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Sarah Chalke
Chalke in December 2008
Born (1976-08-27) August 27, 1976 (age 48)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Other namesSarah Louise Christine Chalke
Sarah Cassandra Chalke
OccupationActress
Years active1984–present
Parent(s)Douglas and Angie Chalke

Sarah Chalke (/[invalid input: 'icon']ˈtʃɔːk/; born August 27, 1976) is a German Canadian actress known for portraying Dr. Elliot Reid on the NBC/ABC comedy Scrubs, "Second Becky" Conner Healy on Roseanne, and Stella Zinman in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother.[1] She most recently starred in the CBS sitcom Mad Love, which aired during the spring of 2011. As of 2012, she is now guest-starring in ABC's sitcom Cougar Town.

Early life

Chalke was born in Ottawa, Ontario, and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is the middle of the three daughters of Douglas and Angie Chalke. Her mother is originally from Rostock, Germany, her maternal grandmother from Hamburg. According to a Scrubs commentary track, she used to attend the German school in her hometown twice a week. Her first language is English, but she speaks German fluently and French fairly well; this was incorporated into her Scrubs character, Elliot Reid, who also speaks German and French at the same skill levels. Chalke graduated from Handsworth Secondary School in North Vancouver in 1994.

Career

Chalke's acting career began at the age of eight when she began appearing in musical theatre productions. At 12, she became a reporter on the Canadian children's show KidZone. In 1993, she took over the role of Rebecca Conner-Healy on Roseanne after Lecy Goranson left the series; she made a cameo appearance as a different character in the Roseanne episode "Halloween: The Final Chapter" (#178, originally aired October 31, 1995). She returned briefly to Canada where she starred in the CBC Television drama Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998–1999).

In 2001, she was cast as Dr. Elliot Reid in the NBC comedy series Scrubs. She has appeared in several feature films, including Ernest Goes to School and Cake. She appeared in Channel 101's The 'Bu with The Lonely Island, a parody of the hit show The O.C., but was credited as "Pamela Fenton". In 2007, she appeared as a supporting character in Chaos Theory, which starred fellow Canadian Ryan Reynolds. In 2008, Chalke became the spokesperson for a line of women's underwear by Hanes that included a series of commercials directed by her Scrubs co-star Zach Braff.[2][3] In 2008 and 2009 she made appearances in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother as Stella Zinman. In the spring of 2011, she starred in the CBS television series Mad Love, a romantic comedy which debuted as a midseason replacement and was cancelled after only one season was produced.[4] Chalke has been signed by former Scrubs, and current Cougar Town executive producer, Bill Lawrence to play a love interest in the series Cougar Town. She is set to appear in multiple episodes.[5]

Activism

Chalke lost her aunt and grandmother to breast cancer that was undiagnosed while in its early stages. Chalke has since encouraged breast cancer detection and prevention, and starred in the Lifetime movie Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy.[6] She is an ambassador for the Audrey Hepburn Children's Foundation. Chalke also made an appearance in a short video parodying the National Organization for Marriage's "Gathering Storm" advertisement opposing same-sex marriage.[7] She is also the 2009 ambassador for the Susan G. Komen Passionately Pink for the Cure(R) program, for which she also designed a T-shirt.[8]

Personal life

She is engaged to lawyer Jamie Afifi, with whom she has a son, Charlie Rhodes Afifi, born December 24, 2009.[9][10]

Her father is a lawyer in private practice in Vancouver. Her parents operate an adoption agency that specializes in placing foreign orphans (primarily Chinese) with Canadian families. Her elder sister Natasha is also a lawyer, and she has a younger sister named Piper.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1994 Ernest Goes to School Maisy
1999 All Shook Up Katy Dudston
2000 Spin Cycle Tess
2000 Cinderella: Single Again Cinderella
2001 Kill Me Later Linda
2001 XCU: Extreme Close Up Jane Bennett
2005 Alchemy Samantha Rose
2005 Cake Jane
2007 Chaos Theory Paula Crowe
2007 Mama's Boy Maya
2008 Prop 8: The Musical Scary Catholic School Girls From Hell Short film
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1992 City Boy Angelica TV film
1993 Neon Rider Annie 1 episode
1993 The Odyssey Estate Agent 1 episode
1993 Relentless: Mind of a Killer Carrie TV film
1993 Woman on the Ledge Elizabeth TV film
1993–1997 Roseanne Becky Conner-Healy Main role; 70 episodes
1994 Beyond Obsession Laura Sawyer TV film
1996 Robin of Locksley Marion Fitzwater TV film
1996 Dead Ahead Heather Loch TV film
1996 Stand Against Fear Krista Wilson TV film
1997 Daughters Annie Morrell TV film
1997 A Child's Wish Melinda TV film
1997 Dying to Belong Drea Davenport TV film
1997 Dead Man's Gun Murial Jakes 1 episode
1998 I've Been Waiting for You Sarah Zoltanne TV film
1999 Y2K Myra Soljev TV film
1999 First Wave Chloe Wells 1 episode
1999–2000 Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy Gloria Hobson Main role; 23 episodes
2001–2010 Scrubs Dr. Elliot Reid Main role; 173 episodes
2002 It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie Dr. Elliot Reid TV film
2002–2003 Clone High Marie Antoinette 4 episodes
2006 Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy Geralyn Lucas TV film
2007 Saturday Night Live Dr. Elliot Reid
2008–2009 How I Met Your Mother Stella Zinman 9 episodes
2009 Maneater Clarissa Alpert Mini-series
2009 Prep and Landing Magee Voice; TV special on ABC
2010 Freshman Jane Pilot on ABC[11]
2010 Team Spitz Guidance Counsellor Pilot on CBS[12]
2011 Prep and Landing: Naughty vs. Nice Magee Voice; TV Special on ABC
2011 Mad Love Kate Swanson Main role; 13 episodes
2011 Cougar Town Angie LeClaire 4 episodes
2012 The Fresh Beat Band Glinda the Good Witch "The Wizard of Song"

Notes

  1. ^ "It's Official: Chalke Returning to 'Mother! Is Brit Next?'"[dead link] TV Guide. April 21, 2008. Retrieved on April 22, 2008.
  2. ^ Sarah Chalke at IMDb
  3. ^ "Scrubs' Sarah Chalke, Zach Braff Tackle Wedgies in Hanes Underwear Commercial". Tv.popcrunch.com. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
  4. ^ Schneider, Michael (June 26, 2010). "Judy Greer finds 'Mad Love'". Variety. Archived from the original on June 28, 2010.
  5. ^ http://perezhilton.com/2011-09-11-sarah-chalke-cast-on-cougar-town
  6. ^ Why I Wore Lipstick[dead link]
  7. ^ "Gaythering Storm – Gathering Storm parody with famous actors – Lance Bass, Jane Lynch, and more". FunnyOrDie. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
  8. ^ SOLVEJ SCHOU , TOI Crest, Oct 20, 2009, 12.00am IST (October 20, 2009). "Report on Chalke and Cure(R) program". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved January 22, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ E-Online celebrity news report
  10. ^ "Magazine coverage of Chalke's birth to son Charlie Rhodes Afifi". Usmagazine.com. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
  11. ^ Ausiello, Michael (February 3, 2010). "Pilot Intel: Sarah Chalke joins ABC's 'Freshman'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 18, 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ Ausiello, Michael (April 13, 2010). "Pilot Intel: Sarah Chalke joins 'Team Spitz'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 18, 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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