Sarah Gilbert (real name Sarah Rebecca Abeles) is an American actress, producer, director, and screenwriter. The role of Leslie Winkle in the TV series "The Big Bang Theory" brought her success and fame.
In the creative biography of the actress, there are more than eighty roles in television and film projects. She is a producer and screenwriter for several episodes of the TV series Roseanne, in which she played a central role. She also directed the short film Persona non grata and the drama Even the Losers.
Gilbert has been nominated twice for an Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in Roseanne.
Biography facts
The girl was born in the USA, in the winter of 1975 in a creative family, where almost all of her relatives were involved in show business.
The first husband of her mother, Barbara Crane, was the famous Hollywood actor Paul Gilbert, who passed away the year Sarah was born. She has a half-sister - actress Melissa Gilbert.
When Sarah was six years old, her sister received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Upon learning of this, the girl announced that she would also become a famous actress. She always admired her sister and wanted to be like her in everything.
Creativity completely captivated Sarah during her school years. She began to study photography, music, and attended a theater studio.
For the first time on television, Sarah appeared in 1984 in commercials. Then she was offered a small role in the television project "Calamity Jane".
After completing her primary education, Sarah continued her studies at Yale University at the Faculty of Arts and graduated with honors in 1997.
Film career
Having played her first roles in TV series, Sarah was going to continue her career in television projects in the future. Sister Melissa, who achieved success thanks to television, again played an important role in her choice.
Sarah constantly participated in various castings and starred in cameo roles in many TV series. Real success came to her in the project "Little House on the Prairie", where one of the main roles was played by her sister.
Despite the fact that Sarah again got a cameo role, she, having perfectly coped with the task, attracted the attention of directors and producers. At the same time, Sarah changed her last name Abeles to Gilbert.
Gilbert got her first big and serious role in the movie in the TV series "Roseanne". Later she became one of the scriptwriters and producers of this project. The series has been aired on ABC for several years and has earned high marks from viewers and film critics. Sarah also did not pass fame. She has been nominated twice for an Emmy Award. The film itself received a number of prestigious awards and nominations for awards: Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, Emmy.
In the early 2000s, Sarah joined the permanent cast of The Big Bang Theory as the somewhat weird scientist Leslie Winkle. After the release of the first season of the series, he gained immense popularity, and Sarah became a recognizable actress. She had a huge number of fans who inextricably linked her name with the on-screen heroine Leslie.
The series has been released on screens for several years. A total of twelve seasons have been released, the last of which aired in 2019. The film received several awards and many nominations for awards: Emmy, Georges, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild.
Personal life
Sarah came out in 2010, confessing to the public that she was gay.
For ten years she was in a relationship with Allison Adler. In 2011, they announced their separation. The couple have two children: Levi Hank and Sawyer Jane.
In 2014, singer Linda Perry became her new chosen one. In this union, Sarah's third child was born - Rhodes' son Emilio.
