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Sarah Chalke 
Chalke in December 2008Born August 27, 1976
Ottawa, OntarioOther names Sarah Louise Christine Chalke
Sarah Cassandra ChalkeOccupation Actress Years active 1984–present Parents Douglas and Angie Chalke Sarah Chalke (
/ˈtʃɔːk/; born August 27, 1976) is a Canadian-American 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.Contents
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. According to a Scrubs commentary track, she used to attend the German school in her hometown twice a week. Her first language is English, although she speaks French fairly well and German fluently. This was later incorporated to her character Elliot Reid in Scrubs, who also speaks German fluently and French well. 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] Sarah Chalke has been signed by former Scrubs, and current Cougar Town executive producer, Bill Lawrence to play a love interest in the series. 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 whom 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 older 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 2006 Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy Geralyn Lucas 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 TBD Notes
- ^ "It's Official: Chalke Returning to 'Mother! Is Brit Next?'" TV Guide. April 21, 2008. Retrieved on April 22, 2008.
- ^ Sarah Chalke at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ "Scrubs' Sarah Chalke, Zach Braff Tackle Wedgies in Hanes Underwear Commercial". Tv.popcrunch.com. http://tv.popcrunch.com/scrubs-sarah-chalke-zach-braff-tackle-wedgies-in-hanes-underwear-commercial/. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (June 26, 2010). "Judy Greer finds 'Mad Love'". Variety. Archived from the original on June 28, 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5qpkgRh33.
- ^ http://perezhilton.com/2011-09-11-sarah-chalke-cast-on-cougar-town
- ^ Why I Wore Lipstick[dead link]
- ^ "Gaythering Storm - Gathering Storm parody with famous actors - Lance Bass, Jane Lynch, and more". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCLClFEtO0E. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
- ^ SOLVEJ SCHOU , TOI Crest, Oct 20, 2009, 12.00am IST (2009-10-20). "Report on Chalke and Cure(R) program". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life/health-fitness/health/A-stare-case-for-cancer-awareness-/articleshow/5136700.cms. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
- ^ E-Online celebrity news report
- ^ "Magazine coverage of Chalke's birth to son Charlie Rhodes Afifi". Usmagazine.com. http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/sarah-chalke-of-scrubs-gives-birth-to-baby-boy-201081. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (2010-02-03). "Pilot Intel: Sarah Chalke joins ABC's 'Freshman'". Entertainment Weekly. http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/02/03/pilot-intel-sarah-chalke-joins-abcs-freshman/. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (2010-04-13). "Pilot Intel: Sarah Chalke joins 'Team Spitz'". Entertainment Weekly. http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/04/13/sarah-chalke-cbs-team-spitz/. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
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- Actors from Ontario
- American film actors
- American television actors
- American people of German descent
- American vegetarians
- Canadian film actors
- Canadian expatriate actors in the United States
- Canadian emigrants to the United States
- Canadian television actors
- Canadian people of German descent
- Canadian vegetarians
- Living people
- Naturalized citizens of the United States
- People from Ottawa
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