Then And Now: 70’s Child Stars And What’s Keeping Them Busy These Days

Published on 09/06/2020
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Linda Blair – Now

Throughout the 1980s, Blair appeared in some low-budget horror as well as exploitation films, including Hell Night, Savage Streets, and Chained Heat. In the 1990 comedy Repossessed, she made fun of her roots in horror films, and she had a cameo in the well-known film Scream in 1996. In addition, she has been on the stage (via Grease) and on BBC TV for the show L.A. 7. Blair hosted the Fox Family show Scariest Places on Earth from 2000 to 2006, and she had a guest appearance on the people’s favorite Supernatural.

Linda Blair - Now

Linda Blair – Now

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Melissa Gilbert – Then

Melissa Ellen Gilbert began her career in the late ‘60s and continued to be a child actress in the early ‘70s. She was in several commercials and had guest-starring roles on TV shows. Her big break was landing the part of Laura Ingalls Wilder on Little House on the Prairie, the hit NBC show. Melissa starred on the TV series from 1974 to 1984, and while doing this, she appeared in TV movies as well, including The Diary of Anne Frank and The Miracle Worker.

Melissa Gilbert - Then

Melissa Gilbert – Then

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