Sara Gilbert

Sara Gilbert (born Sara Rebecca Abeles; January 29, 1975) is an American actress best known for her role as Darlene Conner on the ABC sitcom Roseanne (1988-1997; 2018) and its spin-off, The Conners (2018-present). She received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her performance on Roseanne. Gilbert also had a recurring role as Leslie Winkle on CBS's The Big Bang Theory. Additionally, she is the creator and former co-host of the CBS daytime talk show The Talk. Gilbert was born in Santa Monica, California, and her parents are Barbara Cowan (née Crane) and Harold Abeles. She has two older half-siblings and two older adoptive siblings, including Melissa and Jonathan Gilbert, who were stars of Little House on the Prairie.