Age, Biography, and Wiki
Katey Sagal was born on January 19, 1954, making her 71 years old as of 2025. She is the daughter of Boris Sagal, a Russian-born director, and Sara Zwilling, a singer. Sagal began her career in music before transitioning to acting, showcasing her talent in both fields.
| Occupation | Voice Actress |
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| Date of Birth | 19 January 1954 |
| Age | 71 Years |
| Birth Place | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Horoscope | Capricorn |
| Country | U.S |
Height, Weight & Measurements
While specific measurements are not widely reported, Sagal is known for her distinctive appearance and commanding presence on screen. Her height is approximately 5 feet 8 inches (173 cm).
| Height | 5 feet 8 inches |
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Dating & Relationship Status
Katey Sagal has been married to writer and producer Kurt Sutter since 2004. The couple has a combined net worth of $40 million. Sagal has been married twice before, first to Freddie Beckmeier from 1993 to 2001 and then to Jack White from 1993 (divorced in 2000, but they were married from 1993 to 1997).
Her mother, Sara Zwilling, was a singer (stage name Sara Macon), producer, and television writer who died of heart disease in 1975, and Sagal's father, Boris Sagal, worked as a television director. Her father was a Russian-Jewish immigrant. Her mother had Amish ancestors. In 1977, Sagal's father married dancer/actress Marge Champion, a few years before his accidental death on the set of the miniseries World War III in 1981. Three of Sagal's four siblings are actors: her younger twin sisters, Jean and Liz Sagal and brother Joey Sagal; her other brother David Sagal is an attorney married to actress McNally Sagal. Sagal and her siblings grew up in Brentwood.
Her godfather was sitcom producer and writer Norman Lear. In 2016, both Sagal and Lear acknowledged that she was not only his goddaughter, but that he also introduced her parents to each other. Sagal has described herself as "culturally Jewish" but with no "formal religious experience."
One of Sagal's early roles was as a receptionist in the Columbo installment "Candidate for Crime" (1973), which was directed by her father Boris. She also briefly appeared in the 1986 music video for Debbie Harry's song "French Kissin (in the USA)".
Sagal's first major role was as a newspaper columnist in the series Mary (1985–86) 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, lazy and free-spending wife of shoe salesman Al Bundy. The series ran for 11 years. Reportedly Sagal brought her own red bouffant wig to audition for the role, and with the producers' approval the look transitioned into the show. However, Sagal later explained that she had initially styled her own hair, then once the show took off, the producers began to invest in a wig.
After the end of Married... with Children, several more television films followed; Sagal also guest starred on the children's cartoon Recess as the voice of Spinelli's mother. In 1998, Matt Groening chose her to provide the character voice of the purple-haired mutant spaceship captain, Leela, in his science-fiction animated comedy Futurama. The show developed a cult following, but was canceled after four seasons. However, syndication on Adult Swim and Comedy Central increased the show's popularity and led Comedy Central to commission a season of Futurama direct-to-DVD films, which the network later retransmitted as a 16-episode fifth season. She reprised her role as Leela in the films, and in the sixth season that began airing June 24, 2010. The series ended its run on Comedy Central in 2013. Taking a break from animation, she went on to star in the critically acclaimed movie Smart House.
Sagal was cast as the wife of John Ritter in the sitcom 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter in 2002. Ritter had completed only three episodes of the second season before his death, and the show was canceled in 2005 after its third season.
In 2013, Sagal had a cameo on Glee as Nancy Abrams, Artie Abrams' mother. She co-starred in Pitch Perfect 2, released in 2015, as the mother of Hailee Steinfeld's character. Next she appeared in the biography drama film Bleed for This, as the mother of Vinny Pazienza.
On September 20, 2016, Sagal appeared on The Big Bang Theory as Susan, the mother of Penny (Kaley Cuoco). Sagal and Cuoco had played mother and daughter before, on 8 Simple Rules. Sagal was also a series regular on the CBS sitcom Superior Donuts from 2017 to 2018. She also appeared on Shameless as Frank's latest, crazy lover. She appeared in a recurring role as Dan Conner's love interest, Louise Goldufski, in The Conners after Roseanne Barr was fired by ABC over controversial tweets on Twitter about Valerie Jarrett. She had a cameo appearance in the Netflix series Dead to Me in season 2, episodes 9 and 10 as Judy Hale's (Linda Cardellini) estranged, emotionally abusive mother Eleanor Hale who was incarcerated. Sagal's co-star on Married...with Children, Christina Applegate, also stars in Dead to Me. In 2018 she had a cameo appearance in the crime drama series Mayans M.C. as Gemma Tellor Morrow reprising her role from the Sons of Anarchy series.
In 1991, while working on Married... with Children, Sagal discovered that she was pregnant. This was unexpected and the pregnancy was written into the storyline of the show. In October 1991, however, she had to have an emergency caesarean section in her seventh month of pregnancy, ending in the stillbirth of a daughter. The showrunners did not want to subject a grieving Sagal to further stress by interacting with an infant during filming, so the pregnancy on the show (as well as the pregnancy of co-star Amanda Bearse's character) was then treated as a "dream sequence," which was mentioned only briefly at the end of the episode "Al Bundy, Shoe Dick." Sagal and White eventually had two children—a daughter, Sarah Grace, in 1994, and a son, Jackson James White, in 1996. The writers of Married... with Children purposely did not write Sagal's two later pregnancies into the show due to the stillbirth, opting instead to write off her absences in a subplot in which Peg is traveling the world to reunite her parents. In scenes where Peg was shown, Sagal had her midsection obscured, such as when she was sitting in a taxi or at a craps table in Las Vegas and was often seen or heard talking to family members over the phone.
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| Husband | Freddy Beckmeier (m. 1977-1981) Jack White (m. 1993-2000) Kurt Sutter (m. 2004) |
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Net Worth and Salary
As of 2025, Katey Sagal's net worth is estimated to be $40 million, combined with her husband Kurt Sutter. Her earnings come from a successful acting career in television and film, as well as her contributions to music.
Career, Business, and Investments
Sagal's career is marked by iconic roles:
- Peggy Bundy in "Married... with Children" (1987-1997)
- Leela in "Futurama" (1999-2013)
- Cate Hennessy in "8 Simple Rules" (2002-2005)
- Gemma Teller Morrow in "Sons of Anarchy" (2008-2014) She has also released several music albums and performed as a backup vocalist for artists like Bob Dylan. In addition to her acting and music, Sagal has written a memoir titled "Grace Notes: My Recollections," offering insights into her life and career.
Sagal began her career in show business as a singer and songwriter. In 1973, she worked as a backing vocalist for various singers, including Bob Dylan, Etta James, and Tanya Tucker. In 1976, while a member of The Group with No Name, she contributed to the album Moon over Brooklyn (on which she was credited as "Katie Sagal"). She performed backing vocals on the self-titled Gene Simmons solo album (1978), the Molly Hatchet album Take No Prisoners (1981), and on Olivia Newton-John's 1985 single "Soul Kiss."
Social Network
Katey Sagal maintains a low-key social media presence, focusing more on her professional work than personal online interactions.
Education
Information on Sagal's formal education is not as detailed as her career achievements. However, her early life and career were influenced by her family's involvement in the entertainment industry.
With a career spanning decades and a net worth of $40 million, Katey Sagal continues to be a respected figure in the entertainment industry, known for her versatility and enduring talent.
In 2005 and 2006, Sagal made four appearances on Lost as Helen Norwood. In 2007, she had a role in the season finale of The Winner as Glen Abbot's former teacher, with whom Glen has his first sexual experience.
