
Sagal takes you through the highs and lows of her life, from the tragic deaths of her parents to her long years in the Los Angeles rock scene, from being diagnosed with cancer at the age of twenty-eight to getting her big break on the fledgling FOX network as the wise-cracking Peggy Bundy on the beloved sitcom Married…with Children.
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→ Older sister of Liz Sagal, David Sagal, Jean Sagal, and Joey Sagal.
→ Daughter of Boris Sagal and Sara Macon.
→ Has been a backup 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.
→ After her mother’s death, her father married renowned dancer/choreographer Marge Champion.
→ Was hired to sing backup for Bob Dylan during his 1978 tour but was fired along with half the band a week before it started.
→ Her godfather is producer Norman Lear.
→ Her older brother David Sagal is a lawyer and studio executive at Warner Brothers.
→ Stepsister of Gregg Champion and Blake Champion.
→ At two months pregnant, she suffered a miscarriage (December 1989).
→ Delivered stillborn daughter Ruby Jean White in October 1991.
→ Gave birth to her first child, daughter Sarah Grace White, at the age of 40 (August 7, 1994) and to her second child, son Jackson James White, at the age of 42 (March 1, 1996). Both children’s father is her second husband, Jack White.
→ Became a mother for the third time at the age of 52, when daughter Esme Louise Sutter was born via surrogate (2007), with her husband, Kurt Sutter.
→ Was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Blvd. on 9/9/2014.
→ Graduated from Palisades High School in Pacific Palisades, CA, in 1971. She was a member of the drama club, but she never had her picture in any of the annuals.
→ Married boyfriend of two years Kurt Sutter in a private ceremony at their home in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Los Feliz on 10/2/04.
→ Her band, The Group With No Name, released its self-titled album on Casablanca Records on September 3 1976.
→ Has played the mother of Kaley Cuoco’s character on two different TV shows: 8 Simple Rules (2002) and The Big Bang Theory (2007).
→ Mentioned in Family Guy: The 2,000-Year-Old Virgin (2014).
Sagal takes you through the highs and lows of her life, from the tragic deaths of her parents to her long years in the Los Angeles rock scene, from being diagnosed with cancer at the age of twenty-eight to getting her big break on the fledgling FOX network as the wise-cracking Peggy Bundy on the beloved sitcom Married…with Children.
If you have photos or videos of Katey Sagal you have taken personally or collected during the years and you wish to donate them to the site, read how to do and get in touch with us. [image source]