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Sarah Elizabeth Barrable-Tishauer (b. July 6, 1988 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian actress who is best known for her role as Liberty Van Zandt in the first nine seasons of Degrassi: The Next Generation. An experienced dancer, pianist, and trombone player, Barrable-Tishauer received the opportunity to act alongside the late Gregory Hines in the 2002 made-for-television film "The Red Sneakers", which was one of her first major experiences as a television actress.

In 2001, she was cast as Liberty Van Zandt on the hit Canadian television series Degrassi: The Next Generation. She remained on the show from 2001-2009 for nine seasons. Being at Degrassi gave Barrable-Tishauer much fame, as the program has been popular among Canadian teenagers since 1979, and when Barrable-Tishauer joined, it was enjoying one of its most popular eras. Barrable-Tishauer graduated from Concordia University in MontrĆ©al in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Communication Studies and Computation Arts. As of 2014, she is working as Digital Marketing Coordinator for Urban Adventures.

Trivia

  • Sarah is a Cancer.
  • She originally auditioned for the role of Manny Santos, and ironically Cassie Steele, who plays Manny originally tried out for the part of Liberty.
  • She is of mixed African and Jewish descent.
  • She dated Ryan Cooley, whom her character dated on the show, as well as Mazin Elsadig, with whom her character had a fling, from mid 2009 to late 2010.
  • She ships Sellie.
  • In her 2012 graduating class at Concordia University, she was the valedictorian of the Faculty of Arts & Science.
  • Evan Williams often called her "Liberty" off set because he had difficulty remembering her name.
  • On September 11th 2021, Sarah and her fiancĆ© Ryan got married.

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