Sara Rue
| Sara Rue | |
|---|---|
 Rue in September 2010 | |
| Born |
Sara Schlackman January 26, 1979 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Mischa Livingstone (m. 2001; div. 2007); Kevin Price (m. 2011) |
| Children | 1 |
Sara Rue (born January 26, 1979) is an American television actress. She is best known for her performances as Carmen Ferrara on Popular, and as Claude Casey on Less than Perfect. In 2011, she hosted The CW reality series Shedding for the Wedding. She had a recurring role in the comedy Rules of Engagement, where she played Brenda, the softball teammate and best friend of Jeff Bingham. She also had a regular role as Kim on the short-lived ABC sitcom Malibu Country, and currently appears in the main cast of the TV Land comedy series Impastor.
Early life
Sara Rue was born Sara Schlackman in New York City, the daughter of Joan Schlackman (née Rue), a municipal employee and former actress, and Marc Schlackman, a stage manager.[1] The elder of two daughters, she was raised in New York, where her parents were active in Broadway theatres. She is Jewish.[2]
Career
Rue began her acting career at the age of nine, appearing in the 1988 film Rocket Gibraltar as Kevin Spacey's daughter. Rue played a very young Roseanne in the first meeting of Roseanne and Dan at a dance on the TV show Roseanne.
She starred in the comedy Grand, before going on to work on Phenom; Minor Adjustments; Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane; ER; The Division; Popular and Less than Perfect. She has appeared in several films: A Map of the World, Can't Hardly Wait, A Slipping Down Life, Idiocracy, Gypsy 83 and had a small part as a babysitter in Gore Verbinski's adaptation of The Ring. She impressed director Michael Bay so much that a role was written into the movie Pearl Harbor for her.
Rue appeared in the 2006 Mike Judge film Idiocracy, in the role of the Attorney General. In 2006, Rue starred in the stage musical Little Egypt with French Stewart, Jenny O'Hara and Gregg Henry at the Matrix Theatre in Los Angeles. She guest-starred in Two and a Half Men as Berta's pregnant youngest daughter. She had a stint on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory, playing Leonard Hofstadter's physician girlfriend Dr Stephanie Barnett for three episodes. Her first appearance on the show occurred on November 17, 2008. In 2009, Rue appeared in the movies Man Maid and For Christ's Sake. She starred on the short-lived 2009 series Eastwick, based on the novel and movie The Witches of Eastwick.
In October 2010, Rue joined the cast of Rules of Engagement in a recurring role as Brenda, Jeff and Audrey's new surrogate.[3]
It was announced in December, 2011 that Rue would be writing and starring in a new show on The CW called Poseurs, about a young woman named Lucy whose life is upended when her fiancé moves out and her fresh-from-rehab collegiate best friend, Alexandra, moves in. The two friends pose as a lesbian couple and actually get married in order to stay in the nice apartment building that only allows married couples.[4]
Rue starred in the ABC show Malibu Country as Reba McEntire's upbeat trophy wife neighbor, Kim Sallinger.[5] Malibu Country ran for one season (2012–13). Rue had the title role of Deb Dorfman in the movie Dorfman in Love (2012).[6]
Since 2014, Rue has appeared in a recurring role as Candace on the CBS sitcom Mom. In 2015, she was cast as main character Dora in the TV Land comedy Impastor.[7] The show is in its second season as of 2016.
Personal life
Rue married director/writer/producer Mischa Livingstone in 2001, and they divorced in 2007.[8] Rue married teacher[9] Kevin Price on May 21, 2011, in a traditional Jewish wedding.[10][11] She gave birth to their first child, daughter Talulah Rue Price, on February 9, 2013.[12]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Rocket Gibraltar | Jessica Hanson | |
| 1992 | Passed Away | Megan Scanlan | |
| 1998 | Can't Hardly Wait | Earth Girl | |
| Nowhere to Go | a.k.a. Silent Hearts (USA: TV title) | ||
| 1999 | A Slipping-Down Life | Violet | |
| A Map of the World | Debbie | ||
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor | Nurse Martha | |
| Gypsy 83 | Gypsy Vale | ||
| 2002 | The Ring | Babysitter | |
| 2005 | Barbara Jean | Barbara Jean | Short film |
| 2006 | Danny Roane: First Time Director | Charlotte Lewis | |
| Idiocracy | Attorney General "Fun Bags" (Uncredited) | ||
| 2008 | Man Maid | Torry | |
| 2009 | Not Since You | Sarah 'Doogs' Doogins | |
| 2010 | For Christ's Sake | Candy | |
| 2011 | Dorfman in Love | Deb Dorfman | |
| 2013 | Miss Dial | Sam |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Grand | Edda Pasetti | Main role (26 episodes) |
| 1992 | Roseanne | Teenage Roseanne | Episode: "Halloween IV" |
| 1993–94 | Phenom | Monica | Recurring role (14 episodes) |
| 1995 | Blossom | Angie | Episode: "Mating Rituals" |
| 1995 | Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare | Jacquelyn | Television movie |
| 1995–96 | Minor Adjustments | Darby Gladstone | Main role (20 episodes) |
| 1996 | ER | Jane | Episode: "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" |
| Pearl | Bertha Sugs | Episode: "Ticket to Ride " | |
| For My Daughter's Honor | Jones, KimberlyKimberly Jones | Television movie; a.k.a. Indecent Seduction | |
| 1997 | Ned & Stacey | Amy | Episode: "Prom Night" |
| Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Younger Sister (voice) | Episode: "The Golden Goose" | |
| 1998 | Chicago Hope | Rhonda Fritz | Episode: "The Ties That Bind" |
| The Simple Life | Melanie | Episodes: "Pilot", "Sara's Ex", and "The Luke & Sara Show" | |
| 1999 | Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane | Breeny Kennedy | Episodes: "Everything You Wanted to Know About Zoe", "To Jack, from Zoe", and "Sympathy for Jack" |
| 2000 | Will & Grace | Joyce Adler | Episode: "Lows in the Mid-Eighties" |
| 1999–2001 | Popular | Carmen Ferrara | Main role (43 episodes) |
| 2002–03 | The Division | Amanda McCafferty | Episodes: "Hide and Seek", "Remembrance", and "Acts of Betrayal" |
| 2003 | MADtv | The Babysitter | Episode #9.11 |
| 2002–06 | Less than Perfect | Claudia "Claude" Casey | Main role (81 episodes) |
| 2003 | This Time Around | Gabby Castellani | Television movie |
| 2006 | Play Nice | Television movie | |
| 2006–07 | Two and a Half Men | Naomi | Episodes: "Repeated Blows to His Unformed Head" and "Castrating Sheep in Montana" |
| 2007 | Nurses | Chris Korenek | Television movie |
| 2008 | The Big Bang Theory | Dr. Stephanie Barnett | Episodes: "The Lizard-Spock Expansion", "The White Asparagus Triangulation" and "The Vartabedian Conundrum" |
| Nightmare at the End of the Hall | Courtney | Television movie | |
| Spaced | Apryl | Television movie | |
| 2009 | Leverage | Marissa Devins | Episode: "The Mile High Job" |
| 2009–10 | Eastwick | Penny Higgins | Main role (13 episodes) |
| 2010 | Private Practice | Shira Cole | Episode: "Til Death Do Us Part" |
| 2011 | Shedding for the Wedding | Herself – Host | Regular (5 episodes) |
| RuPaul's Drag Race 3 | Herself – Guest Judge | Episodes: "Face, Face, Face of Cakes" and "RuPaul Rewind" | |
| 2012 | Psych | Amy Alleris | Episode: "Heeeeere's Lassie" |
| 2012–13 | Malibu Country | Kim Sallinger | Main role (18 episodes) |
| 2010–13 | Rules of Engagement | Brenda | Recurring role (12 episodes) |
| 2011 | My Future Boyfriend | Elizabeth Barrett | Television movie |
| 2014–present | Mom | Candace | Recurring role (7 episodes) |
| 2015–present | Impastor | Dora Winston | Main role |
| 2016 | Don't Wake Mommy | Beth | Television movie |
| 2016 | Bones (TV series) | Karen Delfs | TV show |
References
- ↑ Sara Rue profile, FilmReference.com. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
- ↑ Pine, Dan (July 19, 2012). "Gould, 'centered and grateful,' to accept award at festival". Jweekly.com. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
Rue, like Gould, is Jewish, so spicing up their characters with Jewish inflections came easily to both.
- ↑ "Rue joins 'Rules of Engagement' cast". UPI. October 11, 2010.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (December 5, 2011). "The CW Buys Comedy Written By And Starring Sara Rue". Deadline Hollywood.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (March 1, 2012). "Leah Remini, Sara Rue join ABC comedies". Deadline Hollywood.
- ↑ "Sara Rue entry". Dorfmanthemovie.com. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
- ↑ "Sara Rue To Co-Star In TV Land Comedy Pilot 'Impastor'". Deadline.com. July 2, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Actress Sara Rue Files for Divorce". People. November 10, 2007.
- ↑ Gomez, Patrick (January 13, 2011). "Sara Rue Has Finally Hired a Wedding Planner". People.
- ↑ Cedenheim, Pernilla (May 21, 2011). "Sara Rue Married Kevin Price". People. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
- ↑ "Exclusive: Newlywed Sara Rue: 'I've Never Been Happier", Us, May 21, 2011
- ↑ "Sara Rue Welcomes Baby Girl Talulah! | E! Online UK". Eonline.com. February 15, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
