Meet Katey Sagal’s Kids: Jackson White, Esme Louise Sutter, and Sarah Grace White

Katey Sagal is one of Hollywood’s most enduring performers, with a career spanning five decades of television, film, and music. Born Catherine Louise Sagal on January 19, 1954, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, she is 72 years old today.

Her father, Boris Sagal, was a Russian-Jewish immigrant and celebrated television and film director. At the same time, her mother, Sara Zwilling, worked as a singer, producer, and television writer under the stage name Sara Macon and reportedly had Amish ancestry.

Katey grew up in a large blended show business family alongside siblings Jean Sagal, Liz Sagal, Joey Sagal, and David Sagal, along with stepbrothers Gregg Champion and Blake Champion after her father remarried dancer and actress Marge Champion. Both of Katey’s parents died relatively young, her mother of a heart attack in 1975 and her father in a helicopter accident on a film set in 1981.

Katey began performing at age five and studied voice and acting at the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, California. Before her acting breakthrough, she built a career as a session and backup singer, working with artists including Bob Dylan, Bette Midler, Etta James, and Olivia Newton-John.

Her acting career took off in the late 1980s when she landed the role of Peg Bundy on Married… with Children, a part that made her a household name. She went on to star as Turanga Leela on Futurama, Cate Hennessy on 8 Simple Rules, Gemma Teller Morrow on Sons of Anarchy, for which she won a Golden Globe, and Louise Goldufski on The Conners. Standing at 175 cm (5 feet 9 inches), she has a net worth of $40 million, built through acting, music, writing, and real estate.

Katey has been married four times. She was first married to musician Freddie Beckmeier (m. 1977-1981), then to musician Fred Lombardo (m. 1986-1989). Her third marriage, to drummer Jack White (m. 1993-2000), produced two of her children before his death in July 2024.

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Since 2004, she has been married to writer, director, and producer Kurt Sutter, best known for creating Sons of Anarchy. Katey also experienced the loss of a daughter, Ruby Sutter, who was stillborn in 1991.

She is now a mother to three living children: Sarah Grace White, Jackson White, and Esme Louise Sutter. Here is what to know about each of them.

Sarah Grace White

Sarah Grace White is Katey Sagal’s eldest child, born on August 7, 1994, making her 32 years old.

She is Katey’s daughter with her ex-husband, drummer Jack White, whom Katey was married to from 1993 to 2000. Sarah followed her mother into acting and has built a career of her own, landing roles in projects including The Bastard Executioner, NCIS, 68 Whiskey, Grey’s Anatomy, and Rebel, the last of which saw her working alongside her mother.

Katey has spoken publicly about the pride of watching her children pursue the family business, noting the natural talent both Sarah and her brother displayed growing up around the industry.

Jackson White

Jackson White is Katey Sagal’s son, born in 1996 to Katey and Jack White, making him her second child from that marriage. He has become one of the more visible members of the family in recent years, known for his roles in Mrs. Fletcher, The Space Between alongside Kelsey Grammer, Michael Bay’s Ambulance, and Pet Sematary: Bloodlines.

His most notable credit came in the 2022 series Tell Me Lies, where Katey was cast to play his on-screen mother, giving the real-life mother and son a rare chance to act opposite one another professionally.

Jackson has said he dislikes being labeled a nepo baby, insisting he built his career without leaning on his mother’s name. When his father, Jack White, died in July 2024, Jackson wrote a tribute on Instagram calling him “the funniest person my sister and I knew” and thanking him for teaching him everything.

Esme Louise Sutter

Esme Louise Sutter is Katey Sagal’s youngest child, born on January 10, 2007, making her 19 years old. She is Katey’s only child with her current husband, Kurt Sutter, the creator of Sons of Anarchy.

Esme’s arrival was the result of a long and emotional journey. After previous pregnancy complications left Katey unable to carry a child, she and Kurt explored adoption before turning to in vitro fertilization and surrogacy.

Katey was 52 years old when Esme was born. In her memoir, Grace Notes, Katey opened up about the physical and emotional toll of that process. Kurt has spoken warmly of his daughter online, describing her as a “sassy little firecracker” and calling her his “greatest teacher” and “greatest love.” Esme has also been recognized for volunteering with the nonprofit Hollywood Food Coalition.

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