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Melissa Joan Hart was a massive star in the 1990s with her TV shows Clarissa Sabrina The Teenage Witch.
The fame helped her land a sexy 1999 cover of the lad magazine Maxim.
Next came her sitcom Melissa & Joey with pal Joey Lawrence. The New York native went on to appear in the hit film Drive Me Crazy.
And she even competed on .
Hart has been able to maintain her natural good looks as she heads toward 50 in April: The blonde sizzled in a silver gown earlier this month at 's 7th Annual Jam For Janie viewing party at Hollywood Palladium, which supports Janie's Fund.
See what she looks like now at 49.
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Melissa Joan Hart was a massive star in the 1990s with her TV shows Clarissa Explains It All and Sabrina The Teenage Witch. The fame helped her land a sexy 1999 cover of the lad magazine Maxim
The beauty will turn 50-years-old in April, and she still looks fabulous; seen in the 1990s
Earlier this month Hart said she appreciates how being a child star set her up for life at a young age.
However, the actress - who shot to fame aged 15 after landing the lead role of Clarissa Darling in the Nickelodeon 1990s teen sitcom, Clarissa Explains It All - did not like how growing up on TV sets held her back socially.
The thespian told People: 'I think it gave me a good work ethic. I think it helped me kind of grow up quickly, learn some things about myself in the world, take care of myself and but also, in that way, it kind of stunted my growth in other ways, socially.'
However, Melissa has zero regrets because her parents - producer Paula Hart, 69, and 73-year-old actor William Hart - ensured that she did not miss out on childhood and was brought up with a sense of normalcy.
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The star - who cemented her 1990s teen icon status by starring as the lead character Sabrina Spellman in the ABC fantasy sitcom, Sabrina the Teenage Witch - said: 'I pretty much had a normal childhood, even though I was acting since I was four. So I don't regret anything.
'I think my family did a really good job … I was in Girl Scouts, and we would go on family ski trips and things like that. So there was a lot of normal mixed up with this weird, crazy world.'
Seen in an early episode of Sabrina the Teen Witch
Hart (R) at the Drive Me Crazy movie premiere in 1999 with pop star Britney Spears (L)
Seen getting married on Sabrina The Teenaged Witch
Pictured on the red carpet in the 1990s in a crop top and jeans
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The star looked fabulous in a slinky dress at Steve Tyler's 7th Annual Jam for Janie Grammy Viewing Party at Hollywood Palladium on February 1 in Hollywood
Hart - who was educated via on-set tutoring, which she insisted was never isolating - added: 'I went to my boyfriend's prom. It wasn't my prom, but I did get to go to a prom to witness that. So I had some moments.'
The star - who graduated on-set at Nickelodeon - revealed that her three sons, Mason, 20, Braydon, 17, and Tucker, 13, whom she has with her 49-year-old husband, musician Mark Wilkerson, have not followed in their mom's showbiz footsteps.
She said that Mason is a pilot, and Braydon is thinking about joining the trades after he has completed college.
She added: 'If they ever showed any entrance interest, it was for the wrong reasons. It was for money and fame. It wasn't because they love the craft.'
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