Editing Sarah Chalke

{{Infobox actor
|name = Sarah Chalke
|image = [[File:SARAH-CHALKE-ABC-Disney_Press_Tour_535x802.jpg|250px]]
|caption = Sarah Chalke, shown here at a Disney/ABC Press Tour in 2012.
|gender = Female
|birth_place = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
|occupation = Actress
|yearsactive = 1984–present
|partner = Jamie Afifi, 2005–present
|children = 2
|character = [[Becky Conner]] <small>(Seasons 6–9)</small> <br>[[Andrea]] <small>(Season 10)</small>
|seasons = 6–10
|episodes = 42 episodes <small>(Becky)</small> <br>3 Episodes <small>(Andrea)</small>
|other_names = Sarah Louise Christine Chalke<br>Sarah Cassandra Chalke
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1976|8|27}}
| the_conners_character = Andrea
| the_conners_seasons = 1
| the_conners_episodes = 1}}
'''Sarah Chalke''' (/ˈtʃɔːk/; born August 27, 1976) is a Canadian-American actress known for portraying Dr. Elliot Reid on the NBC/ABC-TV comedy series ''[[Wikipedia:Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]'', [[Becky Conner]]/[[Andrea]] on the ABC sitcom ''[[Roseanne (TV series)|Roseanne]]'' also the sequel series ''[[The Conners]]'', and [[Wikipedia:List of How I Met Your Mother characters#Stella Zinman|Stella Zinman]] in the CBS sitcom ''How I Met Your Mother''. She has also had a recurring role in the third season of ABC sitcom ''Cougar Town'' and Kate Mularkey in Netflix drama series ''Firefly Lane''.
==Early life==
Born in Ottawa, Ontario, and raised in Vancouver, B.C., Sarah is the middle of three daughters born to Douglas and Angela Chalke. Her mother is originally from Rostock, Germany. According to a ''[[Wikipedia:Scrubs (TV series)|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 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 (TV series)|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) after Goranson returned. Chalke would later return to the role of Becky after Goranson departed for a second time. After the show ended, Chalke 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 ''[[Wikipedia:Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]''. She has appeared in several feature films, including ''Ernest Goes to School'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Cake (film)|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 ''[[Wikipedia:Chaos Theory (film)|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.

In 2008 and 2009 she made appearances in the CBS-TV sitcom ''[[Wikipedia:How I Met Your Mother|How I Met Your Mother]]'' as Stella Zinman. In the spring of 2011, she starred in the CBS-TV series ''[[Wikipedia:Mad Love (TV 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 ''[[Wikipedia"Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]'', and ''Cougar Town'' 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. Sarah starred in the ABC comedy series ''[[Wikipedia:How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)|How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)]]'', which premiered April 3, 2013, and which was canceled one month later. She played Polly, a single and very uptight divorced mother who finds herself moving back in with her parents (Elizabeth Perkins] and Brad Garrett) due to the economic downturn.

In 2018, Sarah will be playing a new character named [[Andrea]] in the ''Roseanne'' revival as the original Becky (Lecy Goranson) will be reprising her role, then in fall 2018 Chalke returns to her series ''[[The Conners]]'' after being cancelled the revival series.

==Personal life==
Chalke is engaged to lawyer Jamie Afifi. The couple have a son, Charlie Rhodes Afifi, born December 24, 2009. Her son was diagnosed at the age of 2 years with Kawasaki's Disease. Their daughter Frankie Afifi, was born in May 2016.

===Activism===
Sarah lost her aunt and grandmother to breast cancer that was undiagnosed while in its early stages. She has since encouraged breast cancer detection and prevention, and starred in the ''Lifetime'' Movie Network film ''Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy''. She is an ambassador for the Audrey Hepbur 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. She was the 2009 ambassador for the Susan G. Komen Passionately Pink for the Cure(R) program, for which she also designed a T-shirt.

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
|-
| 1992
| ''City Boy''
| Angelica
|-
| 1993
| ''Relentless: Mind of a Killer''
| Carrie
|-
| 1993
| ''Woman on the Ledge''
| Elizabeth
|-
| 1994
| ''Ernest Goes to School''
| Maisy
|-
| 1994
| ''Beyond Obsession''
| Laura Sawyer
|-
| 1996
| ''Robin of Locksley''
| Marion Fitzwater
|-
| 1996
| ''Dead Ahead''
| Heather Loch
|-
| 1996
| ''Stand Against Fear''
| Krista Wilson
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Wikipedia:Daughters (1997 TV film)|Daughters]]''
| Annie Morrell
|-
| 1997
| ''[[A Child's Wish]]''
| Melinda
|-
| 1997
| ''Dying to Belong''
| Drea Davenport
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Wikipedia:I've Been Waiting for You (film)|I've Been Waiting for You]]''
| Sarah Zoltanne
|-
| 1999
| ''Y2K''
| Myra Soljev
|-
| 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
|-
| 2002
| ''It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie''
| Dr. Elliot Reid
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Wikipedia:Alchemy (film)|Alchemy]]''
| Samantha Rose
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Wikipedia:Cake (film)|Cake]]''
| Jane
|-
| 2006
| ''Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy''
| Geralyn Lucas
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Wikipedia:Chaos Theory (film)|Chaos Theory]]''
| Paula Crowe
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Wikipedia:Mama's Boy (film)|Mama's Boy]]''
| Maya
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Prop 8|Poop 8]]: The Musical''
| Catholic schoolgirl from Hell
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1993
| ''Neon Rider''
| Annie
| 1 episode
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Wikipedia:The Odyssey (TV series)|The Odyssey]]''
| Estate agent
| 1 episode
|-
| 1993–1997
| rowspan="2" |''[[Roseanne (TV series)|Roseanne]]''
| Becky Conner-Healy
| 42 episodes
|-
| 2018
| Andrea
| 3 episodes
|-
| 1997
| ''Dead Man's Gun''
| Murial Jakes
| 1 episode
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Wikipedia:First Wave (TV series)|First Wave]]''
| Chloe Wells
| 1 episode
|-
| 1999–2000
| ''Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy''
| Gloria Hobson
| 23 episodes
|-
| 2001–2010
| ''[[Wikipedia:Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]''
| [[Elliot Reid|Dr. Elliot Reid]]
| 173 episodes
|-
| 2002–2003
| ''Clone High''
| Marie Antoinette
| 4 episodes
|-
| 2007
| ''Saturday Night Live''
| Dr. Elliot Reid
|
|-
| 2008–2009
| ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]''
| [[List of How I Met Your Mother characters#Stella Zinman|Dr. Stella Zinman]]
| 9 episodes
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Wikipedia:Maneater (2009 miniseries)|Maneater]]''
| Clarissa Alpert
|
|-
| 2009
| ''Prep and Landing''
| Magee (voice)
|
|-
| 2010
| ''Freshman''
| Jane<ref name="EW03Feb2010">{{cite news | url=http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/02/03/pilot-intel-sarah-chalke-joins-abcs-freshman/ | title=Pilot Intel: Sarah Chalke joins ABC's 'Freshman' | first=Michael | last=Ausiello | publisher=''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' | date=February 3, 2010 | accessdate=May 18, 2010 }}</ref>
|
|-
| 2010
| ''Team Spitz''
| Guidance counsellor<ref name="EW13Apr2010">{{cite news | url=http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/04/13/sarah-chalke-cbs-team-spitz/ | title=Pilot Intel: Sarah Chalke joins 'Team Spitz' | first=Michael | last=Ausiello | publisher=''Entertainment Weekly'' | date=April 13, 2010 | accessdate=May 18, 2010 }}</ref>
|
|-
| 2011
| ''Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice''
| Magee (voice)
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Wikipedia:Mad Love (TV series)|Mad Love]]''
| Kate Swanson
| 13 episodes
|-
| 2011
| ''American Dad!''
| Cami (voice)
| 1 episode
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Wikipedia:Cougar Town (TV series)|Cougar Town]]''
| Angie LeClaire
| 4 episodes
|-
| 2012
| ''The Fresh Beat Band''
| Glinda
| "The Wizard of Song"
|-
|2013
|''How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)''
|Polly
|Main Role
|-
|2013
|''Grey's Anatomy''
|Casey Hedges
|Season 9, Episode 19
|-
|2013
|''[[Hollywood Game Night]]''
|Herself
|Episode: "Don't Kill My Buzz-er"
|-
|2013
|''Rick and Morty''
|Beth Smith (née Sanchez)
|
|-
|2018
|''[[The Conners]]''
|[[Andrea]]
|Episode: "[[One Flew Over the Conners' Nest]]"
|}

==Notes==
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==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nam149950 Sarah Chalke] at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
*[http://www.triviatribute.com/sarahchalke.html Sarah Chalke at TriviaTribute.com]
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