Emily Anne Hart is an American former actress. She is the younger sister of actress

Melissa Joan Hart Melissa Joan Hart (born April 18, 1976) is an American actress, producer, and director. She had starring roles as the title characters in the sitcoms '' Clarissa Explains It All'' (1991–1994), ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' (1996–2003), and '' ...

and is best known for her roles as

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in '' Sabrina: The Animated Series'' and Amanda Wiccan in ''

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''.

Biography

Hart is a daughter of television producer Paula Hart (née Voje) and William Hart, a businessman. She has six sisters (three of whom are half-sisters) and one brother. Her stepfather (since 1994) is television executive Leslie Gilliams, who competed on Season 5 of the American version of ''

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'' in 2014, finishing in 3rd place. Her older siblings Melissa, Trisha, Elizabeth, and Brian Hart have all been in

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to varying degrees, as have younger half-sisters Alexandra Gilliams, Samantha Gilliams, and Mackenzie Hart. Hart started acting influenced by her older sister Melissa. In 1994, she played Tommy, Age 4 in the Broadway production of

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. In 1998, she won a

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for her role in the

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'' The Right Connections''. She was also nominated that year for a guest appearance on the series ''Sabrina, the Teenage Witch'', in which her sister Melissa Joan Hart starred. A later episode of that series, entitled "Witchright Hall", served as a

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for a possible

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series starring Hart as Sabrina's younger cousin Amanda, but the show was not picked up by

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. In 1999, Hart was cast in the title role of ''Sabrina: The Animated Series'' while her older sister Melissa co-starred as

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and

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, for which she was nominated for Young Artist Awards in 2000 and 2001, winning the second of the two. Also in 2001, Hart starred as the teen-aged

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in the TV movie '' Child Star: The Story of Shirley Temple''. In 2003, she won another Young Artist Award for a guest appearance on the series ''Sabrina, the Teenage Witch''. In 2005, Hart starred in a short film ''Mute'', directed by her older sister Melissa. In 2008 she played York in the horror thriller film ''

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'' released in 2009/2010, which also featured her older sister Melissa. She was the narrator for the 2016 audio book of ''Things I Can't Explain: A Clarissa Novel''.Things I Can't Explain: A Clarissa Novel
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Personal life

In September 2013, Hart married Alex Madar. They have two sons.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

Awards and nominations

References

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