Whatever else has changed around her, Lee Meriwether has remained a working actress whose accumulated screen time beats that of most leading names. 'Batman' is the entry that tends to open any account of the career. Another entry worth naming is 'The Ultimate Gift'. The oldest credits belong to a different era of the industry. The count stands at 60 titles, and the range inside it is wide.
Lee Meriwether
91 years (May 27, 1935)Los Angeles, California, USA
29 Movies31 Series
Whatever else has changed around her, Lee Meriwether has remained a working actress whose accumulated screen time beats that of most leading names. 'Batman' is the entry that tends to open any account of the career. Another entry worth naming is 'The Ultimate Gift'. The oldest credits belong to a different era of the industry. The count stands at 60 titles, and the range inside it is wide.
Lee Ann Meriwether (born May 27, 1935) 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. Today, she 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. A few notable roles of hers are Betty Jones, the crime-solving partner in the long-running 1970s crime drama, Barnaby Jones, which earned her two Golden Globe Award nominations and an Emmy Award nomination, and John Schuck's long-haired wife, Lily Munster, in the popular 1990s sitcom The Munsters. Meriwether is currently working in television and has a recurring role in the daytime soap opera All My Children.
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