Lee Meriwether is an American actress, former model and Miss America. She is popularly known for her portrayal of Betty Jones in the hit 70s crime drama series, Barnaby Jones, for which she won two Golden Globe Awards and an Emmy Award nomination.
The phenomenal beauty queen and actress has also made her way into the hearts of audiences around the world with her appearances in the movie Batman, Angel in My Pocket, The Undefeated, and The Legend of Lylah Clare. Some of his most memorable television series include Munsters Today, The Time Tunnel, Mission Impossible, The New Andy Griffith Show, Dr. Kildare and the popular daytime soap, All My Children
Despite all the general success she has found on the big and small screens, the stage remains Lee’s only love. She was a longtime member of Theater West and delivered countless spellbinding performances in Spoon River Anthology, Aesop in Central Park, and Ladies of the Towers of Hanover. Lee Meriwether is loved for his involvement in charity. She has been supporting all kinds of humanitarian activities for many years and always finds the time to help her fellow human beings, no matter her work schedule.
Biography of Lee Meriwether (Age)
The award-winning actress was born on May 27, 1935, in Los Angeles, California, to Bethel Mulligan and Claudius Meriwether, who named her Lee Ann Meriwether. Lee had a younger brother named Don, he was born three years after her. She was raised in San Francisco after her father’s job transfer, when she was in fifth grade. She was educated at George Washington High School and then at San Francisco City College where she majored in radio and theater.
In college and at the insistence of friends who registered in her name, Lee Meriwether contested and won the pageant titles of Miss San Francisco and Miss California. She was crowned Miss America in 1955 after reciting a flawless monologue by John Millington Synge.
Building on her reign as Miss America, the beauty queen joined The Today Show. She took advantage of her pageant scholarships and began studying acting. It is said that she also studied dancing and singing with some of the best coaches in New York. Soon after, she booked her first television role in Philco’s TV Theater, her first film role in The 4-D Man, and her first stage appearance Rain Hat
In the 1960s, Lee starred in or made guest appearances on such television series as Friends, Lloyd Bridges Show, I’m Dickens, He’s Fester, Dr. Kildare, 12 o’Clock High, and Man from UNCLE. She played Catwoman in the 1966 Batman film, as well as on the series. It was obvious to everyone to see that Lee Meriwether was an actress worthy of what she passed and that she was slowly but surely rising to the top of the Hollywood ladder.
She went on to appear in more shows and films, eventually landing her role in the award-nominated Barnaby Jones, which she played for eight years. Nationally, Lee has starred in productions of The Odd Couple, The King and I, Hello Dolly, I Do, I Do, Suite Plaza, and Last Summer at Blue Fish Cove, which earned him the San Francisco Critics Award and the Drama Logue Award for Best Actress.
Lee continued to expand his acting resume as the years passed. She loved voice acting, reading for video games and audiobooks. Her most recent appearances include guest roles on The League, Hawaii Five to 0, Don’t Trust the Bitch in Apartment 23, and Desperate Housewives
Away from acting, Lee Meriwether has been involved in charity work, working with organizations dedicated to helping people with disabilities, children in need of reconstructive care, cancer sufferers, women with cystic fibrosis, blind people and pets.
Lee was previously married to Frank Alerter, with whom she had two wonderful daughters named Kyle and Lesley. She was also married to Marshall Borden and her last romantic relationship is with Tito Gaona – a professional trapeze artist and circus performer.
His net worth
Lee Meriwether has been active in the theater industry for over fifty years, during which time she has amassed a considerable fortune for herself. The respected actress is estimated to be worth around $200 million. Considering the number of movies, TV shows, and plays she’s been in, as well as her other commitments, it’s hard to argue she’s not worth that much.
Is she alive or dead?
After a certain age, people start speculating about your life, and if they haven’t seen you in a while, they might think you’re dead. That seems to be where Lee Meriwether is at. At 83, she is no longer young, but she is still very much alive and enjoying the rest of her life in the company of her family and the people she loves.
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