biography of Sarah Chalke

Sarah Louise Christine Chalke  : 

(/ˈtʃɔːk/; born August 27, 1976) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her starring roles as the second Becky Conner in the ABC sitcom Roseanne (1993–1997), Elliot Reid in the NBC/ABC medical comedy series Scrubs (2001–2010), Beth Smith and Space Beth in the Adult Swim animated science fiction series Rick and Morty (2013–present), and Kate Mularkey in the Netflix drama series Firefly Lane (2021–2023). 

Chalke had recurring roles as Stella Zinman in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother (2008–2009, 2014) and as Angie in the ABC/TBS sitcom Cougar Town (2012). She also had voice roles in the Netflix animated sitcom Paradise PD (2018–2021) and the Netflix animated adventure series Dogs in Space (2021–2022).

Chalke was born at the Ottawa Civic Hospital  on August 27, 1976, in Ottawa, Ontario, and was raised in North Vancouver, British Columbia. She is the middle of three daughters born to Douglas and Angela Chalke (née Piper). 

She is from a German family who spoke German at home, and went to a school where she spoke French all day, so she speaks both languages fluently. 

Chalke graduated from Handsworth Secondary School in North Vancouver in 1994. 

In 2001, she was cast as Dr. Elliot Reid in the NBC comedy series Scrubs and she would be a cast member for all nine seasons until the series ended its run in 2010. 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.^[8] In 2008 and 2009, she made appearances in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother as Stella Zinman. In early 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 

Chalke was signed by former Scrubs executive producer Bill Lawrence to play the love interest of Bobby Cobb in the series Cougar Town. She appeared in multiple episodes in the third season. Chalke starred in the ABC comedy series How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life), which premiered April 3, 2013, and which was cancelled one month later. She played Polly, a single and very uptight divorced mother who found herself moving back in with her parents (Elizabeth Perkins and Brad Garrett) because of the economic downturn. Also in 2013, she played a frantic mother named Casey Hedges in the Grey's Anatomy season 9 episode "Can't Fight This Feeling". Chalke also voices Beth Smith and Space Beth on the Adult Swim animated science-fiction series Rick and Morty.

On April 28, 2017, it was announced that a revival of Roseanne was in the works, and that most of the original cast and some of the producers would return for the revival series. On May 16, 2017, it was confirmed that eight episodes of the show were greenlit by ABC and would air mid-season in 2018 with Chalke returning, but playing a role other than Becky Conner.  Following its cancellation, she later returned for a guest appearance in its spinoff series, The Conners.

In February 2021, Chalke co-starred alongside Katherine Heigl in the role of Kate Mularkey for the Netflix series Firefly Lane.

About

Actress who played Dr. Elliot Reid on the television series Scrubs and Becky on ABC's Roseanne. She also voices the character Beth on the animated series Rick and Morty and Gina on Paradise PD.

Before Fame

Her acting career began at age eight, when she began performing at local theater productions.

Trivia

She played Stella Zinman on the popular television show How I Met Your Mother.

• She volunteers at a hospice for terminally ill children and works for the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund.
• Son, Charlie, was diagnosed with Kawasaki Disease, #1 cause of congenital heart disease, in 2009.
• Can write with her toes.
• She became a naturalized American citizen in April 2008.
• Close friend with Scrubs (2001) co-star Zach Braff.
• She has a brown Labrador named Lola, which the Scrubs (2001) cast bought her at a charity auction.
• When younger, played the cello for seven years.
• At times on the set of Scrubs (2001), Sarah is referred to as "Second Becky" in response to her being the second "Becky" on Roseanne (1988).
• Since her mother is from Germany, Sarah visited a German school in Vancouver twice a week as a child.
• Her father is a lawyer and both her parents are mediators who also run a child adoption agency. Two years ago, she accompanied her parents to China to coordinate the adoption of several orphans there.
• In her leisure time, Chalke prefers cooking with friends (especially Thai and sushi), playing the guitar, hiking, skiing (she's an instructor), snowboarding, kayaking and reading.
• Took over the role of Becky on Roseanne (1988) from Alicia Goranson in 1993.
• Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 39, a daughter named Frances Afifi on April 28, 2016. Child's father is her now ex-fiancé, Jamie Afifi.
• Close friend with actresses Christa Miller and Nicole Sullivan.
• (1993-1997) Played older sister of Sara Gilbert on Roseanne (1988), but is younger in real life.
• Best health habit is wearing sunscreen every day. Lost her aunt to melanoma and her grandmother to cancer.
• Played Markie Post's daughter in the horror film I've Been Waiting for You (1998) and Post also plays her mom as a guest star on Sarah's sitcom, Scrubs (2001).
• Appeared in local Vancouver theater productions, at age 8.
• When she was a few credits short of a college degree, she decided to commit to acting full time.
• She was previously engaged to entertainment lawyer, Jamie Afifi from December 2006 until September 2022.
• Gave birth to her 1st child at 33, a son named Charlie Rhodes Afifi on December 24, 2009. Child's father is her now ex-fiancé, Jamie Afifi.
• Said she would like to take a break from acting and attend college.
• Has competed in several walk-racing competitions.
• She has dogs named Harley and Tankers.
• Has a younger sister named Piper Chalke and an older sister named Natasha Chalke.
• She is vegetarian. Initially her father was not, but he eventually gave in due to family pressure.
• Attended the 1999 CCMA award ceremony, and presented an award for the best single of the year.
• Her first on-camera kiss was in the 1992 movie City Boy (1992), shot at Lighthouse Park in Vancouver.

Family Life

She began dating Jaime Afifi in 2003. In 2009, the couple had a son named Charlie, and, in 2016, they had a daughter named Frankie. They were engaged in 2006; the two later split up.

Associated With

She starred on Scrubs with Zach Braff and Donald Faison.

MINI BIO : 

Sarah Chalke was born on 27 August 1976 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Her parents are Angie Chalke and Doug Chalke. She is the middle child, having one older sister, Natasha Chalke, and one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah made her acting debut in a made-for-TV movie, City Boy (1992). In 1993, after her first film, she auditioned for the role of "Becky" on the TV series Roseanne (1988). The show was looking for a replacement after Alicia Goranson quit the show to go to college. Sarah graduated from high school in 1995, while shooting the 1994-1995 season of Roseanne (1988). Also, in 1994, Sarah co-starred in the film, Ernest Goes to School (1994), along with Jim Varney. Then, in 1996, she starred in 2 films, including Robin of Locksley (1996), and also Stand Against Fear (1996), where she played a cheerleader, "Krista Wilson". In 1998, a year after Roseanne (1988) ended, Sarah was asked to act in a show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998). The show was based on the TV movie with the same name, Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998), which Sarah was also in.

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