Katey Sagal

On the FX series Sons of Anarchy, Katey Sagal portrays Gemma Teller Morrow. Jax's mother, Gemma is the true matriarch, keeping all of her men happy and within reach. She has a closet full of dark secrets. A mother who is as ruthless as she is nurturing. This Queen will stop at nothing to protect her throne.

A versatile actress, Katey Sagal has entertained audiences in a variety of dramatic and comedic roles throughout her career. She recently wrapped her parts in the independent film I'm Reed Fish and the tele-film 3 Wise Guys, and appeared as Helen on the television phenomenon Lost and 'Nancy Gilroy' on The Shield.

In addition to her busy schedule, Sagal devoted a significant portion of her time and retraced her steps to her first love: singing and songwriting. With the support of record label Valley Entertainment, she released her album, "Room," in 2004. "Room" is the first record for Sagal since her 1994 debut, "Well." "Room" is a combination of original songs penned by Katey including "Life Goes Round", "Daddy's Girl" and "Wish I Were a Kid" and memorable classics like "Feel a Whole Lot Better" and "(For the Love of) Money". The first single was "Daddy's Girl", a touching song about the long-lasting relationship between a daughter and her father. She debuted the song on the March 2, 2004 episode of 8 Simple Rules…. "Room" was produced by Bob Thiele (Bonnie Raitt) and mixed by Ray Kennedy (Twangtrust/Steve Earle). Ivan Neville, Don Was and Shane Fontayne make appearances throughout the disc.

Sagal gained national attention for her role as the outrageous 'Peg Bundy' in the ground-breaking, highly-rated long-running series Married with Children, for which she earned three Golden Globe® and two American Comedy Award nominations. Most recently, Sagal starred in the ABC series 8 Simple Rules..., and as the voice of 'Leela,' a beautiful one-eyed alien, in the animated series Futurama.

In her first job on television, Sagal joined Mary Tyler Moore in the television series Mary and has starred in the television movies Smart House and Mr. Headmistress (both for "Wonderful World of Disney"), as well as Chance of a Lifetime, Trail of Tears and She Says She's Innocent.

She has also starred in the feature films Love Stinks, Mail Order, The Good Mother, and the 2000 Sundance Film Festival favorite Dropping Out.

In addition to her acting, Sagal is a critically acclaimed singer and songwriter who began performing at the age of five. She was a 'Harlette' with Bette Midler for three years as well as a background singer for Bob Dylan, Olivia Newton-John, Etta James and Tanya Tucker.

Sagal currently resides in Los Angeles, California with her fabulous husband, Kurt Sutter, who counts executive producer and writer of The Shield among his many credits, her three amazing children, Sarah, Jackson, and Esmé and two great dogs, Mike and the lovely Lola.