Sarah Chalke (play /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. Sarah Chalke most recently starred in the CBS sitcom Mad Love, which aired during the spring of 2011.
Chalke was born in Ottawa, Ontario, and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. Sarah Chalke 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, Sarah Chalke used to attend the German school in her hometown twice a week. Her first language is English, but Sarah Chalke 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 skill levels. Chalke graduated from Handsworth Secondary School in North Vancouver in 1994.
Chalke's acting career began at the age of eight when Sarah Chalke began appearing in musical theatre productions. At 12, Sarah Chalke became a reporter on the Canadian children's show KidZone. In 1993, Sarah Chalke took over the role of Rebecca Conner-Healy on Roseanne after Lecy Goranson left the series; Sarah Chalke made a cameo appearance as a different character in the Roseanne episode "Halloween: The Final Chapter" (#178, originally aired October 31, 1995). Sarah Chalke returned briefly to Canada where Sarah Chalke starred in the CBC Television drama Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998–1999).
In 2001, Sarah Chalke was cast as Dr. Elliot Reid in the NBC comedy series Scrubs. Sarah Chalke has appeared in several feature films, including Ernest Goes to School and Cake. Sarah Chalke 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, Sarah Chalke 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. In 2008 and 2009 she made appearances in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother as Stella Zinman. In the spring of 2011, Sarah Chalke 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 has been signed by former Scrubs, and current Cougar Town executive producer, Bill Lawrence to play a love interest in the series Cougar Town. Sarah Chalke is set to appear in multiple episodes.
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. Sarah Chalke 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. She is also the 2009 ambassador for the Susan G. Komen Passionately Pink for the Cure(R) program, for which Sarah Chalke also designed a T-shirt.
Chalke was born in Ottawa, Ontario, and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. Sarah Chalke 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, Sarah Chalke used to attend the German school in her hometown twice a week. Her first language is English, but Sarah Chalke 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 skill levels. Chalke graduated from Handsworth Secondary School in North Vancouver in 1994.
Chalke's acting career began at the age of eight when Sarah Chalke began appearing in musical theatre productions. At 12, Sarah Chalke became a reporter on the Canadian children's show KidZone. In 1993, Sarah Chalke took over the role of Rebecca Conner-Healy on Roseanne after Lecy Goranson left the series; Sarah Chalke made a cameo appearance as a different character in the Roseanne episode "Halloween: The Final Chapter" (#178, originally aired October 31, 1995). Sarah Chalke returned briefly to Canada where Sarah Chalke starred in the CBC Television drama Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998–1999).
In 2001, Sarah Chalke was cast as Dr. Elliot Reid in the NBC comedy series Scrubs. Sarah Chalke has appeared in several feature films, including Ernest Goes to School and Cake. Sarah Chalke 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, Sarah Chalke 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. In 2008 and 2009 she made appearances in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother as Stella Zinman. In the spring of 2011, Sarah Chalke 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 has been signed by former Scrubs, and current Cougar Town executive producer, Bill Lawrence to play a love interest in the series Cougar Town. Sarah Chalke is set to appear in multiple episodes.
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. Sarah Chalke 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. She is also the 2009 ambassador for the Susan G. Komen Passionately Pink for the Cure(R) program, for which Sarah Chalke also designed a T-shirt.
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