Sabrina Jalees

 ( 1985 Births ) 

Sabrina Jalees (born April 19, 1985) is a Canadian comedian, actress, and writer. She has written for various series, and starred as a main cast member alongside Patricia Heaton in the 2019 TV comedy series Carol's Second Act.

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Early life and education The daughter of a Swiss people mother and a Pakistani people father, she graduated from Earl Haig Secondary School, and later from the Radio and Television Arts program at Toronto Metropolitan University in June 2007.

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Career Jalees wrote a weekly column in the Toronto Star's ID section.

She has made many Canadian media appearances, including as a commentator on MuchMusic's Video on Trial, Stars On Trial and LOL!, as well as a role in the drama series Flashpoint, and Jian Ghomeshi's Monday correspondent on CBC Radio One's Sounds Like Canada in the Summer. She also previously filed a regular segment on Go. She is a former host (until 2010) of Laugh Out Loud on CBC Radio One and a reality TV show for children, In Real Life, airing on YTV. She made a cameo in the video for the song Break This by Hunter Valentine. She narrates the CBBC series Rank the Prank.

She was a writer for Canada's Got Talent and .

In 2020, she appeared in an episode of Canada's Drag Race, as co-judge of a mini-challenge in the episode "The Snow Ball".Tim Murray, "Canada's Drag Race Recap: Jimbo & Rita Bring The Biggest Shock of the Season". Screen Rant, August 27, 2020.

In 2021, she was announced as one of the judges in the first season of Roast Battle Canada.Jordan Pinto, "CTV Comedy commissions Roast Battle adaptation". RealScreen, April 12, 2021. In 2023 she debuted as host of Farming for Love. "'Farming for Love' – with Gibsons local – premiers May 28". Coast Reporter, May 16, 2023.

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Personal life Jalees came out as a lesbianOut for Laughs, April 1, 2010, and was shunned by her extended Muslim family, an experience she relates in her 2013 Canadian comedy tour, "Brownlisted." Her wife, Shauna McCann, is a fashion designer. They have a son named Wolfie.

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Filmography

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Film

+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes
2008	The Cross Road	Muslim Gi
2015	Portrait of a Serial Monogamist	Sarah
2023	I Used to Be Funny	Paige
2024	Doin' It	Jess

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Television

2005	Mom at Sixteen	Sarah	Television film
2008	Flashpoint	Cassaundra	Episode: "Attention Shoppers"
2009-2011	In Real Life (TV Series)	Herself	Canadian Reality Show
2016	Transparent	Aubree	Episode: "When the Battle Is Over"
2017, 2019	Baroness von Sketch Show	Rita / The Trainer	2 episodes
2018	Take My Wife	Interviewer	Episode #2.5
2019	Noches con Platanito	Guest	1 episode
2019–2020	Carol's Second Act	Dr. Lexie Gilani	18 episodes
2020	Search Party	Amy	Episode: "A Dangerous Union"
2022	Human Resources	Nadia (voice)	Episode: "Rutgers is for Lovers"
2022	Would I Lie to You?	Self	12 episodes
2022-present		N/A	Writer; 3 episodes
2023-2025	Rubble & Crew	Auntie Crane (voice)	Main cast
2023	Farming for Love	Self	Series host
2025	Black Mirror	Angie	Episode: "Common People"

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Categories: 1985 Births, Living People, Actresses From Toronto, Canadian Columnists, Canadian Actresses Of Pakistani Descent, Canadian People Of Swiss Descent, Canadian Sketch Comedians, Canadian Stand-up Comedians, Canadian Television Actresses, Toronto Metropolitan University Alumni, Cbc Radio Hosts, Comedians From Toronto, Canadian Lesbian Actresses, Canadian Lgbtq Broadcasters, Canadian Women Radio Hosts, Canadian Women Columnists, 21st-century Canadian Comedians, Canadian Lesbian Comedians, Canadian Women Comedians, 21st-century Canadian Lgbtq People, Canadian Television Hosts, Earl Haig Secondary School Alumni

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