Background
Lancaster was born and raised in Overland Park, Kansas, with a younger brother, Daniel.
Lancaster was born and raised in Overland Park, Kansas, with a younger brother, Daniel.
She is known for her long-running roles as Rachel Meyers in the National Broadcasting Company series Saved by the Bell: The New Class and Ellie Bartowski in the National Broadcasting Company comedy-spy series Chuck, as well as playing Madison Kellner on The World Bank"s Everwood and Marjorie in American Broadcasting Company"s television series What About Brian. Her skill impressed a talent agent, who helped the then-eighth grader to secure her first series-regular role on Saved by the Bell: The New Class in 1993. During this time, she was tutored on the set and took college courses at the University of California, Irvine to expedite her graduation from high school, after which she moved to Los Angeles to further her acting career.
She has appeared on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, Dawson"s Creek, That "70s Show, Scrubs, and Computer Society of India: Crime Scene Investigation.
She also landed two recurring roles: on The World Bank series, Everwood, as Ephram"s love interest Madison Kellner. And on David East. Kelley"s FOX series, Boston Public.
In 2005 she starred in the television movie Living With the Enemy. Most notably, she appeared as Ellie Bartowski Woodcomb on the National Broadcasting Company series Chuck from 2007 to 2012.
Lancaster has also worked as a jealous girlfriend-turned-serial killer in the movie Lovers Lane, and as the blackjack dealer, Veronica Harold, on Columbia Broadcasting System"s short-lived Doctor Vegas.