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Jean Sagal | |
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| Occupations | Actress, associate director, director |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Father | Boris Sagal |
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Jean Sagal is an American television actress anddirector. In the 1980s, she co-starred with her twin sisterLiz Sagal in the television seriesDouble Trouble that ran in 1984–85. She has since appeared on such shows asPicket Fences,Knots Landing,Quantum Leap and21 Jump Street. She has directed episodes ofTwo and a Half Men,Mad TV,So Little Time andJust Shoot Me. Sagal and her twin sister also served for a time as the "Doublemint Twins" in thead campaign byDoublemint gum.[1]
Sagal is part of a family of entertainment industry professionals. She is the daughter oftelevision directorBoris Sagal and the stepdaughter ofMarge Champion. Her siblings, older sisterKatey Sagal, brotherJoey Sagal and twin sisterLiz Sagal, are all active in the industry.[2]
She was the associate director for2 Broke Girls (42 episodes), andTwo and a Half Men (166 episodes). She has also directed episodes for five television shows:Wizards of Waverly Place (1 episode),Two and a Half Men (3 episodes),MADtv (3 episodes),So Little Time (9 episodes), andJust Shoot Me! (4 episodes).
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Grease 2 | Cheerleader Twin | Film; with twin sister Liz Sagal |
| 1984–1985 | Double Trouble | Kate Foster | Lead role; with twin sister Liz Sagal |
| 1985 | Simon & Simon | Andrea Nyquist | 5x11, Facets |
| 1986 | Highway to Heaven | Sandy Clark | 2x23, Children's Children |
| 1986 | Trapper John, M.D. | Butterfly | 7x19, Elusive Butterfly |
| 1987 | Cagney & Lacey | Linda Chandler | 6x21 & 6x22, Turn, Turn, Turn |
| 1988 | 21 Jump Street | Betty Sue Fitzgerald | 2x14, Chapel of Love; Liz Sagal played Mary Lou Fitzgerald in episode |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap | Gloria Collins | 2x04, What Price Gloria? |
| 1991 | Knots Landing | Amber | 13x10, Lost at Sea |
| 1992 | Picket Fences | Elena Shannon | 1x16, Nuclear Meltdowns, with twin sister Liz Sagal; 1x17, Body Politics |
| 1995 | Pointman | N/A | 1x11, Storm Warning |