Melissa Ellen Gilbert (born May 8, 1964) is an American actress. 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 with Valerie Harper.

Gilbert is married to Bruce Boxleitner. She is the older half-sister of Roseanne star Sara Gilbert. She named her son after Michael Landon, her mentor on Little House.

External links

• Official website of Melissa Gilbert & Bruce Boxleitner
• IMDb entry on Gilbert