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My Take
Katey Sagal is one of those performers I admire precisely because she never seems to be performing. Hollywood-born and classically capable, she could have coasted on glamour, yet she built her name as the gloriously slovenly Peg Bundy, then voiced a one-eyed alien on Futurama, then anchored serious cable drama with a Golden Globe-winning turn. That range is rare, and the fact that she is also a genuine singer-songwriter underneath it all only deepens my respect. Her Walk of Fame star feels earned by craft rather than fame. I value actors who disappear into wildly different characters, and she does it with an ease that makes it look effortless.
Overview
Catherine Louise "Katey" Sagal (born January 19, 1954) is an American actress and singer. She is known for playing Peg Bundy on Married... with Children (1987–1997) for which she was thrice nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy, Turanga Leela on Futurama (1999–2003, 2008–2013, 2023–present), Cate Hennessy on 8 Simple Rules (2002–2005), Gemma Teller Morrow on the F…
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Katey Sagal
- Name (Japanese)
- ケイティ・セイガル
- Reading
- けいてぃ・せいがる
- Born
- January 19, 1954 (age 72)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Horse
- Origin
- Hollywood, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / singer-songwriter / singer / television actor / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Palisades Charter High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2011 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.kateysagal.net
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kateysagal/
- Xhttps://x.com/KateySagal
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katey%20Sagal
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.