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Katey Sagal (born Catherine Louise Sagal on January 19, 1956 in Hollywood, California), is an American singer, writer, and actress best known for her portrayal of the character Peg Bundy in the American sitcom Married... with Children.

Early career

Sagal as Peg Bundy on Married... with ChildrenSagal hails from a Jewish-American show business family. She is the daughter of director Boris Sagal, most known for his work on 1960s television dramas, including The Twilight Zone. Sagal is the older sister of twin actresses Barbara (Jean) Sagal and Elizabeth (Liz) Sagal, most remembered as the Doublemint Twins of the early 80s and for their own brief sitcom of that era: Double Trouble. She is also the sister of actor Joe Sagal. Sagal and her siblings grew up in the Mandeville Canyon section of Brentwood, Los Angeles, California.

Sagal began her career working the Hollywood circuit. She appeared in several television movies between 1971 and 1975, including the Columbo picture Candidate for Crime and in 1973 working as a back-up singer for various mega-stars including Bob Dylan, Gene Simmons, and Tanya Tucker. She was plucked from relative obscurity by Bette Midler, who hired her for her 1979 tour as one of her back-up singers (The Harlettes).

Later career

Turanga Leela on Futurama
Far right:Sagal as Cate on 8 Simple RulesSagal returned to television in 1985 in the failed television series Mary starring Mary Tyler Moore. This led to her being cast in her best-known role, that of Peg Bundy on the very successful American sitcom Married... with Children (1987–1997). On the show, she portrayed the lower-class, unhappy, sex-craving wife of a shoe salesman. Her career focused almost entirely around this series for its ten year run (with the exception of several television movies).

After the end of Married... with Children, several more television films followed for Sagal, and she was also a featured voice on the children's cartoon Recess. In 1999, Matt Groening, who created The Simpsons, cast her as one-eyed mutant spaceship pilot Leela in his science-fiction cartoon comedy Futurama. The show developed a cult following, but was cancelled four years later.

No sooner had that door closed than she was cast as the wife of John Ritter in the sitcom 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter in 2002. After Ritter's unexpected death in September 2003, Sagal was suddenly given the difficult task of having to carry most of the weight of the show (with a little help from new cast members David Spade and James Garner). Ritter completed only three episodes of the second season of 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter with Sagal introducing each episode. The show was cancelled in 2005 after its third season.

Sagal is also an accomplished songwriter. In 1976, while a member of The Group with No Name, she contributed to the album "Moon over Brooklyn". She also performed backing vocals on the solo album by KISS Bassist Gene Simmons. On April 19, 1994, she released her first solo album, Well.... Ten years later, on June 1, 2004 she released her second album, Room.

In 2005, she had a guest appearance on Lost appearing as Helen on the episode "Orientation", and later in the season in "Lockdown" (see "Episodes of Lost (Season 2)).

Personal life
Sagal married Kurt Sutter (a writer and producer for The Shield) in a private ceremony on October 2, 2004 at their home in Los Feliz, California. Before that, she was married to Freddie Beckmeyer (1978–1981) and Jack White (November 26, 1993–July 24, 2000) with whom she has two children, Sarah Grace and Jackson James White.

  Futurama (2007) (V) (announced) (voice) .... Turanga Leela

I'm Reed Fish (2006) .... Maureen
"Lost"
- Lockdown (2006) TV Episode .... Helen
- Orientation (2005) TV Episode .... Helen
"Ghost Whisperer"
- Undead Comic (2005) TV Episode .... Francie Lewis
Three Wise Guys (2005) (TV) .... Shirley Crown
Campus Confidential (2005) (TV) .... Naomi Jacobs
"8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter" .... Cate Hennessy
... aka 8 Simple Rules (USA: new title)
- Sleepover (2005) TV Episode .... Cate Hennessy
- The After Party (2005) TV Episode .... Cate Hennessy
- Freaky Friday (2005) TV Episode .... Cate Hennessy
- Old Flame (2005) TV Episode .... Cate Hennessy
- Finale Part Un (2004) TV Episode .... Cate Hennessy
(13 more)
"The Shield"
- Grave (2005) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Nancy Gilroy
When Angels Come to Town (2004) (TV) .... Jo
"Higglytown Heroes"
- Smells Like a Mystery/Ship Ahoy! (2004) TV Episode .... Policewomen Hero
- Great Un-Expectations/Snow Dazed (2004) TV Episode .... Monica the Police Officer
Lords of Everquest (2003) (VG) (voice) .... Lady Sakti
Futurama (2003) (VG) (voice) .... Turanga Leela
... aka Futurama: The Game (UK: promotional title)
"Futurama" (voice) .... Turanga Leela (1999-2003)
- Three Hundred Big Boys (2003) TV Episode (voice) .... Turanga Leela
- The Farnsworth Parabox (2003) TV Episode (voice) .... Turanga Leela
- Where No Fan Has Gone Before (2002) TV Episode (voice) .... Turanga Leela
- Roswell That Ends Well (2001) TV Episode (voice) .... Turanga Leela
- Anthology of Interest I (2000) TV Episode (voice)
(10 more)
Following Tildy (2002) .... Connie St. John
"Imagine That" (2002) TV Series .... Barb Thompson
"The Geena Davis Show"
- Girls' Night Out (2001) TV Episode .... Ashley
Recess: School's Out (2001) (voice) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Flo Spinelli
"Tucker" (2000) TV Series .... Claire Wennick
Dropping Out (2000) .... Wendy

Smart House (1999) (TV) .... Pat
"That '70s Show"
- Punk Chick (1999) TV Episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Edna Hyde
- Prom Night (1999) TV Episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Edna Hyde
- The Career Day (1999) TV Episode .... Edna Hyde
God's New Plan (1999) (TV) .... Ellen Young
... aka No Higher Love (UK)
"Recess" (voice) .... Mrs. Flo Spinelli/Additional Voices (1997-2001)
... aka Disney's Recess: Created by Paul and Joe (USA: complete title)
- Dance Lessons (1999) TV Episode (voice) .... Flo Spinelli
- Weekend at Muriel's (1999) TV Episode (voice) .... Flo Spinelli
- Parents' Night (1997) TV Episode (voice) .... Flo Spinelli
Chance of a Lifetime (1998) (TV) .... Irene Dunbar
Mr. Headmistress (1998) (TV) .... Harriet Magnum
"Married... with Children" .... Peggy Bundy (1987-1997)
- Enemies (1996) TV Episode .... Peggy Bundy
- Radio Free Trumaine (1995) TV Episode .... Peggy Bundy
- Ship Happens: Part 2 (1995) TV Episode .... Peggy Bundy
- The Naked and the Dead, But Mostly the Naked (1995) TV Episode .... Peggy Bundy
- The Legend of Ironhead Haynes (1994) TV Episode .... Peggy Bundy
(49 more)
"Space Cases"
- Mother Knows Best (????) TV Episode (voice) .... Ma
"Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man"
- The Germ Turns (1995) TV Episode (voice) .... Duckman's Mother
"Nachtshow"
- Episode dated 10 February 1995 (1995) TV Episode
Trail of Tears (1995) (TV) .... Annie Cook
She Says She's Innocent (1991) (TV) .... Susan Essex
... aka Violation of Trust
"Tales from the Crypt"
... aka HBO's Tales from the Crypt
- For Cryin' Out Loud (1990) TV Episode .... Ms. Kilbasser
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (1990) (TV) .... Mary Quite Contrary

The Good Mother (1988) .... Ursula
... aka The Price of Passion (South Africa: English title: video title)
Maid to Order (1987) .... Louise
"Mary" (1985) TV Series .... Jo Tucker

"Saturday Night Live"
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: original title)
... aka SNL
... aka SNL 25 (USA: new title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: new title)
- Episode #4.20 (1979) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Bette Midler's Backup Singer
The Dream Makers (1975) (TV) .... Unemployment Manager
... aka Death of Sammy
Columbo: Candidate for Crime (1973) (TV) (as Katie Sagal) .... Secretary
The Failing of Raymond (1971) (TV) (as Catherine Louise Sagal) .... Girl patient