Rue was born Sara Schlackman in New York City, New York, the daughter of Joan (née Rue), a municipal employee and former actress, and Marc Schlackman, a stage manager. The elder of two daughters, she was raised in New York, where her parents were active in Broadway theaters. She began her own acting career at the age of nine, appearing in the 1988 film Rocket Gibraltar as Kevin Spacey's daughter Read more...

Rue won critical acclaim for her television series debut, starring in the comedy Grand, before going on to work on Phenom, Minor Adjustments, Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane, ER, The Division and Popular.

She has appeared in several films (A Map of the World, Can't Hardly Wait, A Slipping Down Life, Gypsy 83 and had a bit part as a babysitter in Gore Verbinski's adaptation of The Ring), and so Read more...

Sara Rue (born January 26, 1979) is an American actress. She played the roles of "Carmen Ferrara" on the drama Popular and "Claudia Casey" on the sitcom Less Than Perfect. She also guest-starred in 2000 as Joyce, the compulsive overeater sister of Grace Adler (Debra Messing), on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace.