Editing Melissa Joan Hart (section)

== Career ==
=== Early career ===
Hart's career began at age four when she made a [[television commercial]] for a bathtub doll called Splashy.<ref name="melissajoanhart.ning.com" /> From then on, she appeared regularly in commercials, making 25 of them before the age of five. Other early television work included a small role in the [[miniseries]] ''Kane & Abel'' in 1985, a [[guest-star]]ring role in an episode of ''[[The Equalizer (1985 TV series)|The Equalizer]]''<ref>{{cite news|last=Witchel |first=Alex |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/08/25/arts/up-coming-melissa-joan-hart-the-melissa-inside-clarissa-explains-it-all-for-us.html |title=UP and COMING – Melissa Joan Hart – The Melissa Inside Clarissa Explains It All for Us – Biography |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=August 25, 1991 |access-date=June 23, 2010}}</ref> in 1986, and a starring role alongside [[Katherine Helmond]] in the [[Emmy Award]]-winning television film ''Christmas Snow'',<ref name="melissajoanhart.ning.com" />  also in 1986. She appeared on the April 22, 1986, episode of the [[NBC]] daytime soap opera ''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]''. She also auditioned for the lead role [[Jamie Lloyd]] in ''[[Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers]]'', losing the role to [[Danielle Harris]].

In 1989, she became an understudy in a [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production of ''[[The Crucible]]'' starring [[Martin Sheen]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sayville.com/halloffame/melissa.html |title=Hall of Fame: Melissa Joan Hart |publisher=sayville.com |access-date=October 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716013342/http://www.sayville.com/halloffame/melissa.html |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> That same year, she appeared in an [[off-Broadway]] production of ''Beside Herself'' with [[William Hurt]] and [[Calista Flockhart]].<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Lily|last=Rothman|url= https://entertainment.time.com/2013/10/28/melissa-joan-hart-why-im-dishing/|title=Melissa Joan Hart: Why I'm Dishing|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=October 28, 2013|access-date=October 18, 2020}}</ref>

=== 1991–1994: ''Clarissa Explains It All'' ===
[[File:Com04901.jpg|thumb|left|Hart on the set of ''Clarissa Explains It All'' at [[Nickelodeon Studios]] in 1991]]
In 1991, Hart landed the starring role on the [[Nickelodeon]] series ''Clarissa Explains It All'', a comedy about a teenaged girl in everyday situations, which was successful during its four-year run.<!-- Note to editors: Nickelodeon claims five seasons, but actually the show aired from March 1991 to October 1994. --><ref>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AT&p_theme=at&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB7D0CA231719BA&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Atlanta News, Sports, Atlanta Weather, Business News &#124; ajc.com |publisher=Nl.newsbank.com |date=June 23, 1991 |access-date=June 23, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/1994/08/12/nickelodeon-stars-debut-cd/ |title=Clarissa tackles it all |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=August 12, 1994 |access-date=February 22, 2011 |first=Heather |last=Keets |archive-date=October 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020230904/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,303265,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The show brought her four consecutive [[Young Artist Award]] nominations, winning three.<ref>* {{cite web|title=Thirteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards 1990–1991 |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms13.htm |publisher=The Young Artist Foundation |access-date=August 15, 2011 |type= won |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5ww3QZoLx?url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms13.htm |archive-date=March 4, 2011 }}
* {{cite web|title=Fourteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards 1991–1992 |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms14.htm |publisher=The Young Artist Foundation |access-date=August 15, 2011 |type= won |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5ww3Qlhws?url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms14.htm |archive-date=March 4, 2011 }}
* {{cite web|title=Fifteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards 1992–1993 |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms15.htm |publisher=The Young Artist Foundation |access-date=August 15, 2011 |type= nominated |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5ww3RO8zx?url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms15.htm |archive-date=March 4, 2011 }}
* {{cite web|title=Sixteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards 1993–1994 |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms16.htm |publisher=The Young Artist Foundation |access-date=August 15, 2011 |type= won |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5texRaYrJ?url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms16.htm |archive-date=October 22, 2010 }}</ref> Her role in the series also led to her starring in the FMV video game Nickelodeon's Director's Lab as a tour guide who takes the player around a film studio.{{Citation needed|date=July 2016}}

Initially, after first being recognized in public, Hart felt embarrassed to be acting in a children's show while being a teenager. Nevertheless, she was enthusiastic about the role, and "all [she] hoped for that [she] would get to do it for a while."<ref>{{cite news|first=Richard|last=Huff|title=Melissa Joan Hart recalls role as teen in 'Clarissa Explains It All' and life now as working mom|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/television/melissa-joan-hart-recalls-role-teen-clarissa-explains-life-working-mom-article-1.157885|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130165214/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/television/melissa-joan-hart-recalls-role-teen-clarissa-explains-life-working-mom-article-1.157885|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 30, 2013|date=July 25, 2011|work=[[Daily News (New York)]]|access-date=June 16, 2012}}</ref>

Hart also recorded two albums as Clarissa: ''This Is What 'Na Na' Means''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/This-What-Na-Means/dp/B000008MYZ |title=This is What "Na Na" Means: Clarissa & the |website=Amazon |access-date=June 23, 2010}}</ref> and a recording of ''[[Peter and the Wolf]]''.<ref>[https://music.apple.com/us/album/prokofiev-peter-wolf-saint/264301779 Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf – Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals – Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra], on iTunes</ref>

In 1995, a year after the end of ''Clarissa Explains It All'', Hart filmed a pilot episode for a spin-off show featuring a college-aged Clarissa explaining it all about her foray into the professional world as an intern at a newspaper. As its musical theme, the show featured a slow, jazz version of its predecessor's theme song, and also starred [[Robert Klein]] as her boss.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gawker.com/5778861/watch-the-sequel-to-clarissa-explains-it-all-that-never-made-it-to-air |title=Watch the Sequel to Clarissa Explains It All That Never Made it to Air |first=Whitney |last=Jefferson |website=[[Gawker]]|date=March 7, 2011|access-date=July 27, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713015428/http://gawker.com/5778861/watch-the-sequel-to-clarissa-explains-it-all-that-never-made-it-to-air |archive-date=July 13, 2015 }}</ref>

Hart appeared on Nickelodeon's anthology show ''[[Are You Afraid of the Dark?]]'', in the Season 2 episode "The Tale of the Frozen Ghost" (1993).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Are-You-Afraid-of-the-Dark-Freaky-Favorites/70055708 |title=Are You Afraid of the Dark? Freaky Favorites |publisher=Netflix.com |access-date=November 4, 2010 |archive-date=January 12, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112031353/http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Are-You-Afraid-of-the-Dark-Freaky-Favorites/70055708 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== 1996–2003: ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' ===
After the television series ended, Hart attended [[New York University]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Jacobs |first=A.J |url=https://ew.com/article/1996/10/25/behind-scenes-sabrina/ |title=Behind the scenes of ''Sabrina'' – Nickelodeon alum Melissa Joan Hart casts a spell on prime time |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=October 25, 1996 |access-date=February 22, 2011 |archive-date=October 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020230915/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,294744,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> However, she dropped out after she earned the title role for the 1996 television film ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (film)|Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]'', which was followed by the [[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series)|television series of the same name]], which lasted seven seasons on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (four seasons) and [[The WB]] (three seasons).<ref>{{cite news|last=Marriott |first=Michel |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/162875/Sabrina-the-Teenage-Witch/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016214604/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/162875/Sabrina-the-Teenage-Witch/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 16, 2007 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2007 |title=Sabrina the Teenage Witch – Trailer – Cast – Showtimes|access-date=June 23, 2010}}</ref><ref name="pqasb.pqarchiver.com">{{cite news |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/22721836.html?dids=22721836:22721836&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+13%2C+1996&author=HELEN+A.S.+POPKIN&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&desc=Melissa+explains+it+all+Series%3A+Xpress&pqatl=google |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201100017/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/22721836.html?dids=22721836:22721836&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+13,+1996&author=HELEN+A.S.+POPKIN&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&desc=Melissa+explains+it+all+Series:+Xpress&pqatl=google |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 1, 2013 |title=Melissa explains it all Series: Xpress |publisher=Pqasb.pqarchiver.com |date=May 13, 1996 |access-date=June 23, 2010 |first=Helen A.S. |last=Popkin }}</ref> She later collaborated on an [[Sabrina: The Animated Series|animated version]] that featured Hart voicing the two aunts Hilda and Zelda with Hart's younger sister Emily starring in the title role. She also guest-starred on the series ''[[Touched by an Angel]]'' and starred in several television films. She guest starred on the ''[[Boy Meets World]]'' episode "Witches of Pennbrook" as her character Sabrina Spellman; the episode also guest starred Hart's closest friend [[Candace Cameron Bure]] as a witch named Millie.

[[File:Joey Lawrence, Taylor Spreitler and Melissa Joan Hart March of Dimes 483 (5673905264) (cropped).jpg|thumb|Hart participates in a [[March of Dimes]] event with her ''Melissa & Joey'' co-stars Joey Lawrence and [[Taylor Spreitler]].]]
In 1998, Hart had a small role in the film ''[[Can't Hardly Wait]]''; shortly afterwards Hart began working on a theatrical film project titled ''Next to You'', in which she acted alongside [[Adrian Grenier]].<ref name="reelviews.net Can't Hardly Wait">{{cite web|url=http://preview.reelviews.net/movies/c/cant_wait.html |title=Review: Can't Hardly Wait |website=Reelviews.net |first=James |last=Berardinelli |date=June 12, 1998 |access-date=October 23, 2010}}</ref><ref name="foxmovies.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.foxmovies.com/drivemecrazy/ |title=Drive Me Crazy |publisher=Foxmovies.com |date=August 31, 1999 |access-date=June 23, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027215340/http://www.foxmovies.com/drivemecrazy/ |archive-date=October 27, 2009 }}</ref> [[Britney Spears]] released a [[remix]] of her song "[[(You Drive Me) Crazy]]" to promote the film's soundtrack. To capitalize on the song's success as a [[Billboard Hot 100|top-ten hit]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=britney spears|chart=all}} |title=Britney Spears Album & Song Chart History |magazine=Billboard.com |access-date=June 23, 2010}}</ref> the name of the film was changed to ''[[Drive Me Crazy]]''. To promote the film, both Hart and Grenier appeared in the song's music video.<ref>{{cite web|last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1626386/20091116/spears_britney.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091120062542/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1626386/20091116/spears_britney.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 20, 2009 |title=Britney Spears Wanted '(You Drive Me) Crazy' Video To Take Her 'To The Next Level' – News Story &#124; Music, Celebrity, Artist News &#124; MTV News |publisher=Mtv.com |date=November 16, 2009 |access-date=June 23, 2010}}</ref> Around the same time, Spears made a guest appearance as herself on ''Sabrina'', in the season four episode "No Place Like Home".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/photos/photos-britney-spears-years-4701996/image-18548718|title=Britney Spears appeared on "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" alongside Melissa Joan Hart from Britney Spears Gives a Wave in London|website=ABC News|language=en|access-date=September 19, 2018}}</ref>

Coinciding with the release of ''Drive Me Crazy'', Hart appeared wearing lingerie on the cover of [[Maxim magazine|''Maxim'' magazine]]'s October 1999 issue, as well as in a photo shoot and an accompanying article, which resulted in an attempt by the publisher of the [[Sabrina the Teenage Witch|''Sabrina'' comic book series]] to sue her for breach of contract.<ref name="maxim.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.maxim.com/girls/girls-of-maxim/44718/melissa-joan-hart.html |title=Melissa Joan Hart Pictures – 1 of 4 – Maxim Girls Photo Gallery |publisher=Maxim.com |access-date=June 23, 2010 |archive-date=October 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101024161539/http://www.maxim.com/girls/girls-of-maxim/44718/melissa-joan-hart.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2019/03/29/sabrina-star-melissa-joan-hart-shocked-netflix-show-sex-scenes/3313943002/ |title=Melissa Joan Hart reflects on her nude photo scandal, calls new 'Sabrina' sex scenes shocking |first=Carly |last=Mallenbaum |date=March 29, 2019 |newspaper=USA Today |access-date=September 7, 2021}}</ref> Hart continued her acting career, starring in the film ''Rent Control'', which aired in 2005 on the [[Freeform (TV channel)|ABC Family]] [[cable television|cable network]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://videoeta.com/movie/51969 |title=Rent Control (2002) – Melissa Joan Hart, Carmen Electra, Ryan Browning |publisher=Videoeta.com |access-date=June 23, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722010854/http://videoeta.com/movie/51969 |archive-date=July 22, 2011 }}</ref> Hart also continued to star on ''Sabrina, the Teenage Witch'' until 2003. Hart was also a primary voice-actress on ''Sabrina: The Animated Series'', which ran for 65 episodes in 1999 on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] and [[UPN]].

In 1999, Hart made her directorial debut in an episode of [[Disney Channel]]'s ''[[So Weird]]'' called "Snapshot" which guest-starred her sister Emily. Hart directed an episode of Nickelodeon's ''[[Taina (TV series)|Taina]]'' in 2001. In 2001 and 2002, she directed six episodes of ''Sabrina''.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}

=== 2004–2010: Post-''Sabrina'' ===
After ''Sabrina'' ended in 2003 after seven seasons, Hart directed her first film, a 15-minute live-action [[short film]] called ''[[Mute (2005 film)|Mute]]'' (2005), starring her sister Emily. In 2007, Hart guest-starred on an episode of ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' titled "Impulsive" as a teacher accused of [[statutory rape]].<ref name="SVU">{{cite web|first=Michael|last=Ausiello|author-link=Michael Ausiello|url=https://www.tvguide.com/Ask-Ausiello/law-order-special/070627-10 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090624164450/http://www.tvguide.com/Ask-Ausiello/law-order-special/070627-10 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 24, 2009 |title=Ausiello on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Melissa Joan Hart and Kyle Gallner |work=[[TV Guide]]|date=June 27, 2007|access-date=June 27, 2007 }}</ref> In late 2007, she directed the "Anger Cage" video for her husband [[Mark Wilkerson]]'s band [[Course of Nature]]. She also starred in the [[Freeform (TV channel)|ABC Family]] film ''[[Holiday in Handcuffs]]'', opposite [[Mario Lopez]]. The film premiered on December 9, 2007, and was the highest rated program in the history of the network, with 6.7 million viewers.<ref name="Handcuffs ratings">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvweek.com/news/2007/12/handcuffs_sets_abc_family_reco.php |title='Handcuffs' Sets ABC Family Record |work=TVWeek.com |access-date=December 11, 2007}}</ref> Hart followed this with another ABC Family film with a similar premise, ''[[My Fake Fiancé]]'', in 2009.

It was announced on August 17, 2009, that she would compete in season nine of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]''.<ref>{{cite news|first=Joyce|last=Eng |title=''Dancing with the Stars'' 2009 Season 9 Cast Revealed! |url=https://www.tvguide.com/Dancing-Stars/Dancing-Stars-2009-1009007.aspx |work=[[TV Guide]] |date=August 17, 2009 |access-date=August 17, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090818155421/http://www.tvguide.com/Dancing-Stars/Dancing-Stars-2009-1009007.aspx |archive-date=August 18, 2009 }}</ref> Hart was paired up with two-time reigning champion, [[Mark Ballas]]. She was eliminated from the competition in week six out of a possible ten.<ref>{{cite news | first=Brandon|last=Bodow | title=Melissa Joan Hart, Louie Vito Voted Off 'Dancing With the Stars' | url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/FallConcert/melissa-joan-hart-louie-vito-off-dancing-stars/story?id=8930600 | work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]| date=October 28, 2009 | access-date=February 23, 2011}}</ref> In 2010, Hart starred as Kelley in the horror thriller film ''[[Nine Dead]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://horrornews.net/19650/film-review-nine-dead-2010/ |title=Nine Dead Film Review |first=Joanna |last=Rose |website=horrornews.net|date=February 11, 2010 |access-date=February 23, 2011}}</ref>

=== 2010–2015: ''Melissa & Joey'' ===
In 2010, Hart returned to a new weekly television series, starring with [[Joey Lawrence]] in the ABC Family sitcom ''Melissa & Joey''.<ref name="melissajoanhart.ning.com">{{cite web|url=http://melissajoanhart.ning.com/page/biography-2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604210304/http://melissajoanhart.ning.com/page/biography-2 |archive-date=June 4, 2013 |title=Biography – Melissa Joan Hart|publisher=Melissajoanhart.ning.com|access-date=September 18, 2013}}</ref><ref>''OK Weekly'' Issue #19 July 19, 2010 Page 27</ref><ref name="Los Angeles Times">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-feb-02-la-et-hart2-2010feb02-story.html |title=Melissa Joan Hart, Joey Lawrence to star in ABC comedy series 'Melissa & Joey'|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=February 2, 2010 |access-date=June 23, 2010}}</ref>  In the series Hart plays a woman who hires Lawrence as a nanny to help care for her incarcerated sister's children.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2010/scene/markets-festivals/abc-family-taps-hart-lawrence-1118014502/ |title=ABC Family taps Hart, Lawrence – Entertainment News, TV News, Media |magazine=Variety |date=January 29, 2010 |access-date=June 23, 2010}}</ref> In the second season, she occupied the director's chair for an episode, for the first time since ''Sabrina''.<ref>{{cite video |url=http://watch.accesshollywood.com/video/melissa-joan-hart-says-no-thanks-to-dancing-with-the-stars:-all-stars/1754041221001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727023259/http://watch.accesshollywood.com/video/melissa-joan-hart-says-no-thanks-to-dancing-with-the-stars:-all-stars/1754041221001 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 27, 2012 |people=Melissa Joan Hart |publisher=Access Hollywood Live |medium=streaming video |title=Melissa Joan Hart Says No Thanks To Dancing With The Stars: All Stars }}</ref>
[[File:10.5.17WatcherInTheWoodsPanelByLuigiNovi1.jpg|thumb|left|Hart (center) with her mother (right) and moderator [[Damian Holbrook]] (left) promoting ''[[The Watcher in the Woods (2017 film)|The Watcher in the Woods]]'' at the 2017 [[New York Comic Con]]]]

Hart joined the cast of an off-Broadway production of ''[[Love, Loss, and What I Wore]]'' for a four-week run that started in March 2010 and ended April 25, 2010.<ref name="April Page 47">US Weekly Issue 791 April 12, 2010 Page 47</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Gina|last=DeNunno|url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Melissa-Joan-Hart-1016741.aspx?rss=breakingnews&partnerid=imdb&profileid=01 |title=Melissa Joan Hart Joins Off-Broadway Play |magazine=[[TV Guide]]|date= March 29, 2010|access-date=November 24, 2010}}</ref>

In March 2010, Hart took part in an ad campaign for [[Gain (detergent)|Gain]] detergent with ''Sabrina, the Teenage Witch'' co-star and friend [[Soleil Moon Frye]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gain-partners-with-celebrity-best-friends-melissa-joan-hart-and-soleil-moon-frye-to-demonstrate-that-two-is-better-than-one-89497547.html |title=Gain Partners with Celebrity Best Friends Melissa Joan Hart and Soleil Moon Frye to Demonstrate that 'Two is Better than One' |publisher=PR Newswire |date=March 30, 2010 |access-date=February 22, 2011}}</ref>

On November 22, 2010, Hart participated as a presenter in the [[International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences|International Emmy Awards]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/surprise-presenter-rupert-murdoch-honors-48187 |title=Surprise Presenter Rupert Murdoch Honors Simon Cowell With International Emmy |first=Georg |last=Szalai |date=November 22, 2010 |access-date=November 22, 2010 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>

In June 2012, [[St. Martin's Press]] announced that it had made a deal with Hart to publish her memoir ''Melissa Explains It All: Tales from My Abnormally Normal Life'' in the fall of 2013. In the memoir, Hart wrote about growing up, being a child actor and her rise to fame, her rebellious teen years, and her efforts to balance a career as an adult with motherhood and family life.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Andy |last=Lewis |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/melissa-joan-hart-memoir-explains-it-all-339329 |title=Melissa Joan Hart Signs to Write Memoir (Exclusive) |magazine=Hollywood Reporter |date=June 20, 2012 |access-date=June 20, 2012}}</ref>

In 2013, Hart attempted to use [[crowdfunding]] (via [[Kickstarter]]) to fund a romantic comedy film to be titled ''Darci's Walk of Shame'', but was only able to garner $51,605, or just 2.6% of the expected $2 million goal. Ultimately, the idea was scrapped.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jdjournal.com/2013/05/16/melissa-joan-harts-kickstarter-campaign-fails-utterly-to-kick-off/|title=Melissa Joan Hart's Kickstarter Campaign Fails Utterly to Kick Off – JD Journal|first=Daniel|last=June|date=May 16, 2013|work=jdjournal.com|access-date=July 27, 2015}}</ref>

''Melissa & Joey'' concluded in August 2015 after 4 seasons and 104 episodes.

===2016–present: Recent work===
In 2016, Hart starred as the lead, Grace Wesley, in the film ''God's Not Dead 2''.

In 2018, Hart was cast as Liz in the [[Netflix]] comedy series ''[[No Good Nick]]''. The series premiered on April 15, 2019.<ref name="Iannucci">{{cite web|last=Iannucci|first=Rebecca|title=Melissa Joan Hart/Sean Astin Dramedy ''No Good Nick'' Gets Netflix Premiere|url=https://tvline.com/2019/03/06/no-good-nick-premiere-date-melissa-joan-hart-netflix/|website=TVLine|date=March 6, 2019|access-date=March 6, 2019|archive-date=April 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421161016/https://tvline.com/2019/03/06/no-good-nick-premiere-date-melissa-joan-hart-netflix/|url-status=dead}}</ref> She directed one episode from ''[[The Goldbergs (2013 TV series)|The Goldbergs]]'', "Hail Barry" and the ''[[Young Sheldon]]'' episode "Cowboy Aerobics and 473 Grease-Free Bolts".<ref>{{cite web|title=Young Sheldon Season 4 Episode 10|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/young_sheldon/s04/e10/|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=March 10, 2021}}</ref> Hart also made her return to Nickelodeon 25 years after the end of ''Clarissa Explains It All'' when she joined the voice cast of ''[[The Casagrandes]]'', a spinoff of ''[[The Loud House]]'', portraying Becca Chang opposite of [[Ken Jeong]] as Stanley Chang.<ref name="Casting">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/eugenio-derbez-ken-jeong-melissa-joan-hart-nickelodeon-the-casagrandes-loud-house-renewed-1202608657/|title=Eugenio Derbez, Ken Jeong, Melissa Joan Hart Join Nickelodeon's ''The Casagrandes'' as ''Loud House'' Renewed|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Anita|last=Bennett|date=May 7, 2019|access-date=September 19, 2019}}</ref>

In 2022, Hart starred in the [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] film ''Dirty Little Secret''. It is inspired by true events and the book ''Dirty Little Secrets'' by C.J. Omolulu.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvinsider.com/1043498/dirty-little-secret-melissa-joan-hart-trailer-lifetime/|title='Dirty Little Secret': First Look at Melissa Joan Hart's Hoarder Lifetime Movie (VIDEO)|website=TV Insider|first=Kellie|last=Boyle|date=May 8, 2022|access-date=June 12, 2022}}</ref>

In January 2022, Hart began hosting a [[podcast]] titled ''What Women Binge'' starring her and her friend Amanda Lee.

In 2023, Hart competed in [[The Masked Singer (American TV series) season 9|season nine]] of ''[[The Masked Singer (American TV series)|The Masked Singer]]'' as "Lamp". She was eliminated in "Masked Singer in Space" alongside [[Alicia Witt]] as "Dandelion".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/the-masked-singer-season-9-episode-9-recap-melissa-joan-hart-alicia-witt-1235580134/|title="The Masked Singer" Reveals Identities of the Lamp and Dandelion: Here's Who They Are |website=Variety|first=Michael|last=Schneider|date=April 12, 2023|access-date=May 20, 2024}}</ref> Also in 2023, Hart starred in the Lifetime film ''Would You Kill for Me? The Mary Bailey Story'' as Mary Bailey's grandmother Ella.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/mary-bailey-forced-by-mom-kill-stepdad-lifetime-movie-would-you-kill-for-me-8348550|title=Story of Girl, 11, Forced by Mom to Kill Stepdad Becomes Lifetime Movie: "It Came Full Circle" (Exclusive)|website=People|first=Nicole|last=Acosta|date=October 6, 2023|access-date=May 20, 2024}}</ref>

In 2024, Hart starred in the Lifetime film ''The Bad Guardian'', which was based on different accounts of elder abuse.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local-news/i-team-investigates/the-price-of-protection/lifetime-movie-the-bad-guardian-based-on-real-accounts-of-guardianship-abuse|title=Lifetime movie "The Bad Guardian" based on real accounts of guardianship abuse|website=ABC Action News|first=Adam|last=Waiser|date=May 17, 2024|access-date=May 20, 2024}}</ref>

In 2025, Hart starred in the Lifetime film ''Killing the Competition''. It is inspired by actual events of overparenting gone wrong, with Hart portraying a [[Helicopter parent|helicopter mother]] named Elizabeth Fenwick who plots to kidnap the lead dancer and her mother when her daughter gets cut from the school's dance team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/melissa-joan-hart-lifetime-thriller-killing-the-competition/|title=Melissa Joan Hart to Star and Executive Produce Lifetime Thriller 'Killing the Competition'|website=The Wrap|first=Loree|last=Seitz|date=January 23, 2025|access-date=March 2, 2025}}</ref>