Her first major role was as a newspaper columnist in the series Mary 1985—86 starring Mary Tyler Moore.
Sagal went on to have two more marriages, including a seven-year union to drummer Jack White, with whom she had two children, Sarah and Jackson The television job allowed her to keep paying her band and playing music gigs.
She is also noted for voicing Leela on the animated sci-fi series 'Futurama' and for playing Cate Hennessy on the sitcom '8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter' 2002-2005.
She was born in Los Angeles, California, United States on January 19, 1954.