "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch". Melissa performed in two plays as the youngest member of New York's Circle Repertory Lab Company: "Beside Herself" in 1989 (starring Lois Smith and William Hurt) and "Imagining Brad" in 1990.

She was also in the National Actors Theatre production of "The Crucible" on Broadway with Martin Sheen (as understudy to three of the children in the play). Melissa cites Shirley Temple and Audrey Hepburn as early acting inspirations. She still collects Shirley Temple memorabilia. For the past few years, she has been juggling acting and attending New York University. She's now living in the Los Angeles area, starring in the ABC TV series "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" (1996), which is produced by Hartbreak Films, the production company run by her and her mother.

Filmography

Jesus, Mary and Joey (2003) .... Jackie
Rent Control (2002) .... Holly Washburn
Intimate Portrait: Melissa Joan Hart (2002) (TV) .... Herself
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '02 (2002) (TV) .... Presenter
Intimate Portrait: Barbara Eden (2002) (TV) .... Herself
"Witchright Hall" (2001) TV Series .... Sabrina
Backflash (2001) (V) .... C.J.
Express Yourself (2001) (TV) .... Herself
Not Another Teen Movie (2001) (uncredited) .... Girl at Party
... aka Sex Academy (2002) (Europe: English title: new title)
Voyage to Atlantis: The Lost Empire, The (2001) (TV) .... Host
Recess: School's Out (2001) (voice) .... Rebecca 'Becky' Detweiller
28th Annual American Music Awards (2001) (TV) .... Presenter
Santa Mouse and the Rat Deer (2000) (voice) .... Molly
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000/I) (V) (voice) .... Delia & Deidre Dennis/Dee Dee
... aka Batman of the Future: Return of the Joker (2000) (V) (Europe: English title: cut version)
... aka Return of the Joker (2000) (V) (USA: informal English title)
Specials, The (2000) .... Sunlight Grrrl

Sabrina, Down Under (1999) (TV) .... Sabrina Spellman
Drive Me Crazy (1999) .... Nicole Maris
"Sabrina the Animated Series" (1999) TV Series (voice) .... Aunt Hilda Spellman/Aunt Zelda Spellman
... aka "Sabrina" (1999) (USA: short title)
26th Annual American Music Awards (1998) (TV) .... Host
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Spellbound (1998) (VG) (voice) .... Sabrina Spellman
Sabrina Goes to Rome (1998) (TV) .... Sabrina/Sophie
"Hollywood Squares" (1998) TV Series .... Guest Regular
"Hercules" (1998) TV Series (voice) .... Celena
... aka "Disney's Hercules" (1998) (USA)
America's Teenagers Growing Up On Television (1998) (TV) .... Host
Can't Hardly Wait (1998) (uncredited) .... Yearbook Girl (Vicki)
Silencing Mary (1998) (TV) .... Mary Stuartson
... aka Campus Justice (1998) (TV)
Two Came Back (1997) (TV) .... Susan Clarkson
Right Connections, The (1997) (TV) .... Melanie Cambridge
Totally California (1997) (TV) .... Herself
"Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" (1996) TV Series .... Sabrina J. Spellman/Katrina Spellman
... aka "Sabrina Goes to College" (1996) (USA: promotional title)
... aka "Sabrina" (1996) (USA: promotional abbreviation)
Twisted Desire (1996) (TV) .... Jennifer Stanton
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996) (TV) .... Sabrina Sawyer
Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare (1995) (TV) .... Samantha
"Clarissa Explains It All" (1991) TV Series .... Clarissa Darling

Christmas Snow (1986) (TV)
Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn, The (1985) (TV) .... Con Sawyer's Little Sister
"Kane & Abel" (1985) (mini) TV Series (as Melissa Hart) .... Florentyna Rosnovski (Age 7)