- Born
- Died
- Birth nameSara Joanne Byrd
- Joanne Rogers was born on March 9, 1928 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. She was an actress, known for Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018), Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum (2019) and Speedy Delivery (2008). She was married to Fred Rogers. She died on January 14, 2021 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
- SpouseFred Rogers(June 9, 1952 - February 27, 2003) (his death, 2 children)
- Is the mother of Jim Rogers and John Rogers.
- Two grandsons, born in 1988 and 1993.
- She is an alumna of Rollins College.
- She met her future husband at Rollins College in Florida, where she had a scholarship to study piano. After graduating, she attended Florida State University, where she studied with Ernõ Dohnányi, a prominent Hungarian composer, and received a master's degree.
- Her coffin is entombed in the same mausoleum as Fred at Unity Cemetery.
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