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Fans shocked as Sabrina the Teenage Witch star Melissa Joan Hart plays gran in new role

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Published 12:34 19 Dec 2023 GMT

Fans shocked as Sabrina the Teenage Witch star Melissa Joan Hart plays gran in new role

"Melissa Joan Hart is four years older than me and getting cast as a grandma so I just need to lie down for a minute..."

Jess Hardiman

Jess Hardiman

Fans have been left shocked after spotting Sabrina the Teenage Witch star Melissa Joan Hart recently played a grandmother in a new role. Yes, a GRANDMOTHER.

Feel old yet? Because you’re damn well about to:

Hart has been a TV staple since the early 1990s, having risen to mainstream fame at the titular character on Clarissa Explains It All.

After a decent stint on Sabrina the Teenage Witch – a seven-year stint, to be precise – the actor went on to land numerous rom-com roles and one of the starring roles in sitcom Melissa and Joey.

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Fast forward to today, and 47-year-old Hart has unveiled her latest role, and it’s one that has taken people by surprise, as she’s playing a grandmother.

Executive produced by Hart, Would You Kill for Me? The Mary Bailey Story is a Lifetime film that premiered on 28 October.

Melissa Joan Hart in Would You Kill for Me? The Mary Bailey Story.
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A synopsis reads: “The Lifetime original movie is based on the real-life experiences of Mary Elizabeth Bailey, author of My Mother's Soldier, whom at 11 years-old, was forced to do the unthinkable.

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“Told through three different perspectives, Would You Kill for Me? The Mary Bailey Story follows the volatile relationship between three generations of women - Ella (Hart), her daughter Veronica (Olivia Scriven), and her granddaughter Mary (Presley Allard) whom she raises for Veronica.

“After Veronica becomes deeply entangled with Willard (Connor McMahon), the lives of all three women take a turn for the worse when Willard becomes increasingly abusive.

She plays grandmother Ella.
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“Veronica suffers a deep betrayal when her best friend Susan (Celina ‘Spookyboo’ Myers), becomes pregnant with Willard’s child, further complicating their toxic relationship - leaving Ella, Mary and her half-brother Sammy at the mercy of Willard’s rampages.

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“The family fears for their lives, culminating in one horrific night when Willard is shot dead… but the identity of who pulled the trigger is not revealed till the very end.”

Many fans were stunned to see who Hart was playing, having previously associated her with teen roles like Clarissa and Sabrina for so many years.

One tweeted: “Melissa Joan Hart as a GRANDMA?!?! I am not okay.”

The film came out a couple of months ago.
Lifetime

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Someone else said: “Whoever just put a clip of Melissa Joan Hart playing a grandma in a hallmark movie on my timeline: I hope you fall madly in love with someone who has chronic night sweats.”

A third wrote: “Well, Melissa Joan Hart is now being cast as a grandma… ugh. That’s enough internet for today.”

A fourth added: “Melissa Joan Hart is four years older than me and getting cast as a grandma so I just need to lie down for a minute.”

Featured Image Credit: Lifetime/ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images

Topics: TV And Film

Jess Hardiman
Jess Hardiman

Jess is Entertainment Desk Lead at LADbible Group. She graduated from Manchester University with a degree in Film Studies, English Language and Linguistics. You can contact Jess at [email protected].

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