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Lee Meriwether

Actress / Voice Actress / Television Actress / Model (person) / Film Actress | * 05/27/1935 (88) | Los Angeles, California (United States of America (USA))
Lee Ann Meriwether (born May 27, 1935) is an American actress, former model, and the winner of the 1955 Miss America pageant. She has appeared in many films and television shows, notably as Betty Jones, the title character's secretary and daughter-in-law in the 1970s crime drama Barnaby Jones starring Buddy Ebsen. The role earned her two Golden Globe Award nominations in 1975 and 1976, and an Emmy Award nomination in 1977. She is also known for her portrayal of Catwoman, replacing Julie Newmar in the film version of Batman (1966), and for a co-starring role on the science fiction series The Time Tunnel. Meriwether had a recurring role as Ruth Martin on the daytime soap opera All My Children until the end of the series in September 2011. ()
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Lee Ann Meriwether (5' 8½" or 1.74 m) was born on May 27, 1935 (Gemini) in Los Angeles, California, USA is an American actress, former model, and the winner of the 1955 Miss America pageant. Her trademarks are Natural Auburn hair, Light blue eyes, and a seductive deep voice. She married Frank Aletter on April 20, 1958, had two daughters, actresses Kyle Aletter and Lesley Aletter, then divorced sometime in 1974. She married Marshall Borden on September 21, 1986 and is currently still married (no children). Today, sexy Lee Meriwether is best remembered for her roles in a few science fiction/fantasy cult productions made between 1966 and 1969. Batman: The Movie (1966), Star Trek (1966), The Time Tunnel (1966) and Land of the Giants (1968). Firstly Batman: The Movie (1966), in which she played both evil Catwoman and not-so-evil Kitka, who has a romance with Bruce Wayne (Adam West).Then came 30 episodes of Irwin Allen's The Time Tunnel (1966) series, in which she played a scientist named Dr. Ann MacGregor, where she mostly performed with Whit Bissell (General Kirk), both attempting to help two time travelers who were lost in time. In one episode, The Time Tunnel: The Kidnappers (1967), Ann was taken away from her normal setting and transported into the distant future.However, Meriwether once reported that she spent a lot of the series acting to a screen in the Time Tunnel complex, a screen that was meant to feature the two time travelers, but in reality featured nothing at all. So she was reacting to nothing a lot of the time.Then came the Star Trek (1966) episode, Star Trek: That Which Survives (1969), where she played Losira, an alien being who stalks the Enterprise crew and attempts to kill them.And finally, she was back with Irwin Allen again with the Land of the Giants (1968) episode, Land of the Giants: Rescue (1969). In this, she played the concerned "giant" mother of kids who were trapped underground and needed to be rescued by the Earth "little people".She was also known for her role as Betty Jones, the crime-solving partner in the long-running 1970s crime drama, Barnaby Jones. The role earned her two Golden Globe Award nominations in 1975 and 1976, and an Emmy Award nomination in 1977. She is also known for her role as John Schuck's long-haired wife, Lily Munster, in the popular 1990s sitcom The Munsters Today. Meriwether currently is still working in television to this day and has a recurring role as Ruth Martin on the daytime soap opera All My Children.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Kids & Family

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Movies with Lee Meriwether as Actress(41)

as Edna2023 Let It Kill You
as Mrs. Markson2019 Love & Debt
as Grandma Kyle2018 Hell's Kitty
as GG2017 Breaking Legs
as Lucilee Diamond (voice)2017 Batman vs. Two-Face
as Irene Burgess2017 A Christmas in New York
as Trew's Mother2017 Trew Calling
as Mrs. Tinsley2016 Kitty
as Dorothy2015 Sunny in the Dark
as Patsy2015 A Horse for Summer
as Miss Hastings2015 The Ultimate Legacy
as herself2014 The Green Girl
as Mrs. Hastings2013 The Ultimate Life
as Opal Hunt2013 Birthday Cake
as Vivian2012 Silent but Deadly
as Marie2012 Sunset Stories
as Grandma Eleanor2008 Touching Home
as Miss Hastings2007 The Ultimate Gift
as Martha Cooper2003 Kim Possible: The Secret Files
as Herself, Miss America 19552002 Miss America
as Catwoman (archive footage)2001 Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
as Lulu Flemington1980 Tourist
as Vanessa Wagner1979 Mirror, Mirror
as Annie Sumner1978 True Grit: A Further Adventure
as Lil Mather1978 Cruise Into Terror
as Paloma Littleberry1973 Brothers O'Toole
as Margaret1969 The Undefeated
as Mary Elizabeth Whitehead1969 Angel in My Pocket
as Young Girl1968 The Legend of Lylah Clare
as Kate Rand1966 Namu, the Killer Whale
as The Catwoman / Kitka1966 Batman
as Tom's Receptionist (uncredited)1963 The Courtship of Eddie's Father
as Linda Davis1959 4D Man

TV Shows/Series with Lee Meriwether as Actress(56)

as Gumma Eve2009 The League
as herself1999 Where Are They Now?
as Self - Guest1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1994 Duckman
as Lily Munster1988 The Munsters Today
as Grace Overholtz1984 Murder, She Wrote
as Leslie Hunter1984 Murder, She Wrote
as Vanessa Thorpe1984 Murder, She Wrote
as Julia Bennett Parsons1984 Finder of Lost Loves
1982 Hotel
as Ann Marshall1977 The Love Boat
as Barbara Braden1977 The Love Boat
as Lee Meriwether (uncredited)1977 CHiPs
as Betty Jones1973 Barnaby Jones
as Lee Sawyer1971 The New Andy Griffith Show
as Bridget1968 The Name of the Game
as Mrs. Bara1968 Land of the Giants
1967 Mannix
as Dr. Ann McGregor1966 The Time Tunnel
as Tracey1966 Mission: Impossible
as Lisa Carson1966 Batman
as Losira1966 Star Trek
1965 F Troop
as Joanna Lauren1965 The F.B.I.
as Marian Converse1965 The F.B.I.
as Liz1965 The F.B.I.
as Doris1963 Vacation Playhouse
as Willis Hempstead1963 The Fugitive
as Nurse Bonnie Tynes1961 Dr. Kildare
as Nurse Adams1961 Dr. Kildare
as Nurse Harper1961 Dr. Kildare
as Nurse Angela Springer1961 Dr. Kildare
as Natalie Graham1957 Perry Mason
as Evelyn Wilcox1957 Perry Mason
as Nancy McKuehn1955 The Millionaire
1952 Omnibus
1951 Dragnet

Additional Information

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Full Name: Lee Meriwether
Born: Monday, 05/27 1935 (May) in Los Angeles, California (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 88 years + 307 days)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: City College of San Francisco, George Washington High School
Spouses (current/former): Frank Aletter
Children: Kyle Aletter
Other names for Lee Meriwether (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Lee Ann Meriwether"
"Lee Meriwether Borden"
"Lee Meriweather"
Lee Meriwether frequently works together with these people:
William Boyett (25x, Actor)
Dabbs Greer (24x, Actor)
Richard Anderson (22x, Actor)
Peter Mark Richman (22x, Actor)
Vaughn Taylor (22x, Actor)
Jessica Walter (21x, Actress)
Bradford Dillman (20x, Actor)
David Opatoshu (20x, Actor)
Harlan Warde (19x, Actor)
Dabney Coleman (18x, Actor)
Ed Nelson (18x, Actor)
Adam West (6x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:9662, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/27/2024