Katey Sagal - Anything But June Cleaver

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From Peg Bundy to Gemma Teller Morrow, Katey Sagal Plays Moms on the Outer Fringe

Katey Sagal is a talented actress and singer that became a household name to millions in the late 1980s with her portrayal of Peg Bundy in the hit TV comedy Married with Children. The show ran for 10 seasons, largely in part due to her contributions, playing one of the most undomesticated mothers to ever hit the small screen.

From 2002-2005, Katey Sagal played a fairly "normal" mom as Cate Hennessy on 8 Simple Rules alongside John Ritter and Big Bang Theory's Kaley Cuoco.

In 2008, she stunned audiences with her portrayal of motorcycle gang matriarch Gemma Teller Morrow in the hit FX show, Sons of Anarchy, which is the creation of husband Kurt Sutter (he's also the Executive Producer). The 4th Season of Sons of Anarchy doesn't disappoint! Stay tuned for tidbits on upcoming Season 5.

Katey Sagal Trivia

Want to know more about Katey? Here's a few tidbits you may find interesting.
  • 1Studied voice and acting at the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, California
  • 2Her sisters Liz and Jean are identical twins. Sister Liz is currently one of the writers on Sons of Anarchy. Jean has been a technical coordinator on several hit shows, including Two and a Half Men
  • 3Is married to Kurt Sutter, creator of Sons of Anarchy. Their daughter Esmé Louise was born by surrogate in 2007. Louise is Katey's middle name (she was named Catherine Louise Sagal at birth.)
  • 4Her godfather is producer Norman Lear, well-known for classic TV hits like "The Jeffersons" and "All in the Family".
  • 5Is an accomplished singer who was hired as a backup singer in the 70s and early 80s for Bob Dylan, Tanya Tucker, KISS and Bette Midler. Known as the "Harlettes", she was one of three singers to back up Bette in her live musical performances that were described as "bawdy" and "avant garde" . She's released two albums: "Room" and "Well"

Peg Bundy

She hates housework, can't cook, often forgets that she's responsible for her two children, has a tower of teased hair, and wears clothes that leave little to the imagination. Peg Bundy is the anti-mom.

"Al's lazy, selfish, big-haired, red-headed wife who spends most of her time parked in front of the TV watching talk shows or robbing Al blind to go shopping; a famously inattentive mother and nagging wife who laughs when Al or her kids beg for food. She has even cried on one occasion after being forced to cook. Her big taste for things like clothes and male strippers have run Al into debt on numerous occasions. A running joke in the series is Al's lack of interest in having married Peg in the first place, due to being forced into marrying her by her dad and his shotgun. Her best friend is Marcy, who she occasionally gets into scuffles with and insults her "chicklett-chest". Her family is a stereotypical backwoods clan of degenerates whom she is forced to put up with from time to time, especially her morbidly obese and intolerable mother." - Wikipedia.org


Katey Sagal received four Golden Globe nominations for her role as Peg Bundy.
Click on the photo to read more of Married...with Children at Wikipedia.

Gemma Teller Morrow

© FX NetworksQueen of the fictional motorcycle club Sons of Anarchy, that hails from the equally fictitious town of Charming, CA. A Machiavellian schemer and expert in psychological manipulation, Gemma is the wife of Clay Morrow and the widow of John Teller. Jax and Abel Teller are her son and grandson, respectively. Gemma is extremely protective of her son and grandson, she longs for the day when Jax will, in her eyes, be ready to assume control over SAMCRO in order to ensure the organization's survival for another generation. Read the full character bio at IMDB (click on the picture).

For her portrayal of Gemma, Katey Sagal won the Golden Globe for "Best Performance by an Actress in a Televison Series-Drama" in 2011.

In a March 2012 interview, Sagal said she has no idea what will happen with Gemma on Season Five, but it's clear what she wants to see happen: "I think Gemma should sit at the head of the table." Read more of the cast interview at TVFANATIC.com

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Katey Sagal at the Golden Globes

Acceptance speech of her well-deserved win.

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"It was never about sort of being famous. I just wanted to be good at what I did." - Katey Sagal

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More about Katey Sagal on IMDB.com

Married with Children (TV Series 1987-1997) - IMDb
Created by Ron Leavitt, Michael G. Moye. With Ed O'Neill, Christina Applegate, Katey Sagal, David Faustino.
Futurama (TV Series 1999-%uFFFD) - IMDb
Created by Matt Groening. With Billy West, John Di Maggio, Katey Sagal, Tress MacNeille.
8 Simple Rules (TV Series 2002-2005) - IMDb
Created by Tracy Gamble. With Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson, Martin Spanjers.
Sons of Anarchy (TV Series 2008-%uFFFD) - IMDb
Created by Kurt Sutter. With Charlie Hunnam, Katey Sagal, Mark Boone Junior, Tommy Flanagan.

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Thanks for stopping by! Are you a fan of Katey or her SOA character Gemma?

  • veryirie Nov 19, 2011 @ 7:04 pm | delete
    Yes, SOA is one of my favorite shows and Katey is outstanding as Gemma. I can't imagine anyone else playing that part.
  • Upon-Request Dec 5, 2011 @ 10:54 am | delete
    Me either! She's definitely made it her "stand-out" role.
  • christopherwell Oct 9, 2011 @ 8:23 pm | delete
    My wife and I love her (voice) on FUTURAMA!
  • GayleMcLaughlin Sep 14, 2011 @ 6:21 pm | delete
    I didn't really appreciate her talent in Married with Children. But my husband loved her in that TV series. Now, I like anything she is in. Thanks for the info!
  • Upon-Request Sep 15, 2011 @ 9:21 am | delete
    I agree Gayle, Married with Children was never on my Top Ten. I wasn't a MAJOR fan until I started watching SOA.
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