Sarah Louise Christine Chalke (born August 27, 1976) is a Canadian-American television and movie actress, best known for portraying Dr. Elliot Reid on the NBC comedy Scrubs , the second and fourth Becky Conner Healy on Roseanne and Stella in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother.

Chalke was born in Ottawa, Ontario, and was raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is the middle of the three daughters of Douglas and Angie Chalke. Her mother is originally from Rostock, Germany. According to a Scrubs commentary track, she used to attend the German school in her hometown twice a week. Her first language is English, although she speaks French fairly well and German fluently. Read more...