Everything about Sally Struthers totally explained
Sally-Ann Struthers (born
July 28,
1948) is an
American actress and
spokesperson, primarily known for her roles in
sitcoms and
television. The naturally blonde-headed Struthers is perhaps best known for playing
Gloria Stivic, née Bunker, the daughter of Archie and Edith Bunker (played by
Carroll O'Connor and
Jean Stapleton respectively) on
All in the Family.
Biography
Personal life
Struthers was born in
Portland, Oregon, to Margaret Caroline (Jernes) and Robert Alden Struthers, a
surgeon. Her maternal grandparents were
Norwegian immigrants. She attended
Grant High School. Struthers married Dr. William Rader, a psychiatrist, on
December 18,
1977. Now divorced, they'd one child together, Samantha Struthers Rader.
Career
Struthers first achieved fame for her portrayal of
Archie Bunker's daughter,
Gloria Stivic on the 1970s
sitcom All in the Family. Producer Norman Lear found the actress dancing on "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour", a
counterculture variety show whose writing staff included Rob Reiner. According to a WPTT-AM radio interview with Doug Hoerth in 2003, Struthers felt that Rob Reiner's fiancée, actress Penny Marshall, would get the role of Gloria, as Marshall resembled Edith Bunker. Struthers also stated the Queens-based bigot was the brainchild of Carroll O'Connor and wasn't conceived by Norman Lear. After a shaky start, word of mouth propelled the program to the top of the
Nielsen Ratings heap, giving tens of millions of viewers the chance to see "Gloria" defending her
liberal viewpoints about negative stereotypes and inequality. Struthers won two
Emmy Awards (in 1972 and 1979) for her work in
All in the Family. In
Five Easy Pieces (1970), she'd a memorable sex scene with
Jack Nicholson.
She has acted in television series, including being a regular performer on
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour and playing the title role in the short-lived
All in the Family spin-off Gloria (1982-1983), on stage, and in made-for-TV movies and feature films. Struthers was a semi-regular panelist on the 1990 revival of
Match Game. She also had a recurring role as Bill Miller's manipulative mother, Louise, on the
CBS sitcom Still Standing.
Since 2000, Struthers has regularly appeared on the
dramedy Gilmore Girls as the girls' neighbor, Babette Dell. In 2001, Struthers attended the funeral of
Carroll O'Connor, along with
Rob Reiner and
Danielle Brisebois. Struthers has also provided voices for a number of
animated series such as
The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (as a teenage Pebbles Flintstone),
TaleSpin (as Rebecca Cunningham) and
Dinosaurs (as Charlene Sinclair). The seeming disparity between her activism for starving children and her own weight gain was parodied in two
South Park episodes: "
Starvin Marvin" (1997) and "
Starvin' Marvin in Space" (1999).
Activism
Struthers is also widely known for her work with two organizations that advertised heavily on cable and late-night television. The first of these is the
Christian Children's Fund, advocating on behalf of impoverished children in
developing countries, mainly in
Africa. She has also worked with the
International Correspondence School, which offers degrees by sending lessons directly to individuals' homes.
Work
Television credits
Stage
"Annie" (1997) as Miss Hannigan
"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (2006)
"The Full Monty" (2007)
"The Fiddler on the Roof" at Ogunquit Playhouse (2008)
Film
The Phynx (1970)
Five Easy Pieces (1970)
The Getaway (1972)
A Different Approach (1978) (short subject)
The Others (1997)
Out of the Black (2001)
A Month of Sundays (2001)
Reeseville (2003)
Baadasssss! (2003)
Hoodwinked (2005)
Further Information
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