The charming, witty, and immeasurably gifted Estelle Parsons was born November 20, 1927 in Lynn, Massachusetts, to Elinor and Eben Parsons. She attended the Oak Grove School for Girls in Maine, and later graduated from Connecticut College in 1949. She worked as a singer with a band before she became the first Women's Editor on Today (1952). She left the program in 1955. her claim to fame was her Oscar-winning performance as Blanche Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde (1967). The following year, she garnered an Academy Award nomination for her performance in Rachel, Rachel (1968). On television, she is best remembered as Beverly Lorraine Harris, Roseanne and Jackie's zany, manipulative and pretentious mother on Roseanne (1988). In 2003, her character was honored with a TV Land Award for Favorite Classic TV In-Law.
Actor Austin Pendleton was born March 27, 1940 in Warren, Ohio to Frances and Thorn Pendleton. He graduated from Yale University. He later became an ensemble member of the Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago, and acted in several of the theater's productions. His first film appearance in Petulia (1968), a minor and uncredited role. Since, he has made over 100 appearances in television and film.
苏珊·萨兰登出生在美国新泽西州的安迪生镇，原名苏珊·汤玛琳。青少年时期，苏珊一直认为成绩优良、聪明博学才是最重要的。17岁那年，苏珊终于如愿以偿地考入了华盛顿天主教大学，主修中文，选修哲学等。其后，她结识了一心想成为演员的克里斯·萨兰登，并与他结为夫妻。毕业后，这对小夫妻来到纽约。1970年，克里斯到一家电影机构去试镜，便带上妻子一起，没想到她也被星探相中，在影片《乔》中获得了扮演一个被父亲杀害的女儿角色的机会。几部作品过后，苏珊开始显露表演才华。
