Sally Struthers
Sally Struthers
Born 28/07/1947 in Portland, Oregon, USA

Cute as a button and with a petite, porcelain prettiness and vulnerability that endeared her to the American public, Sally Struthers nabbed a series role in the early 1970s and became a solid part of TV history as a member of a dysfunctional family quartet in the milestone sitcom, "All in the Family" (1971). She was born Sally Ann Struthers on July 28, 1948, in Portland, Oregon and raised there, pursuing an acting career following high school. Relocating to Los Angeles, she trained at the Pasadena Playhouse College of Theatre Arts and earned a scholarship as its "most promising student". She performed briefly in regional stock plays until finding her break as both a commercial actress and dancer on TV. She appeared as a regular on such variety shows as "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" (1967) and "The Tim Conway Comedy Hour" (1970) and showed starlet promise in films, as well as offering ditsy support in the Jack Nicholson starrer, Five Easy Pieces (1970), and the chase film, The Getaway (1972), top-lining Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw. And, then came "All in the Family" (1971). Also starring Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton and Rob Reiner, Struthers went on to win two supporting Emmy Awards as Kewpie-doll "Gloria Bunker Stivic". She and Rob Reiner left the show after seven seasons, both eager to grow. While Rob Reiner became a noted director, Sally made her Broadway debut in "Wally's Cafe" in 1981, and returned, four years later, with a gender-bending version of "The Odd Couple" as neat-freak "Florence" opposite Rita Moreno's slovenly "Olive". In addition, she found work in topical mini-series drama with Aloha Means Goodbye (1974) (TV), Hey, I'm Alive (1975) (TV), My Husband Is Missing (1978) (TV), ...And Your Name Is Jonah (1979) (TV), A Gun in the House (1981) (TV), to name a few. But without a hit show as collateral, offers started drying up. Sally returned to the TV series fold in the early 1980s spinning off her "Gloria" character with the self-titled sitcom, "Gloria" (1982), but the ensemble formula that worked so well for her before was missing here and the show died in its freshman year. To compensate, however, Sally's baby-doll voice worked extremely well for her in cartoons. She remained active off-camera, providing little girl voices for Saturday morning entertainment, notably her teenage "Pebbles Flintstone" character. Other voice-over work included "TaleSpin" (1990), as "Rebecca 'Becky' Cunningham", and puppeteer Jim Henson's creative prehistoric sitcom, "Dinosaurs" (1991), playing dino-daughter "Charlene Sinclair". IMDb Mini Biography By: Gary Brumburgh / gr-home@pacbell.net

Cute as a button and with a petite, porcelain prettiness and vulnerability that endeared her to the American public, Sally Struthers nabbed a series role in the early 1970s and became a solid part of TV history as a member of a dysfunctional family quartet in the milestone sitcom, "All in the Family" (1971). She was born Sally Ann Struthers on July 28, 1948, in Portland, Oregon and raised there, pursuing an acting career following high school. Relocating to Los Angeles, she trained at the Pasadena Playhouse College of Theatre Arts and earned a scholarship as its "most promising student". She performed briefly in regional stock plays until finding her break as both a commercial actress and dancer on TV. She appeared as a regular on such variety shows as "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" (1967) and "The Tim Conway Comedy Hour" (1970) and showed starlet promise in films, as well as offering ditsy support in the Jack Nicholson starrer, Five Easy Pieces (1970), and the chase film, The Getaway (1972), top-lining Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw. And, then came "All in the Family" (1971). Also starring Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton and Rob Reiner, Struthers went on to win two supporting Emmy Awards as Kewpie-doll "Gloria Bunker Stivic". She and Rob Reiner left the show after seven seasons, both eager to grow. While Rob Reiner became a noted director, Sally made her Broadway debut in "Wally's Cafe" in 1981, and returned, four years later, with a gender-bending version of "The Odd Couple" as neat-freak "Florence" opposite Rita Moreno's slovenly "Olive". In addition, she found work in topical mini-series drama with Aloha Means Goodbye (1974) (TV), Hey, I'm Alive (1975) (TV), My Husband Is Missing (1978) (TV), ...And Your Name Is Jonah (1979) (TV), A Gun in the House (1981) (TV), to name a few. But without a hit show as collateral, offers started drying up. Sally returned to the TV series fold in the early 1980s spinning off her "Gloria" character with the self-titled sitcom, "Gloria" (1982), but the ensemble formula that worked so well for her before was missing here and the show died in its freshman year. To compensate, however, Sally's baby-doll voice worked extremely well for her in cartoons. She remained active off-camera, providing little girl voices for Saturday morning entertainment, notably her teenage "Pebbles Flintstone" character. Other voice-over work included "TaleSpin" (1990), as "Rebecca 'Becky' Cunningham", and puppeteer Jim Henson's creative prehistoric sitcom, "Dinosaurs" (1991), playing dino-daughter "Charlene Sinclair". IMDb Mini Biography By: Gary Brumburgh / gr-home@pacbell.net

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Filmography (Movies)

All Is Merry & Bright

All Is Merry & Bright

Character:Viola 'Gram' Philips

Release Date:07/11/2025

I Brake for Caterpillars

I Brake for Caterpillars

Character:Sister John Bosco

Release Date:09/11/2024

eVil Sublet

eVil Sublet

Character:Reena

Release Date:06/05/2023

Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life

Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life

Character:Self

Release Date:16/04/2023

Very Frightening Tales

Very Frightening Tales

Character:Lady Talia

Release Date:07/03/2023

Friendly Neighborhood Coven

Friendly Neighborhood Coven

Character:Edie

Release Date:12/01/2019

Christmas Harmony

Christmas Harmony

Character:Shirley

Release Date:24/11/2018

Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting

Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting

Character:Lucy

Release Date:09/06/2018

You & Me

You & Me

Character:Tilly

Release Date:02/03/2018

The Relationtrip

The Relationtrip

Character:Liam's Mom (voice)

Release Date:11/03/2017

The Last Laugh

The Last Laugh

Character:Self

Release Date:18/04/2016

Waiting in the Wings: The Musical

Waiting in the Wings: The Musical

Character:Lucy

Release Date:01/04/2014

The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air

The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air

Character:Self

Release Date:09/06/2009

Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"

Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"

Character:Self

Release Date:09/06/2009

What I Did for Love

What I Did for Love

Character:Aunt Trudy

Release Date:09/12/2006

Baadasssss!

Baadasssss!

Character:Roz

Release Date:28/05/2004

Reeseville

Reeseville

Character:Katie Oakman

Release Date:07/03/2003

A Month of Sundays

A Month of Sundays

Character:Onida Roy

Release Date:17/09/2001

Out of the Black

Out of the Black

Character:Betty

Release Date:25/07/2001

The Others

The Others

Character:Mrs. Zelov

Release Date:31/12/1997

In the Best Interest of the Children

In the Best Interest of the Children

Character:Patty Pepper

Release Date:16/02/1992

The Tin Soldier

The Tin Soldier

Character:

Release Date:01/01/1992

All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special

All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special

Character:

Release Date:16/02/1991

Talespin: Plunder & Lightning

Talespin: Plunder & Lightning

Character:Rebecca Cunningham (voice)

Release Date:07/09/1990

A Deadly Silence

A Deadly Silence

Character:Aunt Marilyn

Release Date:16/04/1989

The GLO Friends Save Christmas

The GLO Friends Save Christmas

Character:Blanche (voice)

Release Date:21/12/1985

The Charmkins

The Charmkins

Character:Poison Ivy (voice)

Release Date:25/10/1983

The Fairest of Them All

The Fairest of Them All

Character:Self

Release Date:28/05/1983

A Gun in the House

A Gun in the House

Character:Emily Cates

Release Date:11/02/1981

...And Your Name Is Jonah

...And Your Name Is Jonah

Character:Jenny Corelli

Release Date:28/01/1979

My Husband Is Missing

My Husband Is Missing

Character:Katherine Eaton

Release Date:05/12/1978

A Different Approach

A Different Approach

Character:

Release Date:01/01/1978

Intimate Strangers

Intimate Strangers

Character:Janis Halston

Release Date:11/11/1977

The Great Houdinis

The Great Houdinis

Character:Bess Houdini

Release Date:08/10/1976

Hey, I'm Alive

Hey, I'm Alive

Character:Helen Klaben

Release Date:07/11/1975

Aloha Means Goodbye

Aloha Means Goodbye

Character:Sara Moore

Release Date:11/10/1974

The Getaway

The Getaway

Character:Fran Clinton

Release Date:13/12/1972

Five Easy Pieces

Five Easy Pieces

Character:Betty

Release Date:12/09/1970

The Phynx

The Phynx

Character:World's #1 Fan (uncredited)

Release Date:06/03/1970

Television Appearances

A Man on the Inside

A Man on the Inside

Character:Virginia Foldau

Summer Camp Island

Summer Camp Island

Character:Additional Voices (voice)

Summer Camp Island

Summer Camp Island

Character:Rose (voice)

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

Character:Babette Dell

Celebrity Ghost Stories

Celebrity Ghost Stories

Character:Self

American Dad!

American Dad!

Character:Clara (voice)

Best Week Ever

Best Week Ever

Character:

Still Standing

Still Standing

Character:Louise Miller

The Division

The Division

Character:Eve Warner

As Told by Ginger

As Told by Ginger

Character:Mrs. Higsby (voice)

Gilmore Girls

Gilmore Girls

Character:Babette Dell

The Wild Thornberrys

The Wild Thornberrys

Character:Penguin / Iguanas (voice)

Cow and Chicken

Cow and Chicken

Character:

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Character:Aunt Lorraine

Duckman

Duckman

Character:

Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs

Character:Charlene Sinclair (voice)

Tiny Toon Adventures

Tiny Toon Adventures

Character:Rhoda's Mom (voice)

Tiny Toon Adventures

Tiny Toon Adventures

Character:Sandy Witch (voice)

TaleSpin

TaleSpin

Character:Rebecca Cunningham (voice)

Tom & Jerry Kids Show

Tom & Jerry Kids Show

Character:Jerry's Mother (voice)

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

Character:Tiger Lily

Charles in Charge

Charles in Charge

Character:Nora Bennington / Nancy Bowman

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Character:Nancy La Rue

This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life

Character:Self

Gloria

Gloria

Character:Gloria Stivic

9 to 5

9 to 5

Character:Marsha McMurray Shrimpton

Dinah!

Dinah!

Character:Self

The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show

The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show

Character:Pebbles Flinstone

All in the Family

All in the Family

Character:Gloria Stivic

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

Character:Barbara

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

Character:Katie O'Hara

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

Character:Self - Guest

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Character:Self

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

Character:Self - Guest / Various Characters

Ironside

Ironside

Character:Sandy Fonda

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

Character:

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Character:Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Character:Self - Co-Hostess

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Character:Self

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