The actress took her contract to arbitration in hopes of leaving the show after season five.
The actress, 77, opened up about being on the sitcom from 1971 to 1979 and working with the showrunner, whoLet’s Talk About That! With Larry Saperstein and Jacob BellottiThe “All in the Family” cast: Rob Reiner , Jean Stapleton, Sally Struthers , Carroll O’Connor, 1971 to ’79.“All those years on the show, Norman and his wife would have dinner parties,” recalled Struthers.
After noting how Lear “saw so many young ladies” for her role of Gloria, including Reiner’s then-wife Penny Marshall, Struthers asked Lear, “’Was I really the funniest one?'” to which he replied, “No.”The “All in the Family” cast: Jean Stapleton, Carroll O’Connor, Norman Lear, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers and Mike Evans.Norman Lear speaks on stage at the “Real to Reel: Portrayals and Perceptions of LGBTQs in Hollywood” exhibit at the Hollywood Museum on June 9, 2022.
Struthers appeared in 182 episodes of “All in the Family” and even received her own spinoff “Gloria” that aired for one season in 1982. Decades later, the Hollywood vet became a fan favorite for her role as Babette on “Gilmore Girls.”
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