Sabrina Jalees 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.
Early life and education The daughter of a Swiss mother and a Pakistani father, she graduated from Earl Haig Secondary School, and later from the Radio and Television Arts program at Toronto Metropolitan University in June 2007.
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 Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock.
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.
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.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes2008The Cross RoadMuslim Gi2015Portrait of a Serial MonogamistSarah2023I Used to Be FunnyPaige2024Doin' ItJess2025Mile End KicksPhoebe Reilly
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2005Mom at SixteenSarahTelevision film2008FlashpointCassaundraEpisode: "Attention Shoppers"2009–2011In Real LifeHerselfCanadian Reality Show2016TransparentAubreeEpisode: "When the Battle Is Over"2017, 2019Baroness von Sketch ShowRita / The Trainer2 episodes; also writer2018Take My WifeInterviewerEpisode #2.52019Noches con PlatanitoGuest1 episode2019–2020Carol's Second ActDr. Lexie GilaniMain role; 18 episodes2020Search PartyAmyEpisode: "A Dangerous Union"; also writer 2022Human ResourcesNadia (voice)Episode: "Rutgers is for Lovers"Would I Lie to You?Self12 episodes2022–2024Fraggle Rock: Back to the RockWriter; 3 episodes2023Farming for LoveSelfSeries host2023–2025Rubble & CrewAuntie Crane (voice)Main role2025Black MirrorAngieEpisode: "Common People"2026Mating SeasonPenelope the Fox (voice)Main role2027Farah JalaliSeason 2
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