Sally Struthers Biography

Emmy Award-winning actress, Sally Struthers is best known for her role as Gloria Stivic on the popular CBS sitcom television series, All in the Family . She is also recognized as a broadcaster, spokesperson, and activist. Struthers has been active in the entertainment fraternity since the 1970s, appearing in various television series and movies. The actress played a major role in blockbuster movies like The Getaway and Five Easy Pieces . Some of her other successful projects are Baadassss, Intimate Strangers, All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special, and Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life. The actress was once a married woman and she also has a son.

Early life and education of Sally Struthers

She was born Sally Struthers Sally Anne Struthers on July 28, 1947, in Portland, Oregon, USA. She is American and is of White American ethnicity. She is the daughter of Margaret Caroline (née Jones) and Robert Alden Struthers , a surgeon.

Struthers’s father left his family when she was around nine years old. So, her and her sister, Sue Struthers was raised only by her mother. Her maternal grandparents were Norwegian immigrants.

Sally Struthers’ career

Sally Struthers made her acting debut in the 1970s appearing in Five Easy Pieces in a small but memorable role. She rose to fame after being cast as Gloria Stivic on the CBS sitcom, All in the Family . She was first noticed by the show’s producer, Norman Lear while Struthers was dancing to the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour .

The series got off to a shaky start, but later became CBS’s biggest hit with millions of viewers. Struthers won two Emmy Awards for her role as Gloria in 1972 and 1979. In addition, she won three Golden Globe Awards for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Television Movie nominations in 1973, 1974 and 1977.

Struthers reprized her role, Gloria in two other series as well, the short-lived Archie Bunker’s Place (1979) and Gloria ( 1982 ). In 1990 she was a semi-regular panelist on the Partido revival and a guest star on Win, Lose, or Tie .

The actress lent her voice to a number of animated series including The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show , TaleSpin , and Dinosaurs. In the late 1990s, she worked on the Atlanta stage production of Annie and also on the national tour of the production. Since the early 2000s, she has appeared at the Ogunquit Playhouse, in Ogunquit, Maine.

Sally Struthers played the character of Louise Segar in Forever…Past Cline in 2012 and 9 to 5: The Musical , as Roz Klein. She toured in the 50th anniversary production of ¡Hola muñequita! in 2014 where she played the role of Dolly Levi.

Her other screen credit includes The Getaway (1972), Out of the Black (2001), Baadasssss ! (2003), Hey I’m Alive (1975), A Gun in the House (1981), Charles in Charge (1989), In the Best Interest of the Children (1992) and others. In 2016, she was part of the cast of Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life along with Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Scott Patterson , and Kelly Bishop .

Sally Struthers Net Worth and Earnings

Sally Struthers has an estimated net worth of $8 million in 2019 based on celebrity net worth. She raised a lot of money from her acting career.

In 1972, the actress appeared in the film; The Getaway, which became the blockbuster, grossed over $36 million worldwide, on a budget of $3.3 million. Similarly, the other films of hers also did a satisfying job at the box office. In the film, she shared the screen with Steve McQueen , Ali MacGraw , Ben Johnson , and Al Lettieri .

His other commercially successful film was Five Easy Pieces which raked in a huge box office take as it grossed over $18 million against its budget of $1.6 million. In the film, she shared the screen with Jack Nicholson, Karen Black and Susan Anspach .

Struthers also worked on the series All in the Family for seven years of which surely paid him a fair amount. It is the first series to top Neilsen’s rankings for five consecutive years and is also ranked the fourth greatest series of all time by TV Guide.

Sally Struthers personal life and relationship

Sally Struthers is reportedly currently single, but was previously married to William C. Rader , an American psychiatrist. The duo married on December 18, 1977, in an intimate ceremony in the presence of their loved ones and family.

Struthers’ husband, Rader, co-wrote one of the episodes of her series, All in the Family in 1977 and was also involved in her negotiations with television executives. The couple share a daughter, Samantha Rader who graduated with a degree in Cognitive Science in 2001 from Vassar College.

The couple divorced on January 18, 1983 in Los Angeles. However, after the divorce, they still keep in touch.

Struthers refers to Carroll O’Connor as her best friend and mentor who guided her through acting. In the 1970s, she turned down an offer from Playboy magazine.

Struthers was a spokesperson for the Christian Children’s Fund (later renamed ChildFund). She is also associated with the International Correspondence Schools in television commercials with a famous pitching line,

‘Do you want to make more money? Sure, we all do! ‘.

His activism was satirized in episodes of different popular television series such as Grey’s Anatomy , In Living Colors , South Park, and in the song, Voices in My Head by Denis Leary .

In 2012, she was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and posted $160 bail.

Sally Struthers Body Measurements

• Sally Struthers Height: She is 1.55m (5’1″).
• Weight: 60 kilograms
• Birth name: Sally Anne Struthers
• Hair Color: Natural Blonde
• Eye color: light blue
• She has a deep and sensual voice
• Bra Size: 34C
• Waist Size: 24 inches
• Hip Size: 35 inches
• Body Measurement: 35-24-35 inches (89-61-89 cm)
• Sally’s age: July 28, 1947 (71 years old)