Nowadays, at 59, she’s living her best life with husband and their big family of 14!  The girl’s name is in the comments below. 

Melissa Gilbert was adopted into a carefully crafted story, but her real beginnings were far humbler. Learning later that her adoptive father died by suicide reshaped her life, inspiring forgiveness and advocacy for mental health. Today, she embraces a family-filled life she chose herself, living the story she finally controls.