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Marjorie "Jackie" Harris (born 1956) is played by Laurie Metcalf on the series. She is the younger sister of Roseanne by 3 years, the sister-in-law of Dan, and the loving and caring aunt of Becky, Darlene, D.J., and Jerry. Later in the series she becomes the mother of Andy and the wife of Fred (although they divorce after just over a year of marriage), and the great-aunt of Harris Healy and Mark Healy II, the children of Darlene and her husband David Healy, D.J.'s daughter Mary Conner, and Becky's daughter Beverly Rose Conner. Jackie appears in all but three episodes of the series.

She is a warm and caring person but is also neurotic, a trait which only grows over the course of the series, especially during her pregnancy and the birth of her son. Roseanne later describes her as the backbone of the family.

Over the course of the first nine seasons, Jackie is in relationships with various men including Booker (one of her bosses at Wellman Plastics), Gary, the physically abusive Fisher, and Fred. After her divorce, she becomes a successful single mother, dedicating herself to her son. In the episode "Born to be Wild" Jackie mentions that "some things you lose to the wrong person" which indicate that had her "first time" with Ziggy.

In one episode, Jackie's mother Beverly revealed that Jackie's birth name was Marjorie, but 3-year-old Roseanne pronounced it "My Jackie"; everyone found this cute and called her it until it became her name.

Throughout the series, Jackie works at several jobs:

  • Wellman Plastics with Roseanne with whom she walked out
  • A spray girl in the cosmetic department of Rodbell's
  • An actress/clerk at local theater
  • A police officer during which she was injured and quit rather than being forced to take a desk job
  • A truck driver which she later quit
  • Co-owner of the Lanford Lunchbox with Roseanne, Nancy, Beverly, and later Leon. During her time as a truck driver she bought a "loose meat" sandwich, which led to her and Roseanne deciding to open the restaurant.
  • Eventually, she takes up Beverly's painting hobby.
  • Currently a life coach.
  • This also includes several Self Help books she published.

It is revealed in the final episode of the series that rather than their mother being a lesbian, it was Jackie. Roseanne simply wrote her sister having the long string of boyfriends because she could always picture Jackie being with a man. However, it is later revealed in Season 10 that this fact was a part of book written by Roseanne, and not actually true. She currently lives home alone without Andy. She later adopts a dog with the intention of giving it to Becky after she buys a house. She fell out with Roseanne over the 2016 Presidential Election.

After her mom Bev is kicked out of her old people's home, she is forced to live with Jackie. Although Jackie is very against the idea at first, they later overcome their issues and try to get along. After Roseanne's death, Jackie is left confused and unsure of herself on how to include herself within the Conner family. Dan assures her she's always welcome just as she was when Roseanne was alive.

In 2019, Jackie actively pursues The Lunch Box, which had been leased to a Chinese restaurant after Roseanne lost interest in the Tavern Sandwich place. This left Bev in charge entirely, and secretly ran the place into the ground. After the fed-up Chinese left, Bev decided to give her estate to Darlene. When Dan decided to encourage Jackie, she eventually won management of The Lunch Box and created a new menu for it again. Becky joins her, still working at Casita Bonita as well, and they have occasional disagreements.

In 2020, Jackie starts painting. She brings in large annoying paintings to display in The Lunch Box, which is exactly what Bev did in 1992.

Later, in 2023, she lets Harris make all the important decisions regarding The Lunch Box.

Trivia[]

List of Appearances[]

Across 10 seasons of Roseanne, Jackie Harris was only absent in 3 episodes. She has appeared in every episode of The Conners so far.

Roseanne (TV series)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 #
Season 1 X X X X X X X X X X X X X - X X X X X X X X X N/A 22
Season 2 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X N/A 24
Season 3 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X N/A 25
Season 4 X X X X X X X - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X N/A 24
Season 5 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X N/A 25
Season 6 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X N/A 25
Season 7 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 26
Season 8 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X N/A 25
Season 9 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X - X X N/A 23
Season 10 X X X X X X X X X N/A 9
Total 228
The Conners
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 #
Season 1 X X X X X X X X X X X 11
Season 2 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 20
Season 3 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 20
Season 4 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 20
Season 5 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 22
Season 6 X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13
Total 106
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