Lee Ann Meriwether (born May 27, 1935) is an American actress, former model, and the winner of the

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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

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Barnaby Jones ''Barnaby Jones'' is an American detective television series starring Buddy Ebsen as a formerly retired investigator and Lee Meriwether as his widowed daughter-in-law, who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles, California. The show was or ...

'' starring

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. The role earned her two

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nominations in 1975 and 1976, and an

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nomination in 1977. She is also known for her portrayal of

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, replacing

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in the film version of ''

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'' (1966), and for a co-starring role on the

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series ''

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''. Meriwether had a recurring role as Ruth Martin on the daytime

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'' until the end of the series in September 2011.

Early life

Meriwether was born in

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, California, to Claudius Gregg Meriwether and Ethel Eve Mulligan. She has one brother, Don Brett Meriwether. She grew up in San Francisco after the family moved there from

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. She attended George Washington High School, where one of her classmates was

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. She later attended

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, where one of her classmates was fellow actor Bill Bixby. After winning Miss San Francisco, Meriwether won

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1954, then was crowned

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in 1955 with her recital of a

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. She then appeared that Sunday on ''

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'', hosted by

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(who also emceed the pageant that year). Following her reign as Miss America, she joined the ''

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'' show. An August 1, 1956, international news

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of Meriwether and

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announced their engagement. According to DiMaggio biographer Richard Ben Cramer, however, it was a rumor started by

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Career

1950s

Meriwether was a "Today Girl" on NBC's ''

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'' from 1955 to 1956. Her

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debut came in 1959 as Linda Davis in ''

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'', starring

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. She appears in ''

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'' episode, "Cyrano de Bilko".

1960s

In 1961, Meriwether guest starred once as Gloria in the episode "Buddy and the Amazon" on her first husband's (

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) one-season

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, ''

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''. She also appeared in ''Leave It To Beaver'' episode "Community Chest" in season four. In 1962, she was cast as Martha Elweiss in the episode "My Child Is Yet a Stranger" on the CBS

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, ''

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''. She played Nurse Dickens in a 1962 episode of the

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sitcom, ''

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''. From 1963 to 1965, she was cast in different roles in eight episodes of the

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medical drama, ''

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''. In 1964, she played the character Jeanelle in "This Is Going to Hurt Me More Than It Hurts You" on the CBS adventure series, ''

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''. In 1965, she appeared in an episode on ''

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'' as The Secretary. In a 1965 episode of '' 12 O'Clock High'', "Mutiny at Ten Thousand Feet", she played Lieutenant Amy Patterson, and in the episodes "The Idolator" (also 1965) and "The Outsider" (1966), she played Captain Phyllis Vincent. She also guest starred in the season 2 episode "Big Brother". She was a regular on the single season

television series ''

'' with

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and

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in 1966–67. Catwoman Lee Meriwether 1966

Meriwether appeared as Dr. Egret on the NBC series, ''

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'' ("The Mad, Mad Tea Party", 1965) and in an episode of ''

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'' ("How to Lose 30 Pounds in 30 Minutes", also 1965) she played Miss Wilson, the owner of an exercise studio. Meriwether portrayed The Catwoman for the ''

'' movie (1966), and also appeared in two episodes of the ''Batman'' TV series in 1967 as Lisa Carson, a love interest to Bruce Wayne in the episodes "King Tut's Coup" and "Batman's Waterloo". In the late 1960s and early 1970s, she had guest starring roles in numerous TV series, including '' The Fugitive'', ''

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'', ''

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'' episode "

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" (1969), ''

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'' episodes #245 "The Case of the Cheating Chancellor" and "The Case of the Frustrated Folksinger" (both 1965), and the ''

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'' episode "O'Rourke vs. O'Reilly". In films, she joined

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and

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for '' The Undefeated'', and Andy Griffith in ''

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'' (both 1969). In the same year as those two films, she played IMF spy Tracey in six '' Mission: Impossible'' episodes during season four after

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's departure.

1970s

Meriwether began her award-nominated role as secretary and daughter-in-law Betty Jones in the 1973–1980 CBS series ''

'', opposite

. During the series' eight-year run she enjoyed an on- and off-screen chemistry with the elder Ebsen. During the series' run, she was reunited with her former classmate and best friend Bill Bixby during one episode. After her stint on ''Barnaby Jones'', Meriwether became best friends with Ebsen, keeping in touch for many years until his death on July 6, 2003. She starred in the 1978 television movies '' True Grit: A Further Adventure'' with

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as Rooster Cogburn and ''

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'' with an all-star ensemble cast, appeared on ''

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'' four times, and was a regular panelist on the

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''.

1980s

Meriwether portrayed

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in the 1988–1991 revival of the 1960s television sitcom ''

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'', titled ''

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'', in which she starred alongside

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, Howard Morton and Hilary Van Dyke. She also made several guest appearances on ''

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'' and ''

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''.

1990s

In the 1990s, she appeared as herself on an episode of ''

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''. In 1993, she guest starred on ''

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'', episode "Ship of Thieves". In 1996, Meriwether took over for

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in the role of Ruth Martin on the

'', Fickett having played the role since its inception in 1970. After twenty-six years, Fickett wanted to go into semi-retirement as a recurring cast member. Negotiations with the network broke down and Meriwether was cast as Ruth Martin. In 1998, ABC deemed that they were at an impasse with Meriwether's agents and Mary Fickett was brought back as a recurring cast member. Fickett retired again, this time for good in December 2000. ABC decided to bring back the character of Ruth Martin in 2002, but Fickett remained in retirement. Meriwether was hence brought back and remained a featured recurring performer on the show until it ended.

2000s

In 2002, she appeared in the documentary film ''

''. In 2003, Meriwether appeared in the TV-Movie '' Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt''. She also appeared

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in the interactive comedy, ''Grandma Sylvia's Funeral''. She voiced

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in the video game '' Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots'' for the

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. She also appears in one of the game's opening videos as a talkshow host having an interview with

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, who voices Solid Snake in the game. In 2006, she joined

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and others in ''

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''. In 2008, Meriwether had a brief cameo as comic book character Battle Diva in the episode "Harper Knows" of the

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original series ''

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''. In 2010, she was once again reunited on screen with Hollywood veteran

in '' No Limit Kids: Much Ado About Middle School''. She voices President Winters in the video game '' Vanquish'' by PlatinumGames.

2010s

Meriwether continued to work on stage, television, game voice-overs, and feature films. She has made guest appearances on ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Most recently, she revisited her role as Miss Hastings in the sequel/prequel to ''

'', ''The Ultimate Life ''(2013), directed by Michael Landon Jr. She is also starring in the short film '' Kitty''. She also makes appearances at

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s where she speaks about her roles in ''Batman'', ''Star Trek'', and ''Time Tunnel''.

Personal life

On April 20, 1958, Meriwether married

. They had two daughters, actresses Kyle Aletter-Oldham and Lesley A. Aletter, and divorced in 1974. On September 21, 1986, Meriwether married Marshall Borden.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Awards

*1975 Golden Globe Award nomination, Best TV Actress (Drama) *1976 Golden Globe Award nomination, Best TV Actress (Drama) *1977 Emmy Award nomination, Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

References

External links

Lee Meriwether official website

Miss America entry on Lee Meriwether

Lee Meriwether as Catwoman

Lee Meriwether in "Jean Boone - Interview with Cast of Batman, The Movie (1966)" from the TexasSharon Archive of the Moving Image
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