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Melissa Joan Catherine Hart (born April 18, 1976) is an American actress, writer, television director, television producer, singer and businesswoman. Hart is perhaps best known for her title roles in the television series Clarissa Explains It All (1991–1994) the live action version of Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996–2003), and Melissa & Joey (2010–present) Hart's career has mixed movie work with television including appearances in the popular TV shows Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and That '70s Show. Hart is married to musician Mark Wilkerson since 2003; together, they have two... MORE

Melissa Joan Catherine Hart (born April 18, 1976) is an American actress, writer, television director, television producer, singer and businesswoman. Hart is perhaps best known for her title roles in the television series Clarissa Explains It All (1991–1994) the live action version of Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996–2003), and Melissa & Joey (2010–present) Hart's career has mixed movie work with television including appearances in the popular TV shows Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and That '70s Show. Hart is married to musician Mark Wilkerson since 2003; together, they have two children. Hart was born on April 18, 1976 in Smithtown, New York, on Long Island, the daughter of Paula, a producer and talent manager, and William Hart, a shellfish purveyor, clam hatchery worker, and entrepreneur. She grew up in Sayville, New York. Her stepfather (since 1994) is television executive Leslie Gilliams, and her stepmother is Lisa Hart. Hart was named after the Allman Brothers song "Melissa", while her middle name, Joan, came from her maternal grandmother. She chose Catherine as her confirmation name when she was in the eighth grade. Hart is the eldest of eight children with six sisters, LESS