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- NAME: Sara Gilbert
- OCCUPATION: Film Actress, Television Actress, Talk Show Host
- BIRTH DATE: January 29, 1975 (Age: 38)
- EDUCATION: Yale University
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Santa Monica, California
- Originally: Sara Rebecca Abeles
- ZODIAC SIGN: Aquarius
Best Known For
Sara Gilbert is an actress best known for her role as Darlene Conner-Healy from in the sitcom Roseanne and the creator of the series The Talk.
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Jane Figler on NBC's medical drama ER while also starring in the WB comedy series Twins. Gilbert has also put in guest appearances in a long list of popular TV shows, including The Simpsons, Will & Grace, Law & Order and Hawthorne.
Personal Life
Apart from her acting work, Sara Gilbert is a political activist focused on animal rights, environmental and public health issues. She is a longtime vegan who has worked extensively with the advocacy group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, which named her Roseanne character as one of the most animal-friendly TV characters in history. Gilbert also works with Earth Communication Office, a foundation dedicated to raising awareness of environmental causes. She has also volunteered for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation and AIDS Project L.A.
Gilbert and her long-time life partner, television and film writer and producer Allison Adler, have been together since 2002. They have two children via artificial insemination: son Hank Levi Gilbert-Adler (b. 2004) and daughter Sawyer Gilbert-Adler (b. 2007).
Sara Gilbert first publicly discussed her sexual orientation in 2010, in advance of the launch of the CBS daytime talk show, The Talk, which Gilbert co-hosted with Julie Chen, Sharon Osbourne, Aisha Tyler, and a variety of other female celebrities.
"I don't think [being out] will be a problem," Gilbert says. "I don't ever really think of things as being out or in & I just think I am who I am, and when topics come up that are appropriate, I'll talk about them and share when it seems right." As the premiere of The Talk approached, Gilbert saw it as an opportunity to do something she has very rarely done -- discuss her personal life in public. "This is a whole new world for me," she says. "I'm not an expert on this ... I'm just sort of living my life."
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