Biography: Sarah Chalke

Sarah Cassandra Chalke (born August 27, 1976) is a Canadian television and movie actress, best known for portraying Dr. Elliot Reid on the NBC comedy Scrubs, the second and fourth Becky Conner Healy on Roseanne and Stella in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother.

Early life

Chalke was born in Ottawa, Ontario, and was 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. Chalke graduated from Handsworth High School in North Vancouver in 1994.

Her father is a lawyer in private practice in Vancouver. Her parents also 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. In April 2008 Chalke became a naturalized American citizen[[1]]. She is currently engaged to Jamie Afifi.^{She is also a vegetarian.}

Chalke is also a devout fan of The Beatles and requested that "Eight Days A Week" be played for the Season Three finale of "Scrubs".

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.

Acting career

Chalke's acting career began at the age of eight when she began appearing in musical theater productions. At 12, she became a reporter on the Canadian children's show KidZone. In 1993, she took over the role of Becky (Conner) Healy on Roseanne from Lecy Goranson; she also 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, as well as several episodes of How I Met Your Mother. She also 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 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.

Activism

Chalke lost her aunt and grandmother to breast cancer that was undiagnosed while in its early stages. ^{Chalke has since encouraged breast cancer awareness, and starred in the Lifetime movie Why I Wore Lipstick To My Mastectomy. She is also an ambassador for the Audrey Hepburn Children's Foundation.}

Filmography

Television

• 1992: City Boy
• 1993: Relentless: Mind of a Killer
• 1993: Woman on the Ledge
• 1994: Beyond Obsession
• 1996: Robin of Locksley
• 1996: Dead Ahead
• 1996: Stand Against Fear
• 1993–97: Roseanne
• 1997: A Child's Wish
• 1997: Dying to Belong
• 1997: Daughters
• 1998: I've Been Waiting for You
• 1998: Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy
• 1999: First Wave
• 2001–Present: Scrubs
• 2002: Clone High
• 2002: The Chronicle
• 2003–05: The 'Bu
• 2006: Why I Wore Lipstick To My Mastectomy
• 2007-Present: How I Met Your Mother
• 2008: American Music Awards of 2008 (presenter)

Film

• 1994: Ernest Goes to School
• 1998: Nothing Too Good For A Cowboy
• 1999: Y2K
• 1999: All Shook Up
• 2000: Cinderella: Single Again
• 2000: Spin Cycle
• 2001: Kill Me Later
• 2001: XCU: Extreme Close Up
• 2005: Alchemy
• 2005: Cake
• 2007: Chaos Theory
• 2007: Mama's Boy

References

1. It's Official: Chalke Returning to Mother! Is Brit Next?" TV Guide. April 21, 2008. Retrieved on April 22, 2008.
2. "Scrubs Star Sarah Chalke Engaged". People.com. Retrieved on December 8, 2007.
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4. Scrubs’ Sarah Chalke, Zach Braff Tackle Wedgies in Hanes Underwear Commercial | TV Crunch
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6. Why I Wore Lipstick