Sara Gilbert
Birth Name:
Sara Gilbert
Birth Place:
Santa Monica, California, United States
Profession
Actress, Producer, Writer
Fast Facts
- Appeared in VH1's "100 Greatest Kid Stars," coming in at No․ 38
- Won three consecutive Young Artist Awards for Outstanding Young Comedienne in a Television Series for her role as Darlene Conner in "Roseanne․"
- Majored in art and graduated magna cum laude from Yale University in 1997
- Her older sister, Melissa, and brother, Jonathan, were stars on "Little House on the Prairie" as Laura Ingalls Wilder and Willie Oleson respectively
- Was inspired to become an actress when she saw her older sister Melissa receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Quote: "(On her fame) "I just wonder what it would be like to be able to go places without people recognizing me․""
- Changed the last name of her stage name to Gilbert from Abeles after her sister received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Created daytime talk show "The Talk" on CBS and doubles as a co-host of the show
- Recognized for her roles as Darlene Conner on "Roseanne" and Leslie Winkle on "The Big Bang Theory․"
- Received over $7 million during her time on "Roseanne․"
Awards
- 1990Young Artist Award - Best Young Actress Supporting Role in a Television Series:Nominated
- 1991Young Artist Award - Best Young Actress in a Cable Special:Winner
- 1991Young Artist Award - Outstanding Young Comedienne in a Television Series:Winner
- 1992Young Artist Award - Outstanding Young Comedienne in a Television Series:Winner
- 1993American Television Award - Best Supporting Actress in a Situation Comedy:Nominated
- 1993Independent Spirit Award - Best Supporting Female:Nominated
- 1993Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1993Young Artist Award - Outstanding Young Comedienne in a Television Series:Winner
- 1994Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2006TV Land Award - Character Most Desperately in Need of a Timeout:Nominated
- 2008Innovator AwardWinner
- 2010Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Guest Actress:Nominated
- 2012Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment:Nominated
- 2014Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Talk Show Host:Nominated
- 2015Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host:Nominated
- 2016Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host:Nominated
- 2016Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment:Winner
- 2017Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host:Winner
- 2017Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment:Nominated
- 2018Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host:Nominated
- 2018Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment:Winner
- 2019Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host:Nominated
- 2019Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show:Nominated
- 2020Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host:Nominated