Editing Melissa Joan Hart

{{short description|American actress (born 1976)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Melissa Joan Hart
| image              = Melissa Joan Hart (36726572364) (cropped and rotated).jpg
| caption            = Hart in September 2017
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1976|4|18}}
| birth_place        = [[Smithtown, New York]], U.S.
| alma_mater         = [[Sayville High School]]
| occupation         = Actress
| years_active       = 1985–present
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Mark Wilkerson]]|2003}}
| children           = 3
| mother             = [[Paula Hart]]
| relatives          = [[Emily Hart]] (sister)
}}
'''Melissa Joan Hart''' (born April 18, 1976)<ref name="melissajoanhart.ning.com" /> is an American actress. She had starring roles as the title characters in the sitcoms ''[[Clarissa Explains It All]]'' (1991–1994), ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series)|Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]'' (1996–2003), and ''[[Melissa & Joey]]'' (2010–2015). She appeared as Liz in ''[[No Good Nick]]'' (2019). She has also appeared in the films ''[[Drive Me Crazy]]'' (1999), ''[[Nine Dead]]'' (2009), and ''[[God's Not Dead 2]]'' (2016). On October 17, 2021, she became the first celebrity to win the $1 million top prize for her charity, Youth Villages, on ''[[Wheel of Fortune (American game show)|Celebrity Wheel of Fortune]]'' and the fourth overall million-dollar winner on ''Wheel of Fortune''.<ref>{{cite episode|series=Celebrity Wheel of Fortune ''(2021)''|network=ABC|date=October 17, 2021|season=2|number=4|title=Melissa Joan Hart, Tituss Burgess and Lacey Chabert}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Hart was born in [[Smithtown, New York]], the first child of [[Paula Hart]] (née Voje), a producer and talent manager, and William Hart, a carpenter, [[shellfish]] purveyor, [[oyster]] hatchery worker, and entrepreneur.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/melissa-joan-hart/165755 |title=Melissa Joan Hart News, Melissa Joan Hart Bio and Photos |work=[[TV Guide]] |access-date=June 23, 2010}}</ref><ref name="melissajoanhart.ning.com" /> Her maternal grandfather, Stanley John Voje, was a [[United States Navy|Navy]] veteran and [[Catholic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.memorialsolutions.com/sitemaker/sites/Haisle1/obit.cgi?user=285679Voje|title=In Memory of Stanley John Voje – Haisley Funeral Home, Fort Pierce, FL|work=memorialsolutions.com|access-date=July 27, 2015}}</ref> Hart grew up in [[Sayville, New York]].

Hart's parents had four other children after Melissa: Trisha, Elizabeth, Brian, and [[Emily Hart|Emily]], who are all in acting. Her parents divorced in the early 1990s, and she moved with her mother and siblings to [[New York City]]. In 1994, her mother married television executive Leslie Gilliams, who is best known for his appearance on [[MasterChef (American season 5)|Season 5 of ''MasterChef'']] in 2014, when he finished in 3rd place. Hart has three half-sisters: Alexandra, Samantha, and Mackenzie.<ref name="melissajoanhart.ning.com" />

Hart was named after the [[Allman Brothers]] song "[[Melissa (The Allman Brothers Band song)|Melissa]]", while her middle name, Joan, came from her maternal grandmother.

== 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>

== Business ventures ==
[[File:Melissa-joan-hart-portrait (cropped1).jpg|thumb|right|Hart at her SweetHarts Candy Shop opening day, May 30, 2009]]
In May 2009, Hart opened a [[Confectionery store|candy shop]] called SweetHarts in [[Sherman Oaks, California]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sweethartssweets.com/ |title=sweet ♥ harts |publisher=Sweethartssweets.com |access-date=June 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100615200326/http://www.sweethartssweets.com/ |archive-date=June 15, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Hart commented that it had been her "childhood dream" to own a candy shop.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wihlburg|first=Ursula|url=https://people.com/celebrity/melissa-joan-hart-opens-a-candy-store/|title=Melissa Joan Hart Opens a Candy Store|work=[[People (magazine)|People Magazine]]|date=May 30, 2009|access-date=March 6, 2019}}</ref> SweetHarts closed in December 2011 due to a lawsuit by a former employee alleging wrongful termination and racial discrimination, as well as other issues. Hart denied all of the employee's claims, and the case was dismissed in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://unicourt.com/case/ca-la2-shana-kharineh-vs-sweet-harts-et-al-270722|title=Shana Kharineh Vs Sweet Harts et al}}</ref> SweetHarts later reopened with new owners before closing permanently in 2015.<ref>{{cite news | author=Hunter, M.R. | title = Sweet Harts: Still Sweet & Open For Business | url = http://www.eyespyla.com/www/phlog.nsf/8682a96d363481e28825767c005eafd4/51ad2bb060906534882579c20058859f!OpenDocument | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150402165618/http://www.eyespyla.com/www/phlog.nsf/8682a96d363481e28825767c005eafd4/51ad2bb060906534882579c20058859f%21OpenDocument | url-status = usurped | archive-date = April 2, 2015 | publisher=eyeSpyLA|date=March 15, 2012|access-date=May 31, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | author = Marianne Garvey and Claudia Rosenbaum | title=Say It Ain't So, Sabrina—Melissa Joan Hart Sued for Racial Profiling?! | url= http://www.eonline.com/news/say_it_aint_sabrinamdashmelissa_joan/266950#ixzz1wVxk1Nga | publisher=E! Online | date= September 30, 2011 | access-date=May 31, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|author=SweetHarts|user=SweetHartsweets| title= It's with sadness that we announce the closing of Sweetharts on Dec. 23rd. All merchandise is 50% off so come by to say a final farwell.|number=144857757848317954|date=December 8, 2011 | access-date=May 31, 2012}}</ref>

In 2015, Hart and her husband started their own fashion line called King of Harts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wfsb.com/story/30260188/king-of-harts-by-melissa-joan-hart|title=King of Harts by Melissa Joan Hart|first=Skyler|last=Magnoli|access-date=November 13, 2015|archive-date=November 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117014338/http://www.wfsb.com/story/30260188/king-of-harts-by-melissa-joan-hart|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Personal life==
On July 19, 2003, Hart married musician [[Mark Wilkerson]], having met at the [[Kentucky Derby]] in May 2002.<ref name="wedding">{{cite web|url=https://www.countryliving.com/life/entertainment/a25336812/melissa-joan-hart-husband-mark-wilkerson/|title=Melissa Joan Hart Knew She Would Marry Husband Mark Wilkerson the Moment They Met|work=Country Living|first=Taysha|last=Murtaugh|date=November 30, 2018|access-date=February 11, 2019}}</ref> The preparations for the ceremony, which took place in [[Florence]], Italy, were documented in a television miniseries titled ''Tying the Knot'', produced by Hart's production company Hartbreak Films and aired on ABC Family. Hart and Wilkerson have three sons, Mason (born January 2006), Braydon (born March 2008), and Tucker (born September 2012).<ref name="babyboy">{{cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/its-a-boy-for-melissa-joan-hart/|title=It's a Boy for Melissa Joan Hart|work=People|first=Alison|last=Gee|date=January 11, 2006|access-date=February 11, 2019}}</ref><ref name="second son">{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/melissa-joan-hart-husband-welcome-baby-no-2/|title=Melissa Joan Hart & Husband Welcome Baby No. 2|work=People|first=Ulrica|last=Wihlborg|date=March 12, 2008|access-date=February 11, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/melissa-joan-hart-welcomes-son-tucker-mcfadden/|title=Melissa Joan Hart Welcomes Son Tucker McFadden|work=People|date=September 19, 2012|access-date=February 11, 2019}}</ref> They lived in [[Westport, Connecticut]], until 2019, when they moved to [[Lake Tahoe]] and then in 2020, they moved to [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://westport.patch.com/articles/melissa-joan-hart-explains-it-all |title=Melissa Joan Hart Explains It All |first=Ann |last=Quasarano |publisher=Westport Patch |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715051701/http://westport.patch.com/articles/melissa-joan-hart-explains-it-all |archive-date=July 15, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Lippe-Mcgraw|first=Jordi|title=Melissa Joan Hart Tells AD About Her Permanent Move to Her Lake Tahoe Vacation Home|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/melissa-joan-hart-lake-tahoe-vacation-home|access-date=2021-02-08|website=Architectural Digest|date=April 12, 2019|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Menza|first=Kaitlin|title=How I Travel: Melissa Joan Hart Tells Off Fellow Plane Passengers|url=https://www.cntraveler.com/story/how-i-travel-melissa-joan-hart|access-date=2021-02-08|website=Condé Nast Traveler|date=December 18, 2020|language=en-us}}</ref>

Hart and Wilkerson were featured in ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine's April 7, 2008 issue, introducing their second child Braydon.<ref name="brady">{{cite web|url=http://www.celebrity-babies.com/2008/03/introducing-bra.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080401000423/http://www.celebrity-babies.com/2008/03/introducing-bra.html|archive-date=April 1, 2008|title=Update: Introducing Braydon Hart Wilkerson|work=People Magazine|access-date=March 28, 2008}}</ref> Hart wrote a diary, including video entries, to document [[Toilet training|potty training]] her son, Mason, for [[Huggies Pull-Ups]] brand diapers.<ref name="melissajoanhart.ning.com" />

Hart and her family are [[Presbyterian]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Benjamin|last=Gill|url=https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/entertainment/2019/january/this-is-a-jesus-home-satans-not-welcome-here-how-melissa-joan-hart-went-from-teenage-witch-to-spiritual-warfare|title='This Is a Jesus Home, Satan's Not Welcome Here': How Melissa Joan Hart Went from 'Teenage Witch' to Spiritual Warfare|date=January 7, 2019|website=[[CBN News]]|language=en|access-date=December 20, 2019}}</ref> In an interview, she stated that they attend church every Sunday and pray every night and before every meal.<ref name="Christian">{{cite web|last=Cohn|first=Paulette|title=Melissa Joan Hart: The Celeb Mom's Weight Loss Secrets! : Celebrity Baby Updates : pregnancy and parenting on JustMommies|url=http://www.justmommies.com/celebrity-baby-updates/melissa-joan-hart-the-celeb-moms-weight-loss-secrets?page=0,1|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731153415/https://www.justmommies.com/celebrity-baby-updates/melissa-joan-hart-the-celeb-moms-weight-loss-secrets?page=0,1|archive-date=July 31, 2018|access-date=July 27, 2015|work=justmommies.com}}</ref>

Hart was near The Covenant School in Nashville when [[2023 Nashville school shooting|a mass shooting occurred there in March 2023]] and helped escort some of the fleeing children to safety.<ref name="Covenant">{{Cite web|first=Rose|last=Andy|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/29/entertainment/melissa-joan-hart-nashville-school-shooting/index.html|title=Actress Melissa Joan Hart describes helping children flee campus after Nashville school shooting|date=March 28, 2023|website=[[CNN]]|language=en|access-date=March 29, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|first=Banfield|last=Ashleigh|url=https://www.newsnationnow.com/banfield/melissa-joan-hart-helped-nashville-kids-escape-shooting/|title=AMelissa Joan Hart helped Nashville kids escape shooting|date=March 28, 2023|website=[[NewsNation]]|language=en|access-date=March 29, 2023}}</ref> She later recounted the experience on [[NewsNation]] and her social media accounts, while noting that she and her children were also in proximity to the [[Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting]] in 2012.<ref name = "Covenant" />

Hart has expressed her support for some [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] candidates, such as voting for [[Bob Dole]] during the [[1996 United States presidential election|1996 election]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/05/melissa-joan-hart-republicans-hollywood_n_4218426.html |title=Melissa Joan Hart: 'These Days I Find More Republicans In Hollywood' |work=[[Huffington Post]]| first=Cavan |last=Sieczkowski |date=November 5, 2013}}</ref> On November 5, 2012, the day before [[2012 United States presidential election|that year's Election Day]], she tweeted that she was endorsing [[Mitt Romney]] for president.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/05/melissa-joan-hart-romney-republican_n_2079329.html |title=Melissa Joan Hart & Mitt Romney? Actress Tweets Support For Republican Candidate | work=[[Huffington Post]]| first=Madeline |last=Boardman |date=November 5, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/31/melissa-joan-hart-romney_n_4181514.html |title=Melissa Joan Hart: Romney Tweet Led To 'Unbelievable' Hate | work=[[Huffington Post]]| first=Christopher |last=Rosen |date=October 31, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Dusten|last=Carlson|url=http://www.inquisitr.com/389847/melissa-joan-hart-tweets-romney-support-twitters-childhood-dies/|title=Melissa Joan Hart Tweets Romney Support, Twitter's Childhood Dies|website=[[The Inquisitr]]|date=November 6, 2012|access-date=November 15, 2012}}</ref> Hart has expressed support for increased [[gun control]], marching in a [[Moms Demand Action]] demonstration in Brooklyn in May 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/07/gun-control-march-new-york-julianne-moore?CMP=fb_us|title='Did a bunch of little kids get shot today?' Stars join march for 'gun sense'|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=May 9, 2016|access-date=May 9, 2016}}</ref> On August 16, 2016, in the run-up to [[2016 United States presidential election|that year's presidential election]], she donated to [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]] candidate [[Gary Johnson]]'s [[Gary Johnson 2016 presidential campaign|campaign]].<ref>[http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/gary-johnson-melissa-joan-hart/ Melissa Joan Hart Endorses Gary Johnson After Watching Online Video] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820101247/http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/gary-johnson-melissa-joan-hart/ |date=August 20, 2016 }}. The Libertarian Republic. August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.</ref> On August 28, 2016, she joined Johnson's campaign as its Connecticut chairperson.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/melissa-joan-hart-joins-gary-johnsons-campaign-as-connecticut-chairperson/|title=Melissa Joan Hart Joins Libertarian Gary Johnson's Presidential Campaign as Connecticut Chairperson|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|first=Lindsay|last=Kimble|date=September 27, 2016|access-date=March 6, 2019}}</ref> On August 21, 2023, she marched with Moms Demand Action in Nashville.

== Filmography ==
=== TV series ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan=2| 1985 || ''[[ABC Weekend Special]]'' || Cindy || Episode: "The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn"
|-
| ''[[Kane & Abel (miniseries)|Kane & Abel]]'' || Florentyna Rosnovski (age 7) || Credited as Melissa Hart
|-
| rowspan=3| 1986 || ''{{sortname|The|Equalizer|The Equalizer (1985 TV series)}}'' || Laura Moore || Episode: "[[The Equalizer (1985 TV series) season 1#ep17|Torn]]" (credited as Melissa Hart)
|-
| ''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]'' || Roller-Skater || Episode dated April 22
|-
| ''Christmas Snow'' || Amy || Television film
|-
| 1991–1994 || ''[[Clarissa Explains It All]]'' || Clarissa Darling || Lead role
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Nick Arcade (game show)|Nick Arcade]]'' || Herself || Episode: "Clarissa Explains It All Celebrity Special"
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Are You Afraid of the Dark?]]'' || Daphne || Episode: "The Tale of the Frozen Ghost"
|-
| rowspan=3| 1995 || ''Clarissa'' || Clarissa Darling || Unsold pilot (also known as Clarissa Now). Shown during Nickelodeon's  Big Help-A-Thon. 
|-
| ''[[Touched by an Angel]]'' || Claire Latham || Episode: "[[Touched by an Angel (season 2)|Angels on the Air]]"
|-
| ''[[Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare]]'' || Samantha || Television film
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Weinerville]]'' || Herself<br />Subway Passenger || Episodes: "The Weinerville Election Special"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://weinerville.com/about_us |title=Weinerville Productions LLC: About Us |access-date=October 26, 2010 |archive-date=February 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204143947/http://www.weinerville.com/about_us |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />"The Weinerville New Years Special: Lost In The Big Apple"
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (film)|Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]'' || [[Sabrina Spellman]] || Television film; served as the pilot for the TV series
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Twisted Desire]]'' || Jennifer Stanton || Television film
|-
| 1996–2003 || ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series)|Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]'' ||rowspan=5| Sabrina Spellman || Lead role; also producer, director
|-
| rowspan=6| 1997 || ''[[Clueless (TV series)|Clueless]]'' || Episode: "Mr. Wright"
|-
| ''[[Boy Meets World]]'' || Episode: "The Witches of Pennbrook"
|-
| ''[[You Wish (TV series)|You Wish]]'' || Episode: "Genie Without a Cause"
|-
| ''[[Teen Angel (1997 TV series)|Teen Angel]]'' || Episode: "One Dog Night"
|-
| data-sort-value="Right Connections, The" | ''[[The Right Connections]]'' || Melanie Cambridge || Television film
|-
| ''[[Two Came Back]]'' || Susan Clarkson || Television film
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'' || [[Saturn Girl]] (voice) || Episode: "New Kids in Town"<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Melissa Joan Hart (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Melissa-Joan-Hart/ |access-date=August 5, 2023 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
|-
| 1997–1998 || ''[[Moesha]]'' || Haley Dillard || Recurring role, later recast to Dru Mouser
|-
| 1998 ||data-sort-value="Zig and Zag Show, The" |  ''[[Zig and Zag (puppets)|The Zig and Zag Show]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLnJ2qH8ogc| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211029/GLnJ2qH8ogc| archive-date=2021-10-29|title=The Zig and Zag Show- Which Witch|last=doublezwynne|date=September 20, 2012|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> || Herself || 1 episode
|-
| 1998 || ''Silencing Mary'' || Mary Stuartson || Television film
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Sabrina Goes to Rome]]'' || Sabrina Spellman, Sophia || Television film
|-
| 1999 || ''[[That '70s Show]]'' || Mary || Episode: "Eric Gets Suspended"
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Sabrina: The Animated Series]]'' || [[Hilda Spellman]], [[Zelda Spellman]] (voice) || Main role<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Love, American Style]]'' || Annabelle || Television film
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Sabrina Down Under]]'' || Sabrina Spellman || Television film
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Just Shoot Me!]]'' || Krissy || Episode: "Fast Times at Finchmont High"
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Rent Control (2005 film)|Rent Control]]'' || Holly Washburn || Television film
|-
| 2003 || data-sort-value="Jamie Kennedy Experiment, The" | ''[[The Jamie Kennedy Experiment]]'' || rowspan=2| Herself || Episode dated March 20
|-
| 2004 || ''[[North Shore (2004 TV series)|North Shore]]'' || Episode: "Secret Service"
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' || Delia and Deidre Dennis / Dee Dee (voice) || Episode: "The Once and Future Thing, Part Two: Time, Warped"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2005, 2012 || ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' || Emily the Spy, Hilda Spellman, Sabrina Spellman (voice) || 2 episodes
|-
| 2006 || ''Dirtbags'' || Kate || Television film
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' || Sarah Trent || Episode: "Impulsive"
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Holiday in Handcuffs]]'' || Trudy Chandler || Television film
|-
| 2008 || ''Whispers and Lies AKA Secrets of Pine Cove'' || Jill Roperson || Television film
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]''|| Herself || Season 9 contestant
|-
| 2009 || ''[[My Fake Fiancé]]'' || Jennifer || Television film
|-
| 2010–2015 || ''[[Melissa & Joey]]''|| Mel Burke || Lead role (104 episodes); also executive producer, director
|-
| 2010 || ''[[When I Was 17]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1652747/20101120/story.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101122220649/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1652747/20101120/story.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 22, 2010 |title=Flo Rida, Alison Sweeney, Melissa Joan Hart Reminisce On 'When I Was 17' |first=Mawuse |last=Ziegbe |website=[[MTV]] |date=November 21, 2010 |access-date=November 21, 2010}}</ref> || Herself ||
|-
| 2014 || ''Motor City Masters'' || Herself/guest judge || Episode: "The Mother of All Design Challenges"
|-
| 2015 || data-sort-value="Mysteries of Laura, The" | ''[[The Mysteries of Laura]]'' || K.C. Moss || Episode: "The Mystery of the Deceased Documentarian"
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Celebrity Family Feud]]'' || Herself || Episode: "Melissa Joan Hart vs. [[Paul Sorvino]]"
|-
| 2016 || ''Broadcasting Christmas'' || Emily Morgan || Television film
|-
| 2017 || data-sort-value="Very Merry Toy Store, A" | ''A Very Merry Toy Store'' || Connie Forester || Television film
|-
| 2017 || data-sort-value="Watcher in the Woods, The" | ''[[The Watcher in the Woods (2017 film)|The Watcher in the Woods]]'' || || Television film
|-
| 2017–2018 || ''[[Pickle and Peanut]]'' || Herself || 2 episodes
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Bobcat Goldthwait's Misfits & Monsters]]'' || Mom || Episode: "The Goatman Cometh"
|-
| 2018 || data-sort-value="Very Nutty Christmas, A" | ''[[A Very Nutty Christmas]]'' || Kate Holiday || Television film
|-
| rowspan=4| 2019 || ''[[No Good Nick]]'' || Liz || Main role<ref name="Iannucci"/>
|-
| data-sort-value="Loud House, The" | ''[[The Loud House]]'' || Becca Chang (voice) || 3 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| data-sort-value="Goldbergs, The" | ''[[The Goldbergs (2013 TV series)|The Goldbergs]]'' || Elaine || 1 episode
|-
| ''Christmas Reservations'' || Holly Anderson<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/07/15/lifetime-28-christmas-movies-melissa-joan-hart-tia-mowry-hardrict/|title = Lifetime orders record 28 Christmas movies, Melissa Joan Hart and Tia Mowry-Hardrict among stars|magazine = [[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> || Television film
|-
| 2019–2022 || data-sort-value="Casagrandes, The" | ''[[The Casagrandes]]'' || Becca Chang (voice) || Recurring role<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2020 || ''Dear Christmas'' || Natalie || Television film
|-
| rowspan=3| 2021 || ''[[Hell's Kitchen (US TV series)|Hell's Kitchen]]'' || rowspan=2| Herself || Chef's table guest diner for the red team; Episode: "More Than a Sticky Situation"
|-
| ''[[Celebrity Wheel of Fortune]]'' || Episode: "Melissa Joan Hart, [[Tituss Burgess]] and [[Lacey Chabert]]"
Won $1,000,000 for Youth Villages
|-
| ''Mistletoe in Montana'' || Merry || Television film
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Dirty Little Secret (film)|Dirty Little Secret]]'' || Joanna || Television film
|-
| 2023 || data-sort-value="Masked Singer, The" | ''[[The Masked Singer (American TV series)|The Masked Singer]]'' || Herself/Lamp || Season 9 contestant
|-
| 2023 || ''[[Would You Kill for Me? The Mary Bailey Story]]'' || Ella || Television film
|-
| 2024 || data-sort-value="Bad Guardian, The" | ''[[The Bad Guardian]]'' || Leigh Delgado || Television film
|-
| 2025 || ''Killing the Competition'' || Elizabeth Fenwick || Television film
|}

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan=3|1998 || ''[[Silencing Mary]]'' || Mary Stuartson 
|-
| ''[[Can't Hardly Wait]]'' || Vicki, Yearbook Girl || Uncredited<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/dvdnews/Can-t-Wait-For-Can-t-Hardly-Wait-On-Blu-Ray-12332.html |title=Can't Wait For Can't Hardly Wait On Blu-Ray |first=Perri |last=Nemiroff |publisher=CinemaBlend.com |date=September 21, 2008 |access-date=November 23, 2010 |archive-date=November 13, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113071237/http://www.cinemablend.com/dvdnews/Can-t-Wait-For-Can-t-Hardly-Wait-On-Blu-Ray-12332.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blockbuster.com/gifts/catalog/movieDetails/118795 |title=Can't Hardly Wait (1998) |publisher=Blockbuster.com |access-date=November 23, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| data-sort-value="Emperor's New Clothes: An All-Star Illustrated Retelling of the Classic Fairy Tale, The" | ''The Emperor's New Clothes: An All-Star Illustrated Retelling of the Classic Fairy Tale'' || The Imperial Princess || Voice
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Drive Me Crazy]]'' || Nicole Maris ||
|-
| rowspan=3|2000 || ''Santa Mouse and the Ratdeer'' || Molly || Voice
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Specials|The Specials (2000 film)}}'' || Sunlight Grrrll  ||
|-
| ''[[Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker]]'' || Delia & Deidre Dennis / Dee Dee ||Voice<ref name="btva" />
|-
| rowspan=4|2001 || ''Backflash'' || C.J. || [[Direct-to-video]]
|-
| ''[[Recess: School's Out]]'' || Becky Detweiller || Voice<ref name="btva" />
|-
| data-sort-value="Voyage to Atlantis: The Lost Empire, The" | ''The Voyage to Atlantis: The Lost Empire'' || Herself || Short; spinoff of ''[[Atlantis: The Lost Empire]]''
|-
| ''[[Not Another Teen Movie]]'' || Slow Clapper's Instructor/Herself  || Uncredited
|-
| rowspan=2|2002 || ''Hold On'' || Herself || Short film
|-
| ''Jesus, Mary and Joey'' || Jackie ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Nine Dead]]'' || Kelly Murphy ||
|-
| 2011 || ''Satin'' || Lauren Wells ||
|-
| 2014 || ''Santa Con'' || Rose DeMarco ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[God's Not Dead 2]]'' || Grace Wesley ||
|-
| 2017 || ''CarGo'' || Cabigail || Voice<ref name="btva" />
|-
|}

===''Dancing with the Stars''===
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan=2 |Week#
! rowspan=2 |Dance / Song
! colspan=3 |Judge's scores
! rowspan=2 |Result
! rowspan=2 |Ref
|-
![[Carrie Ann Inaba|Inaba]]
![[Len Goodman|Goodman]]
![[Bruno Tonioli|Tonioli]]
|-
|1
|[[Viennese waltz|Viennese Waltz]] / "[[The Time of My Life (David Cook song)|The Time of My Life]]"
[[Cha-cha-cha (dance)|Cha-Cha-Cha]] Relay / "[[Centerfold (song)|Centerfold]]"
|6
Awarded
|6
6
|6
Points
|Safe
| rowspan=6|
|-
|2
|[[Jive (dance)|Jive]] / "[[Long Tall Sally]]"
|7
|6
|6
|Safe
|-
|3
|[[Samba]] / "[[Turn Me On (Kevin Lyttle song)|Turn Me On]]"
|6
|6
|7
|Safe
|-
|4
|[[Charleston (dance)|Charleston]] / "Charleston"
|9
|9
|10
|Safe
|-
|5
|[[Argentine tango|Argentine Tango]] / "Tango Barbaro"
Group [[Hustle (dance)|Hustle]] Dance / "[[The Hustle (song)|The Hustle]]"
|8<br />No
|8<br />Scores
|7<br />Given
|Safe
|-
|6
|[[Waltz]] / "[[Only One Road]]"<br />[[Mambo (dance)|Mambo]] Marathon / "Ran Kan Kan"
|7<br />Awarded
|7<br />4
|6<br />Points
|'''Eliminated'''
|}

=== Director ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! class="unsortable" | Note(s)
|-

| 2000–2003 || ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series)|Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]'' || 9 episodes 
|-
| 2000 || ''[[So Weird]]'' || Episode: "Snapshot"
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Taina (TV series)|Taina]]'' || Episode: "Bad Review"
|-
| 2005 || ''Mute'' || Short
|-
| 2012–2015 || ''[[Melissa & Joey]]'' || 6 episodes 
|-
| 2014 || data-sort-value="Santa Con, The" | ''The Santa Con'' || rowspan=2|Television film
|-
| 2017 || data-sort-value="Watcher in the Woods, The" | ''[[The Watcher in the Woods (2017 film)|The Watcher in the Woods]]'' 
|-
| 2018–2019 || data-sort-value="Goldbergs, The" | ''[[The Goldbergs (2013 TV series)|The Goldbergs]]'' || 3 episodes
|-
| 2020–2022 || ''[[Young Sheldon]]'' || 5 episodes
|-
| rowspan=4|2020 || data-sort-value="Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia, The" | ''[[The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia]]'' || Episode: "Hasta La Vista, Baby"
|-
 || ''[[Schooled (TV series)|Schooled]]'' || Episode: "Lainey's Mom"
|-
 | data-sort-value="Big Show Show, The" | ''[[The Big Show Show]]'' / ''Game On!: A Netflix Crossover Event'' || Episode: "The Big Games"
|-
 || ''Feliz NaviDAD'' || Television film
|-
| rowspan=2|2022 || ''[[iCarly (2021 TV series)|iCarly]]'' || 2 episodes
|-
| ''Santa Bootcamp'' || Television film
|}

=== Music videos ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Artist
! Notes
|-
| 1999 || "[[(You Drive Me) Crazy]]" || [[Britney Spears]] || Song was featured on ''[[Drive Me Crazy]]'' Soundtrack 
|-
| 2008 || "Anger Cage" || [[Course of Nature]] || Hart also has co-director credit
|}

== Audiobooks ==
* 2013: ''Melissa Explains It All: Tales from My Abnormally Normal Life'' (read by the author), Macmillan Audio, {{ISBN|978-1427232991}}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year !! Association !! Category !! Work !! Result !! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|1992
| rowspan=4|[[Young Artist Award]]
|[[13th Youth in Film Awards#Best Young Actress Starring in an Off-Prime Time or Cable Series|Best Young Actress Starring in an Off-Prime Time or Cable Series]]
| rowspan=4|''Clarissa Explains It All''
| rowspan=2 {{won}}
|<ref name="Young Artist Award 13">{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms13.htm |title=13th Annual Youth in Film Awards |access-date=April 25, 2013 |publisher=YoungArtistAwards.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110403132740/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms13.htm |archive-date=April 3, 2011 }}</ref>
|-
|1993
|[[14th Youth in Film Awards#Best Young Actress Starring in a Cable Series|Best Young Actress Starring in a Cable Series]]
|<ref name="Young Artist Awards 14">{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms14.htm |title=14th Annual Youth in Film Awards |access-date=April 25, 2013 |publisher=YoungArtistAwards.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217002739/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms14.htm |archive-date=February 17, 2011 }}</ref>
|-
|1994
|[[15th Youth in Film Awards#Best Youth Actress Leading Role in a Television Series|Best Youth Actress Leading Role in a Television Series]]
|{{nom}}
|<ref name="Young Artist Awards 15">{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms15.htm |title=15th Annual Youth in Film Awards |access-date=April 25, 2013 |publisher=YoungArtistAwards.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110403132553/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms15.htm |archive-date=April 3, 2011 }}</ref>
|-
|1995
|[[16th Youth in Film Awards#Best Youth Comedienne in a TV Show|Best Youth Comedienne in a TV Show]]
|{{won}}
|<ref name="Young Artist Awards 16">{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms16.htm |title=16th Annual Youth in Film Awards |access-date=April 25, 2013 |publisher=YoungArtistAwards.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820064811/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms16.htm |archive-date=August 20, 2010 }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=3|1997
|[[Saturn Awards]]
|Best Genre TV Actress
| rowspan=5|''Sabrina, the Teenage Witch''
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|Young Artist Award
|[[18th Youth in Film Awards#Best Performance in a TV Comedy: Leading Young Actress|Best Performance in a TV Comedy: Leading Young Actress]]
|{{won}}
|<ref name="Young Artist Awards 18">{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms18.htm |title=18th Annual Youth in Film Awards |access-date=April 25, 2013 |publisher=YoungArtistAwards.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402060451/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms18.htm |archive-date=April 2, 2011 }}</ref>
|-
|[[YoungStar Awards]]
|[[YoungStar Award#Second Annual YoungStar Awards|Best Young Actress in a Comedy TV Series]]
|{{nom}}
|<ref name="YoungStar Awards 1997">{{cite web|title=2nd Annual YoungStar Awards |url=http://www.allyourtv.com/awards/awardsyoungstar2nd.html |publisher=AllYourTV.com |access-date=April 25, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090801031733/http://www.allyourtv.com/awards/awardsyoungstar2nd.html |archive-date=August 1, 2009 }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=3|1998
|[[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award|Kids' Choice Awards]]
|[[1998 Kids' Choice Awards#Television|Favorite Television Actress]]
|rowspan=3 {{won}}
|<ref name="Kids' Choice Awards – All Winners">{{cite web|url=http://www.nick.com/kids-choice-awards/all-winners/|title=All Winners – Kids' Choice Awards|access-date=April 25, 2013|publisher=Nick.com}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2|Young Artist Award
|[[19th Youth in Film Awards#Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Leading Young Performer|Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Leading Young Performer]]
|rowspan=2|<ref name="Young Artist Awards 19">{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms19.htm |title=19th Annual Youth in Film Awards |access-date=April 25, 2013 |publisher=YoungArtistAwards.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716011935/http://youngartistawards.org/pastnoms19.htm |archive-date=July 16, 2015 }}</ref>
|-
|[[19th Youth in Film Awards#Best Performance in a TV Movie or Feature Film: Young Ensemble|Best Performance in a TV Movie or Feature Film: Young Ensemble]]
|''The Right Connections''
|-
| rowspan=2|1999
|[[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards]]
|[[1999 Kids' Choice Awards#Television|Favorite Television Actress]]
| rowspan=2|''Sabrina, the Teenage Witch''
|rowspan=2 {{nom}}
|
|-
|[[Teen Choice Awards]]
|Choice TV Actress
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2000
|rowspan=5|Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
|[[2000 Kids' Choice Awards#Movies|Favorite Movie Actress]]
|''Drive Me Crazy''
|{{won}}
|<ref name="Kids' Choice Awards – All Winners" />
|-
|[[2000 Kids' Choice Awards#Television|Favorite Television Actress]]
| rowspan=4| ''Sabrina, the Teenage Witch''
|rowspan=4 {{nom}}
|
|-
|2001
|[[2001 Kids' Choice Awards#Television|Favorite Television Actress]]
|
|-
|2002
|[[2002 Kids' Choice Awards#Television|Favorite Television Actress]]
|
|-
|2003
|[[2003 Kids' Choice Awards#Television|Favorite Television Actress]]
|
|-
|2013
|Young Artist Award
|[[34th Young Artist Awards#Special Awards|Former Child Star Lifetime Achievement Award]]
|''Clarissa Explains It All'' & <br />''Sabrina, the Teenage Witch''
|{{included|Honored}}
|<ref name="Young Artist Awards 34">{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms34.html |title=34th Annual Young Artist Awards |access-date=April 25, 2013 |publisher=YoungArtistAwards.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403013454/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms34.html |archive-date=April 3, 2013 }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2|2015
| rowspan=2|[[Women's Image Network Awards#The Women's Image Awards 17|Women's Image Network Awards]]
| Outstanding Actress Comedy Series
| ''Melissa & Joey'' (episode: "Be The Bigger Person")
|rowspan=2 {{nom}}
|
|-
|  Outstanding Film Directed by a Woman
| ''Santa Con''
|
|-
|2017
|MovieGuide Awards
|[[Movieguide Grace Award for Most Inspiring Performance|Grace Award for Movies]] - Actress Category
|God's Not Dead 2
|{{Won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Winners Archives |url=https://movieguideawards.com/category/winners/ |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=Movieguide® Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Melissa Joan Hart}}
* [http://www.hartbreak.com/ Hartbreak Films]
* {{IMDb name|4997}}
* {{IBDB name}}
* {{iobdb name|9300}}

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