Sarah Barrable-Tishauer

Sarah Barrable-Tishauer (born July 6, 1988) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her role on the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation.

Early life
Barrable-Tishauer was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is African Canadian and Jewish. Barrable-Tishauer has had theatrical acting career going back to the early 2000s, when she was cast to play a major character in the Toronto version of "The Lion King."

Career
An experienced dancer, pianist, and trombone player, Barrable-Tishauer received the opportunity, in 2002, to act alongside Gregory Hines, himself a very experienced film actor and tap dancer, in the 2002 made for television film "The Red Sneakers". This was her first major experience as a television actress.

Soon after, she was cast as Liberty Van Zandt in the Canadian television hit series, Degrassi: The Next Generation. Being at "Degrassi" gave Barrable-Tishauer much fame, as the program was popular among Canadian teenagers since 1979, and, when Barrable-Tishauer joined, was enjoying one of its most popular eras.

"Liberty", the character that she plays in the series, is a shy, but tough-looking girl who wears glasses and who has a hard time admitting she is in love with a boy from the "Degrassi" school. Nevertheless, Liberty soon gets involved romantically with the boy she likes, J.T. Yorke. The two eventually move too fast, and in season 5, Liberty gave birth to J.T.'s baby. Later that her love J.T dies by getting stabbed in the back with a blade.