Catherine Louise "Katey" Sagal (born January 19, 1954) is an American
actress and
singer-songwriter. She is best known for her role as Peggy Bundy, Al's sarcastic, lazy, bon-bon-eating wife, on
Married... with Children and for her role as
Gemma Teller Morrow on the FX series
Sons of Anarchy. Sagal is also known for voicing the character
Leela on the animated science fiction series
Futurama from 1999 to 2003, then from 2008 to 2013, as well as for starring on the show
8 Simple Rules in the role of Cate Hennessy. In the latter role, she worked with
John Ritter until his death, leading to Sagal's taking over as the series lead for the remainder of the show's run.