Premiering in 1971, All in the Family starred Carroll O'Connor as outspoken patriarch Archie Bunker, Jean Stapleton as his kindhearted wife Edith, Rob Reiner as son-in-law Michael "Meathead" Stivic and Struthers as their daughter Gloria. Today, Struthers is the only surviving member of that quartet. O'Connor died in 2001 at age 76, Stapleton died in 2013 at age 90, and Reiner was tragically killed in December 2025 at age 78 alongside his wife Michele in a homicide for which their son Nick Reiner has been charged.
Struthers' journey to the iconic role almost never happened.
"The suits in New York said that I made the show look cheap," Struthers recalled in a 2012 interview with Newsday. "And the producer said, 'That's the whole point, we're trying to make it look like the Conway show doesn't have a budget, has no money, and so that's why there's only one Tim Conway dancer instead of a line of them like the June Taylor Dancers on The Jackie Gleason Show, and there's only one musician, and they can't even afford an instrument for him, so he's standing at a music stand, humming the opening theme song.'
As Gloria, Struthers often found herself caught between her father's old-school worldview and her husband's progressive ideals, helping fuel many of the show's funniest and most memorable debates. Her performance earned five Primetime Emmy nominations and two wins for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, along with four Golden Globe nominations.
Following All in the Family, Struthers reprised Gloria on both Archie Bunker's Place and the spin-off Gloria. She went on to build a remarkably versatile career, appearing on Broadway and in national touring productions, voicing characters in animated favorites and winning over a new generation of fans as Babette Dell on Gilmore Girls. Since 2024, she's also appeared as Virginia Foldau on Netflix's A Man on the Inside.
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