Overview

• On July 8 podcast with Patrick Labyorteaux Gilbert said people expected her to embody her childhood character well into her 40s and she learned to use that surprise to her advantage.
• She praised Michael Landon for fostering a supportive set environment and credited his guidance with helping child actors deliver authentic performances.
• Gilbert recounted moving to New York City at age 22 completely unprepared for adult responsibilities and learning everyday tasks on a $700 weekly salary.
• She revealed that her birth parents ran off together, conceived her on a motorcycle trip in the desert, then married and placed her as their seventh child.
• Gilbert described how her biological father recognized her instantly from Little House on the Prairie when they first spoke, deepening her connection to her birth family.