Sara Gilbert’s Family Guide: Grandparents, Parents, Siblings and Children
usmagazine.comA showbiz family! Sara Gilbert is best known for her role on Roseanne — but some many realize the Conners aren’t her only famous family members.The Conners star was born to actress Barbara Cowan (née Crane) and Harold Abeles.
Her mother was the daughter of Julia and Harry Crane, who were a model and comedy writer, respectively. Gilbert’s grandfather was the creator of the 1955 sitcom The Honeymooners.Before Gilbert’s mother met Abeles, she was married to Paul Gilbert, who was a famous comedian.
While the two were married, they adopted Melissa Gilbert and Jonathan Gilbert, who both starred in Little House on the Prairie.Cowan and Paul divorced when Melissa and Jonathan were young, and the Sorority Girl star moved on with Abeles.
She and the attorney welcomed Sara in 1975. One year later, Cowan’s ex-husband died. The Miracle Worker actress and Abeles divorced after ten years of marriage.In 1984, Sara decided to professionally use the last name Gilbert — in honor of her mother’s first husband — as she began her acting career.
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