Sara Gilbert

Sara Gilbert has risen to prominence as a talented TV actress, talk show host and a TV producer.

Early Accomplishments

When she was 9 years old, she made her screen debut in a TV film titled Calamity Jane and by 13, she starred in a TV advert for Kool Aid.

In 1988, she began to star in the long-running TV series, Roseanne and made her film debut in 1992 with Poison Ivy, earning an Independent Spirit Award nomination too.

Best Known For

For 9 years since 1988, she starred as Darlene Conner in the television drama, Roseanne and also served as executive producer. She has reprised this role in the spin-off The Conners (2018-present).

Since 2010, she has served as host and executive producer of the talk show, The Talk on CBS.

Sexual Orientation

Sara is reportedly lesbian and has been married to Linda Perry since 2014 following a 10-month engagement after dating for 2 years but she is fondly remembered for her relationship with Ali Adler between 2001 and 2011.

While it may be on record that she dated Tobey Maguire and Johnny Galecki in the past, this info is false as they have only been very good friends of hers.

Family

She is the only daughter of Harold Abeles and Barbara Cowan and was originally named Sara Rebecca Abeles but she changed her last name to her mother’s ex-husband’s.

Her maternal half-siblings are Jonathan and Melissa Gilbert while her paternal half-siblings are Joseph and Patrice Abeles.

With sperm donors, she is the mother of 3 kids; Levi and Sawyer Gilbert-Adler and also Rhodes Gilbert-Perry.

Religion

Born to Jewish parents, she is also a Jew.

Worth To Know

Aged 6, she got inspired to act after seeing big sister Melissa earn a Hollywood Walk of Fame star.

She studied arts and photography at Yale and graduated in 1997.