Sabrina's Sidekick

Background:

American actress Lindsay Sloane has acted in nearly 50 TV and film projects since the early 1990s. Starting out doing voice over work in the 1990 CBS cartoon special “Why, Charlie Brown, Why?” the California-raised actress moved on from a multi-episodic role in the ABC successful “The Wonder Years” (1991-1993) to a regular gig in the NBC sitcom “Mr. Rhodes” (1996-1997) during her adolescent years. Sloane's supporting role of Zoey Miller in the latter show brought her a Young Artist nomination. The Leo actress enjoyed more fame with her portrayal of best friend Valerie in the hit ABC series “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch,” a role she played from 1997 to 1999. However, after leaving the series, Sloane found herself being cast in a string of short-lived series, including “Grosse Pointe” (The WB, 2000-2001), “The Stones” (CBS, 2004) and “Help Me Help You” (ABC, 2006). Sloane also had a recurring role in “That '70s Show” and guest roles in “The West Wing,” “Entourage” and others. On the big screen, Sloane is perhaps best known for her performances in “Bring It On” (2000), “The In-Laws” (2003) and “The TV Set” (2006). Other film credits include “Dog Gone Love” (2004), “Nancy Drew” (2007), “Over Her Dead Body” (2008) and “The Accidental Husband” (2008). Moviegoers will see her in the upcoming comedies “The Six Wives of Henry Lefay” (2009), “A Good Old Fashioned Orgy” (2009) and “She's Out of My League” (2010).

In 2001, Sloane appeared in print ads for “Freshlook ColorBlends” contact lenses.

Sloane has been married to her agent-husband, Dar Rollins, since 2004. She previously dated actor Nate Richert, her costar on “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.” Currently, the New York native lives in Los Angeles.

Jewish

Childhood and Family:

Lindsay Sloane Leikin was born on August 8, 1977, in Long Island, New York, to a Jewish family. Her family moved to California when she was one. She attended Chatsworth High School in Chatsworth, California. Some of her classmates included future actresses Candace Cameron Bure and Lori Beth Denberg.

In 2004, Lindsay married Dar Rollins, an agent for International Creative Management. She is friends with Sarah Michelle Gellar and the “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch” star Melissa Joan Hart. She served as Gellar's maid of honor at the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” star's wedding to actor Freddie Prinze Jr.

The TV Set

Career:

An endearing child, Lindsay Sloane discovered acting and by age 8, had landed an agent. Her first television job arrived at age 13 when she provided the voice of the big sister in the CBS animated special “Why, Charlie Brown, Why?” (1990). She progressed from voice to acting roles the following year when she started a two-season recurring role as Kevin Arnold's (played by Fred Savage) school friend, Alice Pedermeir, on the ABC comedy “The Wonder Years” (1991-1993). A guest role in ABC's “My So-Called Life” (1994) and a supporting role (as Tina) in the CBS Schoolbreak Special presentation “Between Mother and Daughter” (1995) followed before Sloane secured her first regular role in the short-lived NBC comedy series “Mr. Rhodes” (1996-1997), which starred Tom Rhodes. Playing Zoey Miller, she received a 1997 Young Artist nomination in the category of Best Performance in a TV Comedy - Supporting Young Actress.

Following an episodic appearance in CBS' “Promised Land” (1997), a spin off of “Touched by an Angel,” Sloane secured her next regular gig on the popular ABC family series “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch,” starring Melissa Joan Hart in the title role. In the series, she portrayed Sabrina's friend, Valerie Birkhead, from 1997 to 1999. Sloane also guest starred in “Working” (reunited with Fred Savage) and “Dharma & Greg” (both 1997) and voiced the character Jackie in an episode of the award winning cartoon series “Batman, Beyond” called “Earth Mover” (1999). After leaving “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch,” she was cast as the mermaid Fin in “Sabrina Down Under” (1999), a spin off television film to the series. The same year, she also appeared with Laura Leighton, Tim Daly and Olivia d'Abo in the award winning independent film “Seven Girlfriends,” which was directed by Paul Lazarus, and appeared in two episodes as Patty in the Fox hit series “That '70s Show” (1999-2000).

Sloane appeared as Zoey's classmate and Summer Raynes in episodes of the NBC series “The West Wing” and “M.Y.O.B.” (2000), respectively. Later that same year, she returned as a series regular when she landed the costarring role of Marcy Sternfeld in the Darren Star-created satire “Grosse Pointe.” Debuting on September 20, 2000, the WB show received generally positive reviews, but struggled with poor ratings. A rival of “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch” in its Friday night time slot, the network tried moving “Grosse Pointe” in the schedule but it failed to draw in enough of an audience and was cancelled after 17 episodes. 2000 also found Sloane playing the supporting role of Big Red in the cheerleading film “Bring It On,” which starred Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku, Jesse Bradford and Gabrielle Union.

After the demise of “Grosse Pointe,” Sloane had guest spots in “The Fighting Fitzgeralds,” “Strange Frequency” (both 2001) and “Greg the Bunny” (2002). She played the recurring role of Lisa in three episodes of the D.J. Caruso short-lived drama series “Going to California” (2001) and starred as Rebecca Ashton in the TV film “Homeward Bound” (2002), opposite Samm Levine and J.K. Simmons. In 2003, she resumed her film career by taking the important role of Melissa Peyser, the bride, in the Andrew Fleming-helmed “The In-Laws,” which also starred Michael Douglas, Robin Tunney, Albert Brooks and Ryan Reynolds, and appeared with Brenda Strong and Gia Carides in the comedy “Exposed.” She was then cast as Rebecca in the 2004 comedy “Dog Gone Love,” opposite Alexander Chaplin. Also in 2004, Sloane worked on the TV series “The Stones,” but the CBS series had a short life.

From 2005 to 2006, Sloane could be seen in the TV films “Crazy” and “She Said/He Said,” voiced the character Skipper in an episode of the cartoon series “The X's” and played Nicole in an episode of “Entourage” called “I Wanna Be Sedated.” She also offered a notable performance as Laurel Simon in “The TV Set,” a 2006 indie comedy directed by Jake Kasdan and starring David Duchovny and Sigourney Weaver, and was cast as the daughter of Ted Danson, Sasha, in the short-lived ABC comedy series “Help Me Help You” (2006).

Sloane next had an unaccredited part as a boutique clerk in the Emma Robert vehicle “Nancy Drew” (2007), which was loosely adapted on the hit series of mystery novels. She followed it up working with Winona Ryder and Garret Dillahunt in the short “Water Pills” and supporting Eva Longoria Parker, Paul Rudd, Lake Bell and Jason Biggs in Jeff Lowell's comedy feature “Over Her Dead Body.” She also played Marcy in “The Accidental Husband,” alongside Uma Thurman, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Colin Firth and Sam Shepard, and costarred in the William Savage short “Morning Departure.”

Lindsay has completed filming “The Six Wives of Henry Lefay,” a 2009 comedy directed and written by Howard Michael Gould. Costars in the film include Tim Allen, Jenna Elfman, Andie MacDowell and Eric Christian Olsen. She will also play Laura in Alex Gregory/Peter Huyck's comedy “A Good Old Fashioned Orgy” (2009), opposite Leslie Bibb, Martin Starr, Lake Bell, David Koechner, Don Johnson and Lin Shaye, and is set to work with Jay Baruchel, Krysten Ritter and Mike Vogel in “She's Out of My League,” which is scheduled to be released in 2010.

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