Sarah Chalke

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Date of Birth:	27 August 1976
Birthplace:	Ottawa, Ontario
Age:	33
First Name:	Sarah
Middle Name:	Louise
Last Name:	Chalke
Build:	Slim
Height:	5' 8" (173 cm)
Eye Color:	Blue
Hair Color:	Blonde
Star Sign:	Virgo
Claim to Fame:	Fake Becky on Roseanne, Dr. Reid on Scrubs
Occupation:	Actress
Occupation Category:	Actress
Nationality:	Canadian
Alternative Names:	Sarah Louise Christine Chalke, Chalky
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Sarah Cassandra Chalke (born Aug. 27, 1976 (36 years ago)) is a Canadian actress, best known for portraying Dr. Elliot Reid on the NBC/ABC comedy Scrubs, Becky Conner Healy on Roseanne, and Stella Zinman in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother.

Early years

Chalke was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 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. This was later incorporated to her character Elliot Reid in Scrubs, who also speaks German fluently. Chalke graduated from Handsworth Secondary School in North Vancouver in 1994 (18 years ago).

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 (19 years ago), 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 Oct. 31, 1995 (17 years ago)). She returned briefly to Canada where she starred in the CBC TV drama Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998-1999).

In 2001 (11 years ago), 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 (5 years ago), she appeared as a supporting character in Chaos Theory, which starred Ryan Reynolds. In 2008 (4 years ago), 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 (4 years ago) and 2009 (3 years ago) she made appearances in the CBS sitcom How I met your mother (8 walls) as Stella Zinman, a dermatologist who the main character Ted Mosby met when he was trying to get his tattoo removed.

Personal life

She is engaged to lawyer Jamie Afifi, with whom she has a son Charlie Rhodes Afifi, born dec. 24th 2009 (3 years ago).

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. In Apr. 2008 (4 years ago) Chalke became a naturalized American citizen.

Filmography

• 1999 (13 years ago): All Shook Up
• 2000 (12 years ago): Spin Cycle
• 2000 (12 years ago): Cinderella: Single Again
• 2001 (11 years ago): Kill Me Later
• 2001 (11 years ago): XCU: Extreme Close Up
• 2005 (7 years ago): Alchemy
• 2005 (7 years ago): Cake
• 2007 (5 years ago): Chaos Theory
• 2007 (5 years ago): Mama's Boy
• 2008 (4 years ago): Prop 8: The Musical

TV-shows (series)

• 1992 (20 years ago): City Boy
• 1993 (19 years ago): Neon Rider
• 1993 (19 years ago): The Odyssey
• 1993 (19 years ago): Relentless: Mind of a Killer
• 1993 (19 years ago): Woman on the Ledge
• 1993-97: Roseanne
• 1994 (18 years ago): Ernest Goes to School
• 1994 (18 years ago): Beyond Obsession
• 1996 (16 years ago): Robin of Locksley
• 1996 (16 years ago): Dead Ahead
• 1996 (16 years ago): Stand Against Fear
• 1997 (15 years ago): Daughters
• 1997 (15 years ago): A Child's Wish
• 1997 (15 years ago): Dying to Belong
• 1997 (15 years ago): Dead Man's Gun
• 1998 (14 years ago): I've Been Waiting for You
• 1999 (13 years ago): Y2K
• 1999 (13 years ago): First Wave
• 1999-00: Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy
• 2001-present: Scrubs
• 2002 (10 years ago): It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
• 2002-03: Clone High
• 2006 (6 years ago): Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy
• 2007 (5 years ago): Saturday Night Live
• 2008-09: How I met your mother (8 walls)
• 2009 (3 years ago): Maneater
• 2009 (3 years ago): Prep and Landing

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