Katey Sagal

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Biography

An extremely gifted and versatile performer adept at both comedy and drama, actress/singer Katey Sagal became a household name in the late 1980s as the fabulously brazen, undomesticated Peg Bundy on the enduring Fox series _"Married with Children" , the latter show created by Sutter with Katey intriguingly cast as a motorcycle club family matriarch. They share their home with three children, Sarah, Jackson and Esmé, and three dogs, Lumpy, Lola and Blue.

  • Aliases
  • Katey Segal·Catherine Louise Sagal·Katie Sagal·Katey Sagal·Katy Sagal·Katey Seagal
  • Primary profession
  • Actress·soundtrack·producer
  • Country
  • United States
  • Nationality
  • American
  • Gender
  • Female
  • Birth date
  • 19 January 1954
  • Place of birth
  • Hollywood
  • Residence
  • Brentwood· Los Angeles
  • Spouses
  • Kurt Sutter
  • Education
  • California Institute of the Arts
  • Knows language
  • English language
  • Parents
  • Boris Sagal

Music

Lyrics

Movies

TV

Books

Awards

Trivia

Wore a red wig for her role as Peg Bundy on "Married with Children" .

Older sister of Liz Sagal , David Sagal, Jean Sagal and Joey Sagal.

Daughter of Boris Sagal and Sara Macon.

She appeared in the music video and sang in the choir on the song "Voices That Care".

She has been a back-up singer for Bob Dylan , Bette Midler , Gene Simmons and Tanya Tucker.

Her father was a Russian Jewish immigrant. Her mother had English, German and Scottish ancestry.

Stepgranddaughter of Ernest Belcher.

Her father, Boris Sagal , was a director, and her mother, Sara Macon , was a singer.

Her younger sisters, Liz Sagal and Jean Sagal , are identical twins.

In a far cry from the red-wigged, stiletto-heeled Peg Bundy on "Married with Children" , she played responsible sitcom mother Cate Hennessey on "8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter" .

Released a second CD in June 2004 called "Room", a collection of pop originals and classics.

Her father, Boris Sagal , later married renowned dancer/choreographer Marge Champion after her mothers death.

Was hired to sing back-up for Bob Dylan during his 1978 tour but was fired (along with half the band) a week before it started up.

One of her "Peg Bundy" bras is located in the Fredericks of Hollywood Lingerie Museum in Hollywood. It was stolen during the 1993 riots, but was returned by the thieves after they discovered its value.

Her godfather is producer Norman Lear.

Her younger brother Joey Sagal appeared in a couple of "Married with Children" episodes.

Her older brother David Sagal is a lawyer and studio executive at Warner Brothers.

At the auditions of "Married with Children" , it was her own idea of dressing up Peggy by wearing clothes from the 1960s.

Parodied her role of Peg Bundy via a similarly attired character in the "Futurama" episode, "Futurama" {A Bicyclops Built for Two (#2.13)} .

Her first marriage, to bass player Freddie Beckmeyer, ended in divorce after three years. A second to Jack White , who was involved in the "Mighty Ducks" hockey film series as both actor and adviser, also ended in divorce. She has two children from her second marriage, Sarah and Jackson.

Ex-sister-in-law of Jules White , Sam White and Hanala Sagal.

Stepsister of Gregg Champion and Blake Champion.

(December 1989) After two months of pregnancy with her first child, she suffered a miscarriage.

Gave birth to her second child, at age 42, a son named Jackson James White, on March 1, 1996. Childs father is her second husband, Jack White.

Became a mother for the third time at age 52, her daughter Esme Louise Sutter was born via surrogate on January 10, 2007. Childs father is her third husband, Kurt Sutter.

She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on September 9, 2014.

She was awarded the 1985 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Performance for "The Beautiful Lady" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

Attended and graduated from Palisades Charter High School in Pacific Palisades, California. Had been a member of the drama club.

(October 2, 2004) Married her boyfriend of 2 years Kurt Sutter in a private ceremony at their home in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Los Feliz.

Gave birth to a stillborn daughter named Ruby Jean White in October 1991. Childs father was her second husband, Jack White.

Has three children: a daughter named Sarah Grace White (born August 7, 1994) and a son named Jackson James White (born March 1, 1996) with her ex-second husband, Jack White ; a daughter Esme Louise Sutter (born January 10, 2007 via surrogate) with her third husband Kurt Sutter.

Her band, The Group With No Name , released its self-titled album, on Casablanca Records, on September 3 1976.

Her band, The Group With No Name , released two singles, "Baby Love (How Could You Leave Me)" and "Get Out in the Sunshine". They did a live appearance on Don Kirshner s "Rock Concert" .

Quotes

It was never about sort of being famous. I just wanted to be good at,what I did.

I grew up listening to a lot of soul music, and a lot of folk music. .

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