No. 8: Sarah Chalke

Name: Sarah Chalke

Date of Birth: 27 August, 1976

Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario

Selected Career Credits:

• How I Met Your Mother (9 Episodes, 2008-2009)... Stella Zinman
• Scrubs (2001-2009)... Dr. Elliot Reid
• Scrubs: Interns (5 Episodes, 2009)... Dr. Elliot Reid
• Prop 8: The Musical (2008)... Scary Catholic School Girls From Hell
• Clone High (3 Episodes, 2002-2003)... Marie Antoinette

Harem Role: Harem Doctor/Caregiver

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Alright, so Sarah Chalke has ample experience as a physician/healthcare professional in TV Land. In fact, this penchant for doctor characters has landed her the unique privilege of tending to the ill and ailing of the Harem World. It cannot be denied -- Ms. Chalke knows how to rock a pair of scrubs. And a white lab coat. And... hell, she could rock a parka and snowshoes, even -- I'm that convinced of her epic radiance.

But, Sarah Chalke proves time and again that she is far more than a pretty face. Though, don't get me wrong -- she's definitely got a pretty face, too. 

I first noticed Ms. Chalke as I'm sure most individuals did -- after being drawn into the quirky, surreal world of a group of fledgling interns on Scrubs, it was only a matter of time before Dr. Elliot Reid stole my focus and won her place in The Harem Proper. Even before Dr. Reid's glamourous, ultra-femme makeover (um, hi -- you remember that black tank top, choppy hair look, right?), I was taken in by the awkward charm and the beautiful mess that IS Elliot. 

She's neurotic. She's anal-retentive. She's the overachiever who strives for approval and credit in the Boys' Club of Medicine. And.... well, like the rest of the cast, she's physically and socially clumsy ALL OF THE TIME.

And yet, it's the flaws and faults that make Dr. Reid gorgeous. 

I love that she becomes supersonic when she's stressed. 

I love her spastic outbursts and the prudish way she censors "dirty" words.

Hell, I even love the fact that she gets nose bleeds during vital career interviews and then proceeds to sneeze across her future employer.

I would gladly be the apple thief to her cider house/orchard owner, without a doubt. I mean, FRICK -- IT'S SARAH CHALKE, HERE!

And, for your viewing pleasure -- it's Dr. Reid's stunning metamorphosis from introverted intern to the Badass of the Medical Field. Sarah Chalke, thank you for donning those scrubs for all these years.