Sarah Cassandra Chalke  was born in Ottawa, Canada on 27th August, 1976.  Her family later moved to Vancouver B.C. where she was raised.

Her parents are Angie and Doug Chalke, and she has two siblings (an older and a younger sister). She got interested in performing at an early age, and she starred in musical theatre productions from the age of eight.

She appeared as a reporter on the Canadian series “Kids Zone” throughout 1990-1993. In 1992 she made her debut in acting, starring in the television-movie “City Boys”. A year later she auditioned for the role of Rebecca “Becky” Conner-Healy on the famous ABC sitcom “Roseanne”, after the first Becky (Lecy Goranson) left the show to attend college. This became Sarah’s big break. She replaced Lecy’s role in 1993-1995, before Lecy returned. Sarah once again replaced Lecy in the last season of the show. She graduated from high-school in ’94, during the recording of “Rosanne”.

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