Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Dodson Paulette R.
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/31/2011		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Sara Lee Corp [SLE]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O SARA LEE CORPORATION, 3500 LACEY ROAD		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP, GC & Corp Sec
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common stock 15,566 (1)
D
 
Common stock 1,295
I
By 401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee stock option (right to buy) 08/31/2012(2) 08/27/2019 common stock 11,733 $ 9.79 D  
Employee stock option (right to buy) 08/31/2013(3) 08/26/2020 common stock 9,084 $ 14.64 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Dodson Paulette R.
C/O SARA LEE CORPORATION
3500 LACEY ROAD
DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515		       SVP, GC & Corp Sec  

Signatures

/s/ Helen N. Kaminski, pursuant to power of attorney being filed herewith. 04/07/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes 12,814 restricted stock units ("RSU") that may be settled only for shares of common stock. RSUs generally vest one to five years after the grant date, and upon vesting are convertible into shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(2) Option vests in full on August 31, 2012, subject to the reporting person's continued employment with Sara Lee through that date.
(3) Option vests in full on August 31, 2013, subject to the reporting person's continued employment with Sara Lee through that date.

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