Melissa Gilbert

Melissa Ellen Gilbert (born May 8, 1964 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress of Jewish descent. As a former child actor, she is best known for her role of Laura Ingalls on the television series Little House on the Prairie and for her term as president of the Screen Actors Guild which she won after a bitter election contest in which she ultimately beat her opponent Valerie Harper after a revote 21,351 votes to 12,613 votes. In July 2005, she announced that she would not seek a third term as president of the Screen Actors Guild. She was succeeded by Alan Rosenberg who formally assumed the office of Guild president on September 25

External links

• Official website of Melissa Gilbert & Bruce Boxleitner
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• Prairie star wins union race
• Actors Guild president steps down