Emmy-nominated actress Sara Gilbert was born on January 29, 1975 in Santa Monica, California. The daughter of a Jewish family and an honors graduate of Yale University, she’s the younger sister of actors Melissa and Jonathan Gilbert, who both had roles on the television series Little House on the Prairie. Sara Gilbert landed the role of Darlene in the sitcom Roseanne at the age of 13, and also went on to work in other television series. Among these were ER, The Simpsons, Will & Grace, 24, Twins, and The Class. She’s also appeared in the films Poison Ivy and Riding In Cars With Boys, both of them alongside Drew Barrymore.

Darlene Conner Healy is played by Sara Gilbert in the award-winning television sitcom Roseanne. At the start of the series she’s a tomboy who’s athletic and loves sports, then later on grows into a moody and artistic teen. She also becomes a vegetarian and an animal activist, while retaining the same sarcastic and domineering outlook as her mother, causing the two of them to clash frequently. She later attends art school and works on a graphic novel, though she also gets pregnant and gives birth to her daughter Harris.



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