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Sarah Chalke

Sarah Chalke

Department: Acting

Biography

Sarah Louise Christine Chalke (born August 27, 1976) is a Canadian actress and model. She is best known for her roles as Kate Mularkey on Netflix's Firefly Lane, Gabi in the movie Mother's Day, Paula Crowe in Chaos Theory, Dr. Elliot Reid on the NBC/ABC sitcom Scrubs, Gloria Macintosh in the movie Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy and on the subsequent CBC series, Muriel Jake's on Showtime's series Dead Man's Gun, Annie on CTV's series Neon Rider, and "Second Becky" Conner on Roseanne. She's had recurring roles as Merrill Morgan on Netflix's Friends from College, Melanie Hertzal on ABC's sitcom Speechless, Amy Gazanian on FOX's series Backstrom, and Stella Zinman on CBS's sitcom How I Met Your Mother. She's also voiced a number of roles including The Professor on Disney Channel's Hailey's on It!, Stella on Netflix's Dogs in Space, Gina Jabowski on Netflix's Paradise PD, Beth Smith on [adult swim]'s Rick & Morty, and Magee in Prep & Landing series of animated shorts. In December 2006, she became engaged to Canadian lawyer Jamie Afifi, after three years of dating. In September 2022, she announced that they had called off the engagement and "separated some time ago". They have two children together, a son born in December 2009, and a daughter born in May 2016. Her son was diagnosed at two years old with Kawasaki disease. (​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Known For

Prop 8: The Musical

Prop 8: The Musical

2008

Y2K

Y2K

1999

Cake

Cake

2005

Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy

Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy

2006

Chaos Theory

Chaos Theory

2007

Prep & Landing

Prep & Landing

2009

Mama's Boy

Mama's Boy

2007

Kill Me Later

Kill Me Later

2001

Alchemy

Alchemy

2005

Dying to Belong

Dying to Belong

1997

Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice

Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice

2011

Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa

Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa

2010

Our Mother's Murder

Our Mother's Murder

1997

Robin of Locksley

Robin of Locksley

1996

Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy

Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy

1998

The Fresh Beat Band: Wizard of Song

The Fresh Beat Band: Wizard of Song

2012

Prep & Landing: Tiny's Big Adventure

Prep & Landing: Tiny's Big Adventure

2011

Dead Ahead

Dead Ahead

1996

Stand Against Fear

Stand Against Fear

1996

I've Been Waiting for You

I've Been Waiting for You

1998

A Child's Wish

A Child's Wish

1997

Bummed

Bummed

2015

Woman on the Ledge

Woman on the Ledge

1993

Mood Indigo

Mood Indigo

1993

Awesometown

Awesometown

2006

Psych 2: Lassie Come Home

Psych 2: Lassie Come Home

2020

Playdate

Playdate

2025

Mother's Day

Mother's Day

2016

City Boy

City Boy

1994

After the Reality

After the Reality

2016

Prep & Landing: Totally Tinsel Collection

Prep & Landing: Totally Tinsel Collection

2012

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

2002

Ernest Goes to School

Ernest Goes to School

1994

Beyond Obsession

Beyond Obsession

1994

Olaf's Frozen Adventure

Olaf's Frozen Adventure

2017

The Wrong Missy

The Wrong Missy

2020

XCU: Extreme Close Up

XCU: Extreme Close Up

2001

Eat Wheaties!

Eat Wheaties!

2020

Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert

Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert

2025

The Marshmallow Experiment

The Marshmallow Experiment

Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol

Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol

2025

How I Met Your Mother

How I Met Your Mother

2005

The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show

2004

Today

Today

1952

First Wave

First Wave

1998

The View

The View

1997

Roseanne

Roseanne

1988

Roseanne

Roseanne

1988

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

2019

Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy

Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy

1999

Reunion Road Trip

Reunion Road Trip

2021

Dead Man's Gun

Dead Man's Gun

1997

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

1999

Cougar Town

Cougar Town

2009

Maneater

Maneater

2009

How to Live With Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)

How to Live With Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)

2013

Mad Love

Mad Love

2011

Hailey's On It!

Hailey's On It!

2023

Rick and Morty

Rick and Morty

2013

Really

Really

2014

American Dad!

American Dad!

2005

American Dad!

American Dad!

2005

Dogs in Space

Dogs in Space

2021

Angie Tribeca

Angie Tribeca

2016

Backstrom

Backstrom

2015

Boulevard of Broken Dreams

Boulevard of Broken Dreams

2007

Paradise PD

Paradise PD

2018

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

The Reichen Show

The Reichen Show

2005

Speechless

Speechless

2016

The Conners

The Conners

2018

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

2005

Match Game

Match Game

2016

Firefly Lane

Firefly Lane

2021

Undateable

Undateable

2014

The Odyssey

The Odyssey

1992

Animal Control

Animal Control

2023

American Dad!

American Dad!

2005

Hollywood Game Night

Hollywood Game Night

2013

Friends from College

Friends from College

2017

Clone High

Clone High

2002

Clone High

Clone High

2002

Conan

Conan

2010

The 'Bu

The 'Bu

2003

The 'Bu

The 'Bu

2003

Scrubs

Scrubs

2026

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

Scrubs

Scrubs

2001

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003