<P> Sara Gilbert ( born Sara Rebecca Abeles ; January 29 , 1975 ) is an American actress , best known for her role as Darlene Conner on the ABC sitcom Roseanne from 1988 to 1997 , for which she received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations . Gilbert will reprise the role in 2018 for an eight episode revival . She is also co-host and creator of the CBS daytime talk show The Talk and has had a recurring role as Leslie Winkle on CBS 's The Big Bang Theory . </P>
who plays leslie winkle on the big bang theory
Sara Gilbert