Katherine Jackson

Katherine Jackson
Born	Katherine Esther Scruse (1930-05-04) May 4, 1930 (age 94) Clayton, Alabama, U.S.
Occupation	Author
Spouse	Joe Jackson ​ ​ (m. 1949; died 2018)​
Children	Rebbie Jackie Tito Jermaine La Toya Marlon Brandon Michael Randy Janet
Family	Jackson

Katherine Esther Jackson (née Scruse; May 4, 1930) is the matriarch of the Jackson family of entertainers that includes her children Michael and Janet Jackson. Michael dedicated his 1982 album Thriller to her. Janet did the same with her 1989 album Rhythm Nation 1814. In 1985, acknowledging the positive impact on her children's successful music careers, national urban magazine Essence honored her as "Mother of the Year".

She has been portrayed by Angela Bassett in the 1992 miniseries The Jacksons: An American Dream and Patricia Idlette in the 2004 film Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story.