Katherine Jackson

Biography

Katherine Esther Jackson is a talented musician and matriarch of the renowned Jackson family. Born May 4, 1930, in Clayton, Alabama, she contracted polio at age two, which left her with a noticeable limp. Acknowledging the positive impact on her children's successful music careers, Essence magazine honored her as "Mother of the Year" in 1985, recognizing her influence as Michael and Janet Jackson's mother.