Drew Barrymore taught her the backstroke in Mississippi, in 1985.

Was born at 1:30 p.m. on Easter Sunday.

She tap danced with Dick Van Dyke.

Has a lazy eyelid that causes her right eye not to open as wide as her left eye.

She love Audrey Hepburn and Shirley Temple, and collect their memorabilia.

Was born without the teeth on either side of her two front teeth, a condition that was fixed in 1993.

Auditioned for a role in Eyes Wide Shut (1999).

Full name is Melissa Joan Catherine Hart: "Melissa" from the The Allman Brothers Band song, "Joan" from her maternal grandmother, "Catherine" is the name she chose herself as her confirmation name.

Melissa Joan Hart is her real original birth name (not a stage name).

She has always wanted to be a dancer and took many ballet/tap/etc classes as a child.

If she didn't act or direct she would love to be a party planner.

Can recite pi to 341 digits.

She has three dogs: Pelé, Halleakala, and Cooper.

Plays in the clip "You Drive Me Crazy" from Britney Spears.

Is vice-president of Hartbreak Films, a production company she runs with her mother, Paula Hart and step-father, Leslie Gilliams.