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TV family sitcoms have always been about fathers who know best and mothers who are so enchanted with everything they do. I wanted to be the first mom to be a mom on TV. I wanted to sent out a message about how us women really feel.

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Roseanne Barr
Age: 71
Born: 1952
Born: November 3
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