Joanne Rogers

Family Member

Birthday March 9, 1928

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Jacksonville, FL

DEATH DATE Jan 14, 2021 (92)

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About

Wife of Fred Rogers who starred in the beloved TV series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. She was the inspiration for the show's puppet character Queen Sara.

Before Fame

She earned a master's degree in music at Florida State University in Tallahassee.

Trivia

She performed for nearly 40 years in a piano duo with her college friend Jeannine Morrison.

Family Life

She had two sons, James and John, and three grandsons.

Associated With

She helped promote the 2019 film A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, in which Tom Hanks played her husband.