Sally Struthers Biography

Sally Struthers is an American actress, activist and spokeswoman. She is well-known for playing the role of Gloria Stivic in ABC’s sitcom ‘All in the Family’, for which she earned two Emmy Awards. She began her career in the early 1970s and moved quickly into stardom. She then went on to garner further success not only in films and on television but also on stage. The daughter of a surgeon, Struthers graduated from Grant High School and later studied acting from Pasadena Playhouse College of Theatre Arts, earning the title of the institution’s "most promising student". The actress married psychiatrist William C. Rader in 1977, with whom she parted ways after having a child. Besides being an actress, Struthers has been also serving as a spokesperson for many organizations including Christian Children's Fund, asking for the public’s assistance to end starvation in under-developed nations, especially those in Africa.