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| Born | August 27 1976 Ottawa, Ontario |
Sarah Chalke (born August 27, 1976 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian television and movie actress best known for portraying Dr. Elliot Reid on the NBC sitcom Scrubs and also for portraying the second Becky Conner-Healy on Roseanne.
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Early life
Chalke was born in Ontario, Canada, and was raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is the middle of the three daughters of Doug and Angie Chalke. Her mother is from Rostock, Germany. Chalke maintains contact with her German relatives. According to a Scrubs commentary track, she used to attend the German school in her hometown twice a week. Her first language is English, though she speaks German and French fluently.
Acting career
Chalke's acting career began at the age of eight when she began appearing in musical theatre productions. At 16, 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, starting with Ernest Goes to School (1994). 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".
Breast cancer activist
Chalke lost her aunt and grandmother to breast cancer because they weren't diagnosed while the disease was in its early stages.[1] As a result, Chalke decided to encourage breast cancer awareness, and starred in Lifetime's movie Why I Wore Lipstick To My Mastectomy.[2]
Personal life
Chalke is currently engaged to Jamie Afifi.[3] She is a vegetarian.
Filmography
Television
- 1992: City Boy
- 1993:
- 1993: Woman on the Ledge
- 1993-97: Roseanne
- 1994: Beyond Obsession
- 1996: Robin of Locksley
- 1996: Dead Ahead
- 1996: Stand Against Fear
- 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
- 2002: Clone High
- 2002: The Chronicle
- 2003–05: The 'Bu
- 2001-08: Scrubs
- 2006: Why I Wore Lipstick To My Mastectomy
Film
- 1994: Ernest Goes to School
- 1999: Y2K
- 1999: All Shook Up
- 2000:
- 2000: Spin Cycle
- 2001: Kill Me Later
- 2001:
- 2005: Alchemy
- 2005: Cake
- 2007: Chaos Theory
- 2007: Mama's Boy (completed)
References
- ^ Famous Faces
- ^ Why I Wore Lipstick
- ^ Scrubs Star Sarah Chalke Engaged. People.com. Retrieved on December 8, 2007.
External links
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| Main characters | J.D. (Zach Braff) · Elliot Reid (Sarah Chalke) · Christopher Turk (Donald Faison) · Carla Espinosa (Judy Reyes) · Perry Cox (John C. McGinley) · Bob Kelso (Ken Jenkins) · Janitor (Neil Flynn) |
| Other characters | Jordan Sullivan (Christa Miller) · The Todd (Robert Maschio) · Ted Buckland (Sam Lloyd) · Keith Dudemeister (Travis Schuldt) · Doug Murphy (Johnny Kastl) · Laverne Roberts/Nurse Shirley (Aloma Wright) · Kim Briggs (Elizabeth Banks) · Minor characters |
| Setting | Sacred Heart Hospital |
| Music | "Superman" by Lazlo Bane · The Blanks · Colin Hay · Keren DeBerg · Joshua Radin |
| Crew | Bill Lawrence · Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan · Mike Schwartz · Michael Spiller · Adam Bernstein |
| Notable episodes | Episode list · "My First Day" · "My Old Lady" · "My Screw Up" · "My Way Home" · "My Lunch" · "My Musical" |
