Joanne Rogers
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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.