Sarah Chalke

Sarah Chalke was conceived in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on 27 August 1976. Angie Chalke is her mother and Doug Chalke are her father. She is the middle of two brothers, the older one, Natasha Chalke, one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah began her acting career in a television movie, City Boy (1992). After her first film Sarah was a candidate for the role as Becky in Roseanne (1988) in 1993. The show was seeking someone to replace Alicia Goranson, who left the show to pursue university. Sarah graduated high school in 1995 and began filming the 1994-95 Roseanne (1988) season. Sarah also starred with Jim Varney (1994) in Ernest Goes to School (1994). She starred in Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand against Fear(1996). In these films Sarah played the role of Krista Wilson as the cheerleader. Sarah was asked to be a part in a 1998 show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. This was one year following Roseanne (1988). The show was based on a TV movie with the same name which was called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998), which Sarah was also in. Sarah took over Becky's (1988) role from Alicia Goranson. It was stated that she would like to quit acting and go to college. 2001 (1993-1997) She played Sara Gilbert's older sister on Roseanne (1988) however, she is actually younger. Participated in the 1999 CCMA Award Ceremony, where she received an award for the top single of the year. September 1999: Appeared in local Vancouver theatre productions aged 8 years old. Fluent in French and German. She works at a hospice that cares for children who are terminally ill and works with the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund. In her leisure time, Chalke prefers cooking with other friends (especially Thai and sushi) and playing guitar as well as hiking, skiing (she's an instructor), snowboarding, kayaking and reading. Her father is a lawyer, and both of her parents are mediators who also run an agency for child adoption. In the past she went with her parents to China to oversee the adoption of orphans.