Sally Struthers
Date of birth: 1947-07-28
Place of birth: Portland, Oregon, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Sally Ann Struthers, Sally Anne Struthers, سالی استروتهرس
Biography
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
Movie Credits
The Getaway
1972-12-13
A recently released ex-convict and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes wrong.
Five Easy Pieces
1970-09-12
Robert Dupea spends his days doing various odd jobs, drinking and womanizing until an encounter with
I Brake for Caterpillars
2024-11-09
Misdiagnosed with a terminal illness, a computer nerd dates his hospice worker, while suspecting som
The Phynx
1970-03-06
A rock band is invented by the government as a cover to find hostages in a remote castle in Albania
What I Did for Love
2006-12-09
Call him a city slicker. Call him a tenderfoot. But don't call him a member of the family--yet. Risi
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
2009-06-09
DVD featurette documenting the success of "All in the Family".
Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"
2009-06-09
DVD featurette documenting the beginnings of "All in the Family"
The Charmkins
1983-10-25
The Charmkins is a television film based on an early 1980s toyline by Hasbro, which was broadcast on
...And Your Name Is Jonah
1979-01-28
A couple whose son had been institutionalized for three years are shocked to discover that the diagn
The GLO Friends Save Christmas
1985-12-21
Blanche, the Wicked Witch of the North Pole, is jealous of Santa Claus. She imprisons him and his re
The Last Laugh
2016-04-18
Feature documentary about humor and the Holocaust, examining whether it is ever acceptable to use hu
The Great Houdinis
1976-10-08
A biography of the renowned escape artist Harry Houdini, examining his fascination with the occult a
A Different Approach
1978-01-01
An all-star educational film about the positive side of hiring people with disabilities. A board sit
Intimate Strangers
1977-11-11
The pressures of problems at home and at work are taking a tremendous toll on a middle-aged husband,
A Gun in the House
1981-02-11
A woman who uses a handgun to defend herself and shoots a man who is assaulting her in her home is d
Talespin: Plunder & Lightning
1990-09-07
In the series premiere, Baloo, an air cargo pilot, meets Kit Cloudkicker, a 12-year-old orphan, and
My Husband Is Missing
1978-12-05
A young wife journeys to North Vietnam in an effort to find her husband, an American flier reported
In the Best Interest of the Children
1992-02-16
Fact-based story of a legal battle fought over custody of five siblings.
eVil Sublet
2023-05-06
A New York couple knowingly moves into a haunted apartment because the rent is cheap. But when havin
Very Frightening Tales
2023-03-07
An anthology of seven frightening tales involving a ballerina, a retiring hitman, a mysterious packa
The Tin Soldier
1992-01-01
The Steadfast Tin Soldier, Hans Christian Andersen's tale of heroic love and perseverance, comes to
Friendly Neighborhood Coven
2019-01-12
When a struggling single mother finds out her 15-year-old daughter is pregnant, she turns to help fr
The Fairest of Them All
1983-05-28
A celebration of the art of animation as seen through the eyes of Walt Disney. Dick Van Patten hosts
The Relationtrip
2017-03-11
After bonding over their mutual disinterest in relationships, self-proclaimed loners, Beck and Liam,
Hey, I'm Alive
1975-11-07
After their plane crashes, an older man and a young woman survive 49 days lost in the Yukon.
A Deadly Silence
1989-04-16
The father of three children was killed when he left his house. This provokes a lot of sentimental e
Out of the Black
2001-07-25
Two brothers struggle to uncover the truth behind the mining accident that killed their father and b
Waiting in the Wings: The Musical
2014-04-01
Two entertainers destined for the big time are mismatched in a casting office from two very differen
Christmas Harmony
2018-11-24
A young woman returns to her small hometown to rediscover music, family bonds, and the magic of the
You & Me
2018-03-02
A young deaf woman meets a recently blinded man. What follows is a funny and moving love story about
Reeseville
2003-03-07
A policeman investigates the apparent suicide of a man whose son has just returned to the town.
Baadasssss!
2004-05-28
Director Mario Van Peebles chronicles the complicated production of his father Melvin's classic 1971
A Month of Sundays
2001-09-17
The story of a teenage girl who kidnaps her grandfather to keep him from being placed in a nursing h
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
2018-06-09
The stripper Tony and the naive enthusiast Anthony, two entertainers, destined for the big time, who
Aloha Means Goodbye
1974-10-11
A young woman who is battling a rare blood disease must also fight against a greedy doctor who needs
The Others
1997-12-31
Would-be rock star in band has serious crush on most popular girl in school and is shy about making
All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
1991-02-16
Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life
2023-04-16
"Bewitched" remains beloved nearly 60 years after its debut. The series lead, Elizabeth Montgomery,
Street Smart
A look into the lives of a lively group of unhoused young adults in the iconic beach town, who come
Searching for Stars Hollow
For the 25th anniversary of the beloved American dramedy television series Gilmore Girls, this docum
All Is Merry & Bright
2025-11-07
A teen's dreams are shattered by a car crash. Years later, she's a determined supermom with a cane,