Sally Struthers Movies
The daughter of a Portland doctor, Sally Ann Struthers left home at 18, determined to become a star. The 5' 1", frizzy-haired Ms. Struthers attended classes at the Pasadena Playhouse, then worked as a singer, dancer and commercial actress before the breaks began arriving in rapid succession in 1970. By the end of that year, she had been seen on TV as a comedy-ensemble player on The Smothers... (read more) Brother Comedy Hour and a chorus girl (in fact, the only chorus girl) on The Tim Conway Comedy Hour; she'd played a small but attention-grabbing role in the Jack Nicholson film Five Easy Pieces; and she'd provided the voice for Pebbles Flintstone on the animated Pebbles and Bamm Bamm Show. Oh, before we forget: also in 1970, Struthers was cast as Gloria Bunker Stivic on the groundbreaking TV sitcom All in the Family. During her seven-season stint as Gloria, she shared a 1972 "Best Supporting Actress" Emmy with The Mary Tyler Moore Show's Valerie Harper. She also took time out to deliver an image-busting performance as the sluttish wife of kidnap victim Jack Dodson in Sam Peckinpah's The Getaway (1972), and to star in such made-for-TV films as Aloha Means Goodbye (1974), Hey, I'm Alive (1975) and The Great Houdinis (1976). In 1975, Struthers very nearly walked off All in the Family over a much-publicized salary dispute; she left the series when her contract ended in 1978, returning briefly to appear in an episode titled "California Here We Are"--and winning a second Emmy as a result. Though big things were predicted for Struthers, her post-Family years were rough. Her TV-movie appearances began playing to ever-diminishing ratings, while her highly touted 1981 Broadway debut in Wally's Café was a bust. It was a frightened, insecure Sally Struthers who returned to series television in 1982 as the star of Gloria, an All in the Family spin-off which recast the actress in the role that made her famous. Despite initially good ratings, Gloria tanked after a year. After another foredoomed Broadway appearance in a female version of Neil Simon's The Odd Couple, Sally accepted the role of klutzy divorcee Marsha McMurray Shrimpton in the 1986 syndicated sitcom 9 to 5. Around this same time, Struthers began showing up as the TV spokesperson for a charitable organization serving malnourished Third-World children. While none could doubt the actress' sincerity, her strident, lachrymose fund-raising appeals were treated with merciless derision by the many sketch-comedy TV series of the period. Though her career may never again reach the heights of her All in the Family days, Sally Struthers has kept busy in a variety of show-business ventures, including voiceover assignments on such series as Talespin and Dinosaurs, and a recent touring production of the musical Grease, in which she co-starred with another TV favorite of yore, The Monkees' Davy Jones. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Gilmore Girls: It's Just Like Riding a Bike?
2007
A minor issue causes friction between Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and Luke (Scott Patterson), ultimately erupting into a big fight, just like in the "old days"--but that's a...
Gilmore Girls: Hay Bale Maze
2007
Rory (Alexis Bledel) escorts Logan to Stars Hollows' annual Spring Fling--which, thanks to the shortsightedness of Taylor Doose (Michael Winters), has been transformed into...
Gilmore Girls: I'd Rather Be in Philadelphia
2007
Despite the pressures of his new business, Logan (Matt Czuchry) rushes to the hospital to be with Rory (Alexis Bledel) while the Gilmores await news about family patriarch...
Gilmore Girls: I'm a Kayak, Hear Me Roar
2007
Emily's efforts to curtail Richard's diet is the topic of conversation at Friday Night Dinner--much to the relief of Lorelei (Lauren Graham), who would rather not discuss her...
Gilmore Girls: Unto the Breach
2007
Rory's graduation party is quite a spectacle, involving virtually everyone in Stars Hollow. During the festivities, Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and Christopher (David Sutcliffe)...
Gilmore Girls: Lorelai? Lorelai?
2007
To help Rory (Alexis Bledel) get over her nervousness concerning her graduation, Lorelai takes her daughter out on a shopping and dining binge. Luke (Scott Patterson) joins...
Gilmore Girls: Bon Voyage
2007
In the series finale of Gilmore Girls, Rory (Alexis Bledel) has shed herself of Logan and is planning a summer post-graduation trip with Lorelai (Lauren Graham). Those...
Gilmore Girls: Just Like Gwen and Gavin
2006
No sooner does Lorelai (Lauren Graham) find out about Luke's daughter April (Vanessa Marano) than the little girl insists upon spending a day at the Dragonfly Inn....
Gilmore Girls: The Real Paul Anka
2006
In Philadelphia for daughter April's math contest, Luke (Scott Patterson) visits Jess (Milo Ventimiglia) at the latter's new bookstore. Rory (Alexis Bledel)...
Gilmore Girls: Bridesmaid Revisited
2006
The air is thick enough to cut with a knife in the offices of the Yale Daily News; though Rory (Alexis Bledel) is now editor, her predecessor Paris (Liza Weil) is...
Gilmore Girls: Friday Night's Alright for Fighting
2006
Hoping to make amends to her parents for accepting Christopher's help in paying for Rory's tuition, Lorelai (Lauren Graham) suggests that Emily (Kelly Bishop)...
Gilmore Girls: The Long Morrow
2006
Season Seven of Gilmore Girls begins the proverbial "morning after", as an embarrassed Lorelei (Lauren Graham) scurries home following her one-night stand with ex-lover...
Gilmore Girls: Lorelai's First Cotillion
2006
At first balking over the notion of attending her mom Emily's annual cotillion dance (it'll be her first time ever!), Lorelei (Lauren Graham) changes her mind after realizing...
Gilmore Girls: Knit, People, Knit!
2006
They've only been hitched for a few weeks, but Lorelai (Lauren Graham) is already beginning to second-guess her marriage to Christopher (David Sutcliffe). Painfully aware of...
Gilmore Girls: The Great Stink
2006
Just before Christopher (David Sutcliffe) is to join Lorelei (Lauren Graham) for Friday Night Dinner at her parents' house, the couple has a bitter quarrel over...
What I Did for Love
2006
A Los Angeles defense attorney discovers that in order to marry the love of his life, he'll first have to convince her rugged father that all lawyers aren't sharks. James White...
Gilmore Girls: Say Something
2005
The day after the big wedding fracas, Lorelai (Lauren Graham) desperately searches for Luke (Scott Patterson), hoping to make things up with him -- but he isn't...
Gilmore Girls: Wedding Bell Blues
2005
In the series' 100th episode, Lorelei (Lauren Graham) finds her life falling apart even as her parents' marriage comes back together. The situation really boils over when...
Gilmore Girls: Twenty-One Is the Lonliest Number
2005
Rory (Alexis Bledel) faces her upcoming 21st birthday with sadness, resigned to the fact that mother Lorelei (Lauren Graham) will not attend. Meanwhile, her...
Gilmore Girls: Let Me Hear Your Balalaikas Ringing Out
2005
Jess (Milo Ventimiglia) returns to town, only to get a very cold shoulder when Rory (Alexis Bledel) introduces him to Logan (Matt Czuchry). Even so, Jess'...