Melissa Gilbert

Sara Gilbert of "The Talk" is engaged to Linda Perry, her girlfriend of more than a year, the co-host announced Monday on the show. The proposal, which was elaborate, is best captured by the notoriously shy Gilbert herself, who shares the event in the video down below -- definitely worth watching to hear all the intricacies. Be warned: It involves a love song, a breakup song, a picnic, a guitarist, a daydream, a string section and horns, T-shirts, moms, friends and musician John Waite.

Sara Gilbert of "The Talk" is engaged to Linda Perry, her girlfriend of more than a year, the co-host announced Monday on the show. The proposal, which was elaborate, is best captured by the notoriously shy Gilbert herself, who shares the event in the video down below -- definitely worth watching to hear all the intricacies. Be warned: It involves a love song, a breakup song, a picnic, a guitarist, a daydream, a string section and horns, T-shirts, moms, friends and musician John Waite.

Melissa Gilbert is engaged, and she's keeping it in the TV-star family: The groom-to-be is Timothy Busfield, formerly of "thirtysomething" and "The West Wing. " The two are engaged, "and both are incredibly happy," a representative of Gilbert confirmed to People on Tuesday. "They've known each other for quite some time, as their paths have crossed off-and-on over the past 20 years," a source told Us Weekly , which first reported the news. They got engaged over the holidays, said the source, and celebrated the occasion Monday at Mr. Chow restaurant in Beverly Hills.

Melissa Gilbert is engaged, and she's keeping it in the TV-star family: The groom-to-be is Timothy Busfield, formerly of "thirtysomething" and "The West Wing. " The two are engaged, "and both are incredibly happy," a representative of Gilbert confirmed to People on Tuesday. "They've known each other for quite some time, as their paths have crossed off-and-on over the past 20 years," a source told Us Weekly , which first reported the news. They got engaged over the holidays, said the source, and celebrated the occasion Monday at Mr. Chow restaurant in Beverly Hills.

Melissa Gilbert may have been eliminated from “Dancing With the Stars” on Tuesday night, but she went out on a hot note - apparently mirroring her working relationship with dance pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy. “We talked about how some people are opposites, they're like oil and water … ,” she told “Access Hollywood” after the show, but “we were just fire and fire all the time.” “With us, you had no idea what was happening,” Chmerkovskiy told “Access,” saying he'd enjoyed their roller coaster of a season.

Actress Melissa Gilbert late Friday won a contentious election for president of the Screen Actors Guild, defeating veteran television star Valerie Harper in a bitter contest that underscored the deep divisions plaguing the union.

Actress Melissa Gilbert , who made her mark as a child star on "Little House on the Prairie" starting in the mid-1970s, has listed her Tarzana home for sale at $1,195,000. The gated compound of more than a third of an acre sits at the end of a cul-de-sac. The 4,609-square-foot ranch-style house, built in 1955, includes five bedrooms and 4 1/2 bathrooms. The upstairs master suite, with vaulted ceilings and a balcony, overlooks the swimming pool. A separate 1,309-square-foot guest quarters contains open living space, a kitchenette, a bedroom and a bathroom.

When she was 20, Melissa Gilbert wanted the world to know she was no longer the pigtailed pixie Laura Ingalls of "Little House on the Prairie." "That is when I really wanted to be a woman," stresses Gilbert, 28. "I was dating and had a steady boyfriend (actor Rob Lowe). I was seen out and about town. I wanted people to see me as an adult. I forced that issue." What she didn't realize then, Gilbert says, was that it was "inevitable" people would see her as a woman.

The plot features backbiting, conspiracy theories, accusations of cronyism, lies and corruption, even one celebrity calling another "a slug." All the makings of a good Hollywood drama, maybe even a prime-time soap. But this bit of reality TV comes to you via the Screen Actors Guild, Hollywood's biggest and most dysfunctional labor guild. Today, for the second time in five months, it will select a new president.

Actress Melissa Gilbert announced Wednesday that she plans to run for president of the Screen Actors Guild, vowing to end the bitter infighting plaguing Hollywood's main acting union. Best known as a star of the 1970s TV drama "Little House on the Prairie" as well as numerous TV movies, Gilbert, 37, said she wants to end the personal agendas and attacks bogging down the 98,000-member union. "There are no sides here. We're all members of the same union," she said.

Melissa Gilbert may have been eliminated from “Dancing With the Stars” on Tuesday night, but she went out on a hot note - apparently mirroring her working relationship with dance pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy. “We talked about how some people are opposites, they're like oil and water … ,” she told “Access Hollywood” after the show, but “we were just fire and fire all the time.” “With us, you had no idea what was happening,” Chmerkovskiy told “Access,” saying he'd enjoyed their roller coaster of a season.

Actress Melissa Gilbert , who made her mark as a child star on "Little House on the Prairie" starting in the mid-1970s, has listed her Tarzana home for sale at $1,195,000. The gated compound of more than a third of an acre sits at the end of a cul-de-sac. The 4,609-square-foot ranch-style house, built in 1955, includes five bedrooms and 4 1/2 bathrooms. The upstairs master suite, with vaulted ceilings and a balcony, overlooks the swimming pool. A separate 1,309-square-foot guest quarters contains open living space, a kitchenette, a bedroom and a bathroom.

Casting has begun for one of the most thankless roles in Hollywood: president of the Screen Actors Guild. Tired of infighting and what she called an "untenable" situation, actress Melissa Gilbert said Thursday that she wouldn't seek a third term as SAG president. Her departure sets the stage for what history suggests could be another contentious battle for control of Hollywood's biggest and, many say, most dysfunctional union.

Actress Melissa Gilbert on Tuesday won a starring role as president of the Screen Actors Guild for the second time, a victory for a less strident wing of the 118,000-member union. The election comes as SAG is on the verge of forging a new three-year contract with advertisers that could be announced as early as today. SAG and advertisers started formal negotiations only Tuesday, although union and company representatives have been crafting a deal behind the scenes the last few weeks.

Oscar-nominated actor James Cromwell and "ER" star Noah Wyle were the top vote-getters as members of the Screen Actors Guild elected 46 directors to its national board in results tilting heavily toward candidates supporting the moderate regime of President Melissa Gilbert. The election, results of which were unveiled early Tuesday, is part of a reorganization that involves cutting the union's 107-member board by more than one-third.

After trouncing fellow 1970s TV star Valerie Harper on Saturday in balloting for president of the Screen Actors Guild, actress Melissa Gilbert now faces the daunting task of trying to heal a union whose bitter election mirrored its chronic infighting. Gilbert, whose election in November was nullified because of alleged election irregularities, received 21,351 votes, or 56.6%, in the rerun election, compared with Harper's 12,613, or 33.4%. The turnout was a record for a SAG presidential race.

After trouncing fellow 1970s TV star Valerie Harper on Saturday in balloting for president of the Screen Actors Guild, actress Melissa Gilbert now faces the daunting task of trying to heal a union whose bitter election mirrored its chronic infighting. Gilbert, whose election in November was nullified because of alleged election irregularities, received 21,351 votes, or 56.6%, in the rerun election, compared with Harper's 12,613, or 33.4%. The turnout was a record for a SAG presidential race.

Actress Melissa Gilbert plans to run for reelection in November as president of the Screen Actors Guild, joined by actor James Cromwell as a candidate for secretary-treasurer. Wednesday's announcement came after a Gilbert-backed plan to fold SAG into a new super union along with the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists narrowly failed, despite receiving 58% approval from SAG members. The plan needed 60% to pass.

The plot features backbiting, conspiracy theories, accusations of cronyism, lies and corruption, even one celebrity calling another "a slug." All the makings of a good Hollywood drama, maybe even a prime-time soap. But this bit of reality TV comes to you via the Screen Actors Guild, Hollywood's biggest and most dysfunctional labor guild. Today, for the second time in five months, it will select a new president.