Sara Gilbert
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Birth name
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Sara Rebecca Abeles
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Born
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January 29, 1975 in Los Angeles, California, USA
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Notable Roles
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Darlene Conner in Roseanne
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Notable Episodes
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Awards
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Sara Gilbert is an American actress, best known for her role as Darlene Conner in the hit series Roseanne
Biography
At an early age Sara decided that she wanted to be an actress while watching her siblings Melissa and Jonathan Gilbert star in Little House on the Prairie. Sara's mother got her started in a Kool-Aid commercial and she went off to do many other cameo roles. Then came her big break playing Darlene Conner on the hit sitcom Roseanne. During her stretch on Roseanne she starred in the feature films Sudie and Simpson and Poison Ivy. After Roseanne ended its nine-year run she directed a short film (Persona Non Grata) and had a starring part in the movie Light It Up. Later she guest-starred in many hit TV shows like 24, ER, and Will & Grace. More recently, Sara starred in the short-lived series Twins and had a recurring role as Fern on The Class on CBS.
Roles
Starring Roles
Guest Starring Roles
Series
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Role
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Episode
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Airdate
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Saturday Night Live |
Herself/Host |
19x11 - Sara Gilbert/Counting Crows |
January 15, 1994
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The Simpsons |
Laura Powers |
6x03 - Another Simpsons Clip Show |
September 25, 1994
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24 |
Paula Schaeffer |
2x01 - Day 2: 8:00AM - 9:00AM |
October 29, 2002
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24 |
Paula Schaeffer |
2x02 - Day 2: 9:00AM - 10:00AM |
November 5, 2002
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24 |
Paula Schaeffer |
2x03 - Day 2: 10:00AM - 11:00AM |
November 12, 2002
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24 |
Paula Schaeffer |
2x04 - Day 2: 11:00AM - 12:00PM |
November 19, 2002
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24 |
Paula Schaeffer |
2x05 - Day 2: 12:00PM - 1:00PM |
November 26, 2002
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Will & Grace |
Cheryl |
6x10 - Fanilow |
December 11, 2003
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ER |
Jane Figler |
11x05 - An Intern's Guide to the Galaxy |
November 4, 2004
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ER |
Jane Figler |
11x06 - Time of Death |
November 11, 2004
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ER |
Jane Figler |
11x10 - Skin |
January 13, 2005
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ER |
Jane Figler |
11x11 - Only Connect |
January 20, 2005
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ER |
Jane Figler |
11x13 - Middleman |
February 3, 2005
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ER |
Jane Figler |
11x14 - Just as I Am |
February 10, 2005
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ER |
Jane Figler |
11x15 - Alone in a Crowd |
February 17, 2005
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ER |
Jane Figler |
11x22 - The Show Must Go On |
May 19, 2005
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ER |
Jane Figler |
12x01 - Cañon City |
September 22, 2005
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The Class |
Fern |
1x04 - The Class Blows the Whistle |
October 9, 2006
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The Big Bang Theory |
Leslie Winkle |
1x03 - The Fuzzy Boots Corollary |
October 8, 2007
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The Big Bang Theory |
Leslie Winkle |
1x05 - The Hamburger Postulate |
October 22, 2007
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Private Practice |
Kelly |
1x07 - In Which Sam Gets Taken for a Ride |
November 14, 2007
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The Big Bang Theory |
Leslie Winkle |
1x13 - The Bat Jar Conjecture |
April 21, 2008
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Grey's Anatomy |
Kim Allen |
6x18 - Suicide Is Painless |
March 25, 2010
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Specials and Made-for-TV Movies
Talk, News and Game Show Appearances
Writer
Episode Writer
Producer
Series Produced
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Year(s) |
Credit |
Season(s)
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The Talk |
2011 – |
Executive Producer |
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Memorable Moments
Awards and Accolades
- Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (1993, 1994)
- Roseanne
Trivia
- Her mother adopted Melissa and Jonathan Gilbert in 1964 with her husband Paul Gilbert, so Sara is the only biological child of Barbra and Harold Abeles.
- Took the last name "Gilbert" from her mother's first husband, Paul Gilbert
- Has two siblings on her father's side: brother Joseph and sister Patrice
- Her maternal grandfather is Harry Crane (the creator of "The Honeymooners")
- Graduated from Yale University in 1997 with honors, majoring in art with an emphasis on photography
- Dated Johnny Galecki as a teenager
- Had a relationship with television producer, Allison Adler; they have two children: son Levi (born to Adler in October of 2004) & daughter Sawyer (born to Gilbert in August of 2007); they separated in August of 2011
- Married music producer, songwriter and former 4 Non Blondes frontwoman Linda Perry on March 30, 2014; they have a son, Rhodes (born to Gilbert in February of 2015).