But it was in 1985, while appearing in a musical, that she was spotted by casting agents, who placed her as Mary Tyler Moore's feisty coworker, Jo Tucker, in Mary, a short-lived comedy series.
Katey Sagal got another significant role in Sons of Anarchy as Gemma Teller.
She divorced Beckmeier three years later.
Born in Los Angeles, California, United States, the daughter of Boris Sagal and Sara Zwiling.