Katey Sagal

Infobox Actor
name = Katey Sagal

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caption = Katey Sagal at the 41st Emmy Awards in 1989
birthname = Catherine Louise Sagal
birthdate = birth date and age|1954|1|19|mf=y [Born in 1954 per Intelius check of "Catherine L. Sagal" giving age 54 as of August 1, 2008]
location = Hollywood, California
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occupation = actress, singer, songwriter
notable role = Margaret "Peggy" Bundy in "Married... with Children"
Turanga Leela in "Futurama"
Cate Egan Hennessy in "8 Simple Rules"
awards = Prism Award for Performance in a Comedy Series
2005 "8 Simple Rules"

Katey Sagal (born Catherine Louise Sagal on January 19, 1954) [Born in 1954 per Intelius check of "Catherine L. Sagal" giving age 54 as of August 1, 2008] is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress and singer-songwriter, best known for her roles in "Futurama", "8 Simple Rules" and "Married… with Children".

Biography

Early life

Sagal was born in California to a Jewish show business family; she is the daughter of director Boris Sagal, best known for his work on 1960s television dramas, including "The Twilight Zone". Her mother, Sara Zwilling, was a producer. Sagal is the older sister of twin actresses Jean Sagal and Liz Sagal, best remembered as the Doublemint Twins of the early 1980s, and for their own short-lived sitcom of that era: "Double Trouble". She is also the sister of actor Joe Sagal. Sagal and her siblings grew up in the Mandeville Canyon section of Brentwood, Los Angeles, California. She studied at California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, California.

Career

Sagal began her career working the Hollywood circuit. She appeared in several television films 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.

Sagal's first real brush with fame came in 1977, when Heavy Metal icon Gene Simmons asked her to sing background vocals on Kiss' "Calling Dr. Love." The album, "Rock and Roll Over," went platinum and Sagal had her first "fifteen minutes" of fame. 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 Peg Bundy on the American sitcom "Married... with Children" (1987 – 1997). She portrayed the lower-class, unhappy, sex-craving 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. Peggy wore a large red bouffant wig, capris-length leggings with a large belt, and high slip-on heels, which were all fashion styles from the 1960s. She would also often appear wearing off-the-shoulder tops. Sagal's career focused almost entirely on this series for its ten-year run (although she also appeared in several television movies). Sagal briefly revisited her role of Peg Bundy in "Married... with Children", when the sitcom was parodied in the "Futurama" episode "A Bicyclops Built for Two".

In 1998 Sagal guest starred in "Git Along Little Soul," an episode of the comedy [http://www.rrca.com/soul.html The Stealer of Souls] produced by [http://www.rrca.com/ The Radio Repertory Company of America] .

After the end of "Married... with Children", several more television films followed for Sagal, and she was also a featured voice on the children's cartoon "Recess". In 1999, Matt Groening cast her as Turanga Leela in his science fiction cartoon comedy "Futurama". The show developed a cult following, but was canceled after four seasons. The revival of "Futurama" was announced in 2006; Sagal has stated plans to return as Leela in the four DVD movies which will later be rebroadcast as 16 episodes on Comedy Central in 2008.cite web|author=Wallenstein, Andrew|url=http://entertainment.tv.yahoo.com/entnews/va/20060622/115104459800.html|title="Futurama" gets new life on Comedy Central|publisher=Reuters|date=June 22 2006|accessdate=2006-10-08]

Sagal also guest starred as Edna Hyde, Steven Hyde's mother, in three episodes of "That '70s Show": "Punk Chick" (1999), "Prom Night" (1999), and "The Career Day" (1999). She starred in the short-lived NBC sitcom "Tucker" in 2000. Sagal was also cast in the Disney Channel movie "Smart House", playing a computerized maid that suddenly gets a mind of its own. She wore the same wig for the role as she did for "Married... with Children".

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, Sagal was given the difficult task of carrying most of the show (with a little 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" and one guest appearance on CBS's "Ghost Whisperer". She hosted "The Search for the Funniest Mom In America 2" and she had a recurring role as a guest star 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.

In 2008, she appeared in two episodes of "Eli Stone" as Marci Klein, one of the founding partners of the show's law firm. She currently has a starring role on "Sons of Anarchy".

Musical career

Sagal is also an accomplished 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 solo album by Kiss bassist Gene Simmons as well as background vocals on Olivia Newton-John's 1986 single "Soul Kiss". On April 19 1994, she released her first solo album, "Well...". Ten years later, on June 1 2004, she released her second album, "Room".

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 to the directors of "Married... with Children". The pregnancy was written in to the storyline of the show. However, she ended up having an emergency caesarean section in her 7th month of pregnancy, and the child did not survive. The pregnancy on the show then turned out to be a "dream" because it would have been too painful for an infant to be on set at the time. She had one other early miscarriage around this time as well.

Sagal married Kurt Sutter (a writer, producer, and actor for "The Shield") in a private ceremony on October 2, 2004 at their home in Los Feliz, California. They welcomed their first child together, daughter Esme Louise, on January 10, 2007. Esme was carried by a surrogate mother.

elected works

ee also

* Jean Sagal (Sister)
* Liz Sagal (Sister)
* Boris Sagal (Father)

References

External links

* [http://www.kateysagal.net Katey Sagal's web site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/kateysagal1 The official Katey Sagal MySpace page]
*imdb name|id=0005408|name=Katey Sagal
*tvtome person|id=1235|name=Katey Sagal
* [http://thewb.warnerbros.com/web/show_bio.jsp?id=ES-K-Sagal Katey Sagal cast bio on The WB]
* [http://www.kateysagal.tk Sagal Unscripted Fansite]
* [http://katey.the8rules.co.uk/Forums/index.php Sagal Unscripted Forums]

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DATE OF BIRTH= 1954-1-19
PLACE OF BIRTH= Hollywood, California
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