I like going to New York. I like the galleries and the theatre and the restaurants and bars and music. I think that city is more alive than Los Angeles.

Her contribution was considered so important to Roseanne that the show's producers juggled storylines and taping schedules to allow her to study at Yale University while remaining part of the cast shooting remote segments of Darlene at a soundstage in New York. Gilbert also had a feature role in Light It Up in 1999. Early life
Gilbert was born Sara Rebecca Abeles in Santa Monica California.

: /ˈɡɪlbərt/; born Sara Rebecca Abeles; January 29 1975) is an American actress best known for her role as Darlene Conner on the ABC sitcom Roseanne from 1988 to 1997 as co-host and creator of the daytime talk show The Talk and for her recurring role as Leslie Winkle on CBS's The Big Bang Theory. Sara Gilbert (pron.