Early life

Gilbert was born Sara Rebecca Abeles in Santa Monica, California, the daughter of Barbara Cowan (née Crane) and Harold Abeles. Both her parents are Jewish. Her mother is the daughter of The Honeymooners creator Harry Crane. Gilbert has four older siblings. Her two older siblings on her mother's side, Melissa Gilbert and Jonathan Gilbert, were stars of Little House on the Prairie. In 1984, Sara took the last name Gilbert for Paul Gilbert, her mother's first husband. Gilbert also has two older siblings on her father's side, sister Patrice and brother Joseph.

Television career

Gilbert decided at age six that she wanted to be an actress after her older sister, Melissa Gilbert, got a plaque on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Following appearances in television movies and a commercial for Kool Aid, at thirteen she landed the role of Darlene Conner, the sarcastic middle child, in Roseanne. Sara was a cast member in the show's nine-year run (1988-97), for which she wrote a fourth-season episode story (the teleplay was written by the Guild Writers for the show) called "Don't Make Me Over". Her contribution was considered so important to Roseanne that the show's producers juggled storylines and taping schedules to allow her to study at Yale University while remaining in the cast, shooting remote segments of Darlene at a soundstage in New York.

Gilbert has appeared on The Simpsons, 24, Will & Grace, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Private Practice. Starting in 2004, she had a recurring role as smart but sarcastic medical student Jane Figler on the long-running hospital drama ER; her appearances spanned seasons 11-13.

Gilbert returned to prime time television in the fall of 2005 in the sitcom Twins on The WB network. The sitcom was canceled after one season, when the WB and UPN networks merged as The CW and dropped a number of shows. She also had a recurring role on the short-lived CBS sitcom The Class as Fern Velch.

From 2007 to 2010, Gilbert has appeared in episodes of the CBS TV series The Big Bang Theory as Leslie Winkle, a scientist friend of Leonard Hofstadter played by Johnny Galecki, who had previously played Gilbert's love interest David Healy on Roseanne. In the second episode of the second season of The Big Bang Theory, Gilbert was elevated to the show's main cast, portraying again a potential love interest of Galecki's character, and at one point a love interest to Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg). By January 2009, it was announced that the writers did not know how to write for her character full-time and her status was reduced from regular to recurring.

Gilbert is a co-host and executive producer of The Talk, a talk show that premiered October 18, 2010. Gilbert appears alongside Julie Chen, Sharon Osbourne, Sheryl Underwood and Aisha Tyler.

Film career

Gilbert appeared in two films alongside Drew Barrymore, in Poison Ivy in 1992 and Riding In Cars With Boys in 2001. Gilbert also had a feature role in Light It Up in 1999. She has had several minor roles following Roseanne, including the short film $30 (aka 30 Bucks) as part of the Boys Life 3 feature, and High Fidelity. She directed her short film Persona Non Grata in 1998.

Personal life

As a teenager, Gilbert dated her Roseanne (and later The Big Bang Theory) co-star Johnny Galecki. During their relationship she realized she was lesbian. She remains close friends with Galecki.

Gilbert graduated from Yale University in 1997 with honors, majoring in Art with an emphasis on Photography.

In 2001, Gilbert began a relationship with television producer Allison Adler. They have two children—a son, Levi Hank, born to Adler in October 2004, and a daughter, Sawyer Jane, born to Gilbert in August 2007. For many years, Gilbert remained private about her sexuality, choosing not to publicly discuss her personal life. In July 2010, as she prepared to launch her talk show, The Talk, Gilbert confirmed that she was a lesbian. In August 2011, Gilbert announced that she and Adler had separated amicably.

Following the break-up, Gilbert began a relationship with songwriter, music producer and former 4 Non Blondes frontwoman Linda Perry. Gilbert announced their engagement in April 2013, and the pair married on March 30, 2014. Gilbert gave birth to their son, Rhodes Emilio Gilbert Perry, on February 28, 2015.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Poison Ivy	Sylvie Cooper	Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress
1994	Dead Beat	Martha	Film is based on the killings of Charles Schmid.
1997	Walkin' on Sunshine: The Movie	NeuralNurse 256
1999	Desert Blue	Sandy
1999	Light It Up	Lynn Sabatini
2000	The Big Tease	Gretle Dickens
2000	High Fidelity	Annaugh Moss
2000	Boys Life 3	Emily/Michelle	Short film; Segment: $30
2001	Riding in Cars with Boys	Tina Barr
2004	Laws of Attraction	Gary Gadget's Assistant	Cameo

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Calamity Jane	Jean	TV-Movie
1988	ABC Weekend Special	Stephie	Episode: "Runaway Ralph"
1988-1997	Roseanne	Darlene Conner-Healy	219 episodes 2x Young Artist Award for Outstanding Young Comedienne in a Television Series TV Land Award for Innovator Award Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Comedy Series (1993-1994) Nominated — TV Land Award for Character Most Desperately in Need of a Timeout Nominated — Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress Supporting Role in a Television Series
1990	Sudie and Simpson	Sudie Harrigan	TV Movie Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Cable Special
1992	The Simpsons	Laura Powers	Voice only Episode: "New Kid on the Block"
1994	Saturday Night Live	Herself - Host	Episode: "Sara Gilbert/Counting Crows"
1996	ABC Afterschool Special	Jessie	Episode: "Me and My Hormones"
1997	Broken Record		TV Movie
2000-2001	Welcome to New York	Amy Manning	13 episodes
2002	24	Paula Schaeffer	5 episodes
2003	Will & Grace	Cheryl	Episode: "Fanilow"
2004	Strong Medicine	Charlayne	Episode: "Cinderella in Scrubs"
2004-2007	ER	Dr. Jane Figler	15 episodes
2005	In the Game		Unsold TV-Pilot
2005	The Clinic	Mrs. Jennings	Episode: 3.1
2005-2006	Twins	Mitchee Arnold	18 episodes
2006	Girls on the Bus	Helen	Episode: "Pilot"
2006-2007	The Class	Fern Velch	6 episodes
2007	Private Practice	Kelly	Episode: "In Which Sam Gets Taken For a Ride"
2007-2010, 2016	The Big Bang Theory	Leslie Winkle	8 episodes
2008	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Caitlyn Ryan	Episode: "Trials"
2010	HawthoRNe	Malia Price	3 episodes
2010	Grey's Anatomy	Kim	Episode: "Suicide is Painless"
2010-present	The Talk	Herself	Also creator and executive producer
2014	Bad Teacher	Irene Dudek	5 episodes

Charities

Sara Gilbert supports the following charitable causes: Environment, Gay Rights, AIDS.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]