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Sara Rue Profile |
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Birth Date: January 26, 1979
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Birth Place: New York, New York, USA
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Birth Name: Sara Rue
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Height: 5'7"
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Biography |
Sara Rue
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.
Sara Rue also played a young Roseanne in the first meeting
of Roseanne and Dan at a dance on the TV show "Roseanne."
Rue, the elder of two daughters, was raised in New York
City; her parents were active in Broadway theaters. She
began her own acting career at the age of nine, appearing in
the film Rocket Gibraltar as Kevin Spacey's daughter (and as
the late Burt Lancaster's granddaughter).
She 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 impressed
director Michael Bay that a role was written into the movie
Pearl Harbor for her.
She briefly appeared in the 2006 Mike Judge film Idiocracy,
in the role of the Attorney General.
She currently stars in the stage musical Little Egypt with
French Stewart, Jenny O'Hara, and Gregg Henry at The Matrix
Theatre in Los Angeles.
She recently guest starred in Two And A Half Men as Berta's
youngest daughter Naomi who is pregnant and, as the episode
progresses, eventually has her baby on Charlie's couch.
She is currently working on the movies Man Maid and For
Christ's Sake both of which are in post production. |
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Other
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Collects and plays vintage guitars.
Enjoys gardening.
Lives in Los Angeles, California, United States with her
husband and two cats named Orange Popsicle #5 (AKA Pop) and
The Kraken. [2002]
Sara and her husband have two dogs named Lil Bisquit and
Bucket.
Taught to drive by Debra Jo Rupp.
Taught to juggle by Glenn Close.
She and her husband are avid poker players.
She and Carly Pope starred in the movie This Time Around
(2003) (TV) [2003]. They first worked together on the teen
show "Popular" (1999) [1999]. |
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since May 16, 2008