Rogers was born Miriam Spickler at General Hospital in Coral Gables, Florida. Her father is Philip C. Spickler, a civil engineer. Her mother, Kathy Talent, was a former dance and drama major. Rogers\' father was Jewish and her mother Episcopalian. Her father had become involved with Scientology before she was born, and the organization was part of her upbringing.\n', '

The family lived in Virginia, Arizona, Michigan, and England, before settling in Los Angeles. Rogers attended accelerated schools and graduated from high school at age 14. In place of college, she formulated her own program of study and became involved in community theater and writing. Rogers later worked in a hospital for incapacitated patients outside Palo Alto, California, and for six years she was a part-time social worker, involved in substance-abuse counseling.\n', '

At the beginning of their acting careers, Rogers and Kirstie Alley lived together.\n', '

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