My Take
Sara Gilbert is one of those rare child actors who actually grew up into something more interesting than their breakthrough role — and that's saying a lot, because Darlene Conner on Roseanne was already one of the sharpest, most sardonic teenage characters on 1990s TV. She brought a deadpan wit to that show that felt genuinely earned rather than written, and the fact that she scored two Emmy nominations reprising the role decades later proves it wasn't just nostalgia talking. What I find quietly impressive is that she didn't just keep acting — she built The Talk from the ground up as a creator, which takes a completely different kind of intelligence. Add in a Yale education and a recurring spot on The Big Bang Theory, and you've got someone who's consistently operated at a higher level than her profile might suggest.
Overview
Sara Gilbert (born Sara Rebecca Abeles; January 29, 1975) is an American actress best known for portraying Darlene Conner on Roseanne (1988–97; 2018) and its sequel, The Conners (2018–25), a role for which she received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. She created and was a co-host of the CBS daytime talk show The Talk, and had the recurring role of Leslie Winkle on CBS's The Big Bang Theory.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sara Gilbert
- Name (Japanese)
- サラ・ギルバート
- Reading
- さら・ぎるばーと
- Born
- January 29, 1975 (age 51)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rabbit
- Origin
- Santa Monica, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 160 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / screenwriter / film director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Yale University
Awards & achievements
- Young Artist Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Roseanne | — | |
| Notable work | The Conners | — | |
| Notable work | The View | — | |
| Notable work | The Talk | — | |
| Notable work | The Big Bang Theory | — |
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.