Sally Struthers

Born: 1947-07-28

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 / [email protected]


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The Getaway

as Fran Clinton
Released: 1972-09-20

A recently released ex-convict and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes wrong.

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The Last Laugh

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Released: 2016-04-18

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Five Easy Pieces

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The Phynx

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Waiting in the Wings: The Musical

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The Great Houdinis

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Reeseville

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Released: 2003-03-07

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Intimate Strangers

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Released: 1977-11-11

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Hey, I'm Alive

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Released: 1975-11-07

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Released: 1992-02-16

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Released: 2018-03-02

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

as Self
Released: 2009-06-09

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as Sara Moore
Released: 1974-10-11

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Released: 2009-06-09

DVD featurette documenting the success of "All in the Family".

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A Gun in the House

as Emily Cates
Released: 1981-02-11

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A Different Approach

as uncredited
Released: 1978-01-01

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Released: 1997-12-31

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The Charmkins

as Poison Ivy (voice)
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The Tin Soldier

as uncredited
Released: 1992-01-01

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American Dad!

as Clara (voice)
First aired: 2005-02-06

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

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The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Hostess
First aired: 1961-12-11

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Gilmore Girls

as Babette Dell
First aired: 2000-10-05

Set in the charming town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, the series follows the captivating lives...

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Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

as Aunt Lorraine
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On her sixteenth birthday, Sabrina Spellman discovers she has magical powers. She lives with her...

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as Additional Voices (voice)
First aired: 2018-07-07

Oscar and Hedgehog are dropped off at a strange summer camp, full of fantastical things ranging...

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Summer Camp Island

as Rose (voice)
First aired: 2018-07-07

Oscar and Hedgehog are dropped off at a strange summer camp, full of fantastical things ranging...

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The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1968-06-06

The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various...

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as Nancy La Rue
First aired: 1984-09-30

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...

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The Wild Thornberrys

as Penguin / Iguanas (voice)
First aired: 1998-09-01

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Celebrity Ghost Stories

as Self
First aired: 2009-10-03

Compelling, surprising and downright spooky — celebrities share their real-life personal...

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Ironside

as uncredited
First aired: 1967-03-28

When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of...

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as Mrs. Higsby (voice)
First aired: 2000-10-25

As Told by Ginger focuses on middle schooler Ginger Foutley who, with her friends, tries to...

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The Carol Burnett Show

as Self - Guest / Various Characters
First aired: 1967-09-11

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All in the Family

as Gloria Stivic
First aired: 1971-01-12

Archie Bunker, a working class bigot, constantly squabbles with his family over the important...

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Best Week Ever

as uncredited
First aired: 2004-01-23

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Cow and Chicken

as uncredited
First aired: 1997-09-16

Follows the surreal adventures of a cow, named Cow, and her chicken brother, named Chicken. They...

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Charles in Charge

as uncredited
First aired: 1984-10-03

Charles in Charge is an American sitcom series starring Scott Baio as Charles, a 19-year-old...

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Tiny Toon Adventures

as Rhoda's Mom (voice)
First aired: 1990-09-14

Follow the adventures of a group of young cartoon characters who attend the Acme Looniversity to...

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Tiny Toon Adventures

as Sandy Witch (voice)
First aired: 1990-09-14

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Dinosaurs

as Charlene Sinclair (voice)
First aired: 1991-04-26

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The Courtship of Eddie's Father

as Katie O'Hara
First aired: 1969-09-17

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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self
First aired: 1967-09-09

An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.

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Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

as Babette Dell
First aired: 2016-11-25

Set nearly a decade after the finale of the original series, this revival follows Lorelai, Rory...

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The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

as uncredited
First aired: 1967-02-05

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Alice in Wonderland

as Tiger Lily
First aired: 1985-12-09

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9 to 5

as Marsha McMurray Shrimpton
First aired: 1982-03-25

The sitcom takes us into the further adventures of the characters from the movie of the same name.

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Duckman

as uncredited
First aired: 1994-03-05

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The Division

as uncredited
First aired: 2001-01-07

The Division is an American crime drama television series created by Deborah Joy LeVine and...

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TaleSpin

as Rebecca Cunningham (voice)
First aired: 1990-09-09

Baloo the Bear stars in an adventurous comedy of love and conflict with his friend Kit...

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Dinah!

as Self
First aired: 1974-10-21

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Still Standing

as uncredited
First aired: 2002-09-30

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The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show

as Pebbles Flinstone
First aired: 1971-09-11

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Gloria

as Gloria Stivic
First aired: 1982-09-26

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