Why Melissa Joan Hart Won't Limit Herself to Christian Roles Despite Faith - The Maravi Post

Melissa Joan Hart is proud of her faith -- but has good reason for not limiting herself to Christian-based films.

"When I did [the 2015 movie] God's Not Dead 2, a lot of people asked me, 'Are you going to only do Christian roles now?' And I was like, 'But what does that look like?' Because, you know, in the story of Jesus, someone plays Judas," Hart, 49, exclusively told Us Weekly while discussing her partnership with Ancestry.com.

"As an actor, I like to explore all the different reasons why people do things for good or for bad," she continued, "I've played evil [people], I've played hoarders, and I just love diving into the psychology of, 'Why would someone do that? Let me discover why, and then let me try to portray it as honestly as possible.' And I think that goes across the board in everything."

Hart explained that she doesn't "necessarily look to play roles that are Christian," and is instead interested in finding new ways to tell a "human story." The star of legendary sitcoms like Clarissa Explains It All, Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Melissa & Joey, she has also always been drawn to comedy -- and is more than willing to put herself out there in "funny" or "inappropriate" situations, pending there's a moral baseline to go along with it.

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"As long as there's the proper amount of punishment and goodness coming out of people, then it's OK," she said. "It's OK to play certain roles, as long as there are repercussions for certain behaviors, and then there are rewards for being a good person."

There are, however, certain parameters for her career choices when it comes to how those decisions may reflect on her family. The eldest of eight kids, Hart said she's always prioritized making sure her siblings will feel "proud" of what she's doing, which ensured her children would one day feel the same. (Hart and husband Mark Wilkerson share three kids: sons Mason, 19, Brady, 17, and Tucker, 12.)