Birthday: April 18, 1976.
Birthplace: Long Island, N.Y.
Occupation: Actress.
Current homes: New Jersey and Manhattan.
Marital status: Single.
Cars: A dark green 1993 Jeep and a silver 1995 Toyota.
Working on: "Twisted Desire," an NBC-TV movie that airs on May 13. I'll be
covering the presidential election for Nickelodeon. And "Sabrina the Teenage
Witch" will be an ABC-TV series in the fall.
The last good movie I saw: "If Lucy Fell."
The books I've been reading: All of Jane Austen's novels.
Favorite pigout food: Black olive pizza.
Prized possession: A music box that my grandmother used to play to put me
to sleep.
Personal hero: Shirley Temple.
Nobody knows I'm: A big drama queen.
I wish I could stop: Being so sarcastic.
I'm better than anyone else when it comes to: Taking care of little kids.
My fantasy is: I'm on a deserted island with my family and we're like the
Swiss Family Robinson, building a little hut and looking for food.
People who knew me in high school thought I was: A dork. Everyone changed
when they got to high school except me. I still dressed like a kid. I wasn't
into music or fashion.
My most irrational act: In 5th grade I broke a thermometer and didn't tell
the teacher. I've always felt guilty.
The best time of my life: One weekend when my family went canoeing and
camping.
The worst time of my life: When I had strep throat but I had to work
anyway.
If I wasn't an actress, I'd be: Going to college, thinking about a career.
Major accomplishment: Teaching dance to little kids and starring on
"Clarissa Explains It All."
Most humbling experience: Having the kids tell me I was a has-been in high
school.
Three words that best describe me: Creative, independent and wired.
PHOTO (color): (Melissa Joan Hart.)