Katey Sagal

For the politician, see Kate Segal.

Katey Sagal
Katey Sagal, at the San Diego Comic-Con International, in July 2010.
Born	Catherine Louise Sagal (1954-01-19) January 19, 1954 Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actress, Singer, Songwriter
Years active	1971–present
Spouse(s)	Freddy Beckmeier (1977–1981) Jack White (1993–2000; 2 children) Kurt Sutter (2004–present; 1 child)

Catherine Louise "Katey" Sagal (born January 19, 1954) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is well known for portraying Peggy Bundy on Married... with Children, the voice of Turanga Leela on Futurama, Cate S. Hennessy on 8 Simple Rules, and Gemma Teller Morrow on Sons of Anarchy, for which she won a Golden Globe in 2011.

Early life

Sagal was born in California to a show business family of five children, including younger sisters Jean and Liz Sagal, a pair of twin actresses, and actor Joe Sagal. Her mother, Sara Zwilling, a writer and producer, died of heart disease, and her father, Boris Sagal, a Jewish-Ukrainian immigrant who was a director, died in an accident on the set of the television movie World War III. Sagal and her siblings grew up in Brentwood, Los Angeles.

Career

Sagal began her career working the Hollywood circuit. She appeared in several made for TV movies between 1971 and 1975, including a small role as a receptionist in the Columbo film Candidate for Crime (directed by her father) and in 1973 working as a backing vocalist for various singers, including Bob Dylan and Tanya Tucker.

In 1978, Kiss bassist Gene Simmons asked her to sing background vocals on his self-titled solo album. During this time she was also a member of the rock group The Group With No Name. She also sang backup for Bette Midler, who hired her for her 1979 tour as one of The Harlettes.

Sagal returned to television in 1985 in the television series Mary starring Mary Tyler Moore. This led to her being cast as Peggy Bundy on the sitcom Married... with Children (1987–1997). She portrayed the lower-class, sex-starved wife of shoe salesman Al Bundy. During her audition for the role, Sagal brought her own red bouffant wig and with the producers' approval, the look transitioned into the show. As Peg, she wore the wig, capri-length leggings with a large belt, and high slip-on heels, which were all fashion styles from the 1960s. Sagal's career focused strongly on this series for its 11-year run.

After the end of Married... with Children, several more television films followed, and she also contributed to the children's cartoon Recess as the voice of Spinelli's mother. In 1999, Matt Groening cast her as the purple-haired, cyclopian spaceship captain, Turanga Leela, in his science fiction cartoon comedy Futurama. The show developed a cult following, but was canceled after four seasons. However, airings in syndication on Adult Swim and Comedy Central increased the show's popularity and led Comedy Central to commission a series of Futurama direct-to-DVD films, which the network later rebroadcast as 16 episodes. Sagal reprised her role as Leela in these films and in the new season that began airing June 24, 2010.

Sagal also guest starred as Edna Hyde, Steven Hyde's mother, in three 1999 episodes of That '70s Show. She starred in the short-lived NBC sitcom Tucker the following year. In the Disney Channel movie Smart House, she played a computerized maid that develops sentience.

Sagal was cast as the wife of John Ritter in the sitcom 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter in 2002. Following Ritter's death in 2003, Sagal carried most of the show (with help from new cast members David Spade and James Garner). Ritter completed only three episodes of the second season of 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter, with Sagal introducing each episode. The show was cancelled in 2005 after its third season.

In 2005, she made two guest appearances on Lost, playing John Locke's (Terry O'Quinn) fiancee, Helen Norwood; one guest appearance on CBS' Ghost Whisperer; and another on The Shield, which she reprised in 2007. She hosted The Search for the Funniest Mom In America 2 and had a recurring role on Boston Legal.

In 2007, she had a role in the season finale of The Winner as Glen Abbot's former, and Josh's current, teacher, with whom Glen has his first sexual experience. The following year, she appeared in four episodes of Eli Stone as Marci Klein, one of the founding partners of the show's law firm. She has a starring role as Gemma Teller Morrow on the TV show Sons of Anarchy, created by her husband, Kurt Sutter.

In January 2009, Sagal reunited with her TV son David Faustino (Bud Bundy from Married with Children) for an episode of Faustino's show Star-ving. In 2010, she appeared twice more on Lost.

Musical career

Sagal is also a songwriter. In 1976, while a member of The Group With No Name, she contributed to the album Moon over Brooklyn. She also performed backing vocals on the self-titled solo album by Gene Simmons as well as background vocals on Olivia Newton-John's 1985 single "Soul Kiss". Sagal also provided the vocals for 'Loose Cannons,' the theme song for the movie featuring Gene Hackman and Dan Akroyd in 1990. The song featured her singing most of the song, while Dan Akroyd sang the chorus and had some background impersonations from the movie. On April 19, 1994, she released her first solo album, Well.... Ten years later, on June 1, 2004, she released her second album, Room. She has also contributed to the Sons of Anarchy soundtrack.

Personal life

Sagal was married to Freddie Beckmeier (1978–1981) and Jack White (November 26, 1993 – July 24, 2000). In 1991, Sagal discovered she was pregnant. This was unexpected by the directors of Married... with Children, so the pregnancy was written into the storyline of the show. However, in October 1991, she had to have an emergency Caesarean section in her seventh month of pregnancy, ending in the stillbirth of a daughter, whom Sagal named Ruby Jean. The pregnancy on the show was then regarded as a "dream". She also had an early miscarriage around this time. She and White eventually had a daughter named Sarah Grace (born on August 7, 1994) and a son named Jackson James (born on March 1, 1996).

Sagal married writer-producer Kurt Sutter in a private ceremony on October 2, 2004, at their home in Los Feliz, California. They had a daughter, Esme Louise, born January 10, 2007. Esme was born through a surrogate mother due to Sagal's age.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1971	The Failing of Raymond	Girl patient	credited as "Caterine Louise Sagal" television film
1974	Larry	Cashier	television film
1975	The Dream Makers	Unemployment manager	television film
1987	Maid to Order	Louise
1988	The Good Mother	Ursula
1990	Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme	Mary Quite Contrary	television film
1991	She Says She's Innocent	Susan Essex	television film
1995	Trail of Tears	Annie Cook	television film
1998	Chance of a Lifetime	Irene Dunbar	television film
1998	Mr. Headmistress	Harriet Magnum	television film
1999	God's New Plan	Ellen Young	television film
1999	Smart House	Pat	television film
2000	Dropping Out	Wendy
2001	Recess: School's Out	Mrs. Flo Spinelli	uncredited voice only animated film
2002	Following Tildy	Connie St. John
2004	When Angels Come to Town	Jo	television film
2005	Campus Confidential	Naomi Jacobs	television film
2005	Three Wise Guys	Shirley Crown	television film
2006	I'm Reed Fish	Maureen
2007	Futurama: Bender's Big Score	Turanga Leela	voice only direct-to-video animated film
2008	Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs	Turanga Leela	voice only direct-to-video animated film
2008	Futurama: Bender's Game	Turanga Leela/Leegola	voice only direct-to-video animated film
2009	House Broken	Mom
2009	Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder	Turanga Leela	voice only direct-to-video animated film
2010	Jack and the Beanstalk	Jack's mom	direct-to-video

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1972	The Bold Ones: The New Doctors	Young nurse	credited as "Katie Sagal"
1973	Columbo	Secretary	episode: "Candidate for Crime"
1985–1986	Mary	Jo Tucker
1987–1997	Married... with Children	Peggy Bundy	Series Regular: 250 Episodes
1990	Tales from the Crypt	Ms. Kilbasser	episode: "For Cryin' Out Loud"
1995	Nachtshow		episode: "February 10th, 1995"
1995	Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man	Duckman's mother	animated series episode: "The Germ Turns"
1996	Space Cases	Ma	episode: "Mother Knows Best"
1997–2001	Recess	Flo Spinelli	animated series episodes: "Parents' Night" "Weekend at Muriel's" "Dance Lessons"
1999	That 70s Show	Edna Hyde	episodes: "Career Day" "Prom Night" "Punk Chick"
1999–2003, 2010–present	Futurama	Turanga Leela	voice only animated series
2000	Tucker	Claire Wennick	episodes: "Pilot" "Seth Green with Envy" "Everybody Dance Now"
2001	The Geena Davis Show	Ashley	episode: "Girls' Night Out"
2002	Imagine That	Barb Thompson
2002–2005	8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter	Cate S. Hennessy	Series Regular: 76 Episodes
2004–2006	Higglytown Heroes	Monica the Police Officer	episodes: "Great Un-Expectations/Snow Dazed" "Smells Like a Myster/Ship Ahoy!" "Wayne's Day Out"
2005	Ghost Whisperer	Francie Lewis	episode: "Undead Comic"
2005–2007	The Shield	Nancy Gilroy	episodes: "Grave" "Exiled"
2005–2010	Lost	Helen Norwood	episodes: "Orientation" "Lockdown" "The Substitute" "The Candidate"
2006	Boston Legal	Barbara Little	episodes: "New Kids on the Block" "Desperately Seeking Shirley" "Fine Young Cannibal" "Whose God Is It Anyway?" "The Verdict"
2006	The Search for the Funniest Mom in America	Host	reality series
2007	The Winner	Lydia Berko	episode: "Hot for Teacher"
2008	Eli Stone	Marci Klein	episodes: "Patience" "Waiting For That day"
2008	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Annabelle Bundt/Natasha Steele	episode: "Two and a Half Deaths"
2008–present	Sons of Anarchy	Gemma Teller Morrow
2010	Chadam	Sandy	voice only animated web series

Discography

Albums

Year	Title	Chart positions
1976	Moon Over Brooklyn Released: 1976 Label:	—
1994	Well... Released: April 19, 1994 Label: Virgin Records	Billboard Top Heatseekers – 33
2004	Room June 1, 2004 Label: Valley Entertainment	—

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film or series	Result
1991	Golden Globe Award	Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy	Married... with Children	Nominated
1992	Golden Globe Award	Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy	Married... with Children	Nominated
1993	Golden Globe Award	Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy	Married... with Children	Nominated
1994	Golden Globe Award	Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy	Married... with Children	Nominated
2005	Prism Awards	Performance in a Comedy Series	8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter	Won
2009	TV Land Awards	Innovation Award (Shared with: Christina Applegate, David Faustino, Ted McGinley, Ed O'Neill)	Married... with Children	Won
2010	Television Critics Association Awards	Individual Achievement in Drama	Sons of Anarchy	Nominated
2010	Satellite Awards	Best Actress – Television Series Drama	Sons of Anarchy	Nominated
2011	Golden Globe Award	Best Actress – Television Series Drama	Sons of Anarchy	Won
2011	Prism Awards	Best Actress – Television Series Drama	Sons of Anarchy	Nominated

External links

• Official website
• Katey Sagal at IMDb
• Template:Tv.com person
• Katey Sagal cast bio on The WB