Katey Sagal

Katey Sagal, a gifted and versatile performer capable of both drama and comedy, was an actor/singer who became a household face in the late 1980s, when she appeared in the role as Peg Bundy, the eloquently outspoken, unorthodoxated Peg Bundy on Fox's Married... with Children (1987). In the course of the show's long run she received nominations for three Golden Globes and two American Comedy Award. Peg Bundy's character was well-known and Katey continued to make a name for herself as a performer, not just in sitcoms, but performing roles that were completely different from the role that caught her to the attention of. In 2008, she took on the role as Gemma Teller Morrow on Sons of Anarchy (2008). This role was the matriarch of a Hell's Angels-like California biker band. In 2011, her performance in the character was recognized with an award for her performance in the Golden Globe Award as Best Performance by an actor in a Television Series-Drama. Catherine Louise Sagal, the daughter and director of Sara Zwilling and Boris Sagal were born January 19, 1954. Los Angeles native Catherine Louise Sagal began performing at the tender age of five. She went on to study acting and voice at the California Institute of the Arts. She was a singing waitress in her "salad" years. After her time with "The Group With No Name," she got a break when she joined forces with Gene Simmons and KISS, a 1970s rock band. She gained valuable experience while working as a back-up singer for Simmons, Etta Jones, Tanya Tucker, and Olivia Newton-John. In Bette's avant-garde stage shows in the late 1970s and into the early 1980s she was a dynamic performer as a live performer with Bette Midler.