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Lee Ann Meriwether is an American actress, former model, and the winner of the 1955 Miss America pageant. She is known for her role as Betty Jones, Buddy Ebsen's secretary and daughter-in-law in the 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 Herman Munster's long-haired wife, Lily Munster, on the 1980s sitcom The Munsters Today, as well as 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.
Birth Name
Lee Ann Meriwether
Born
Monday, 27 May 1935
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Love & Debt | Mrs. Markson | 2019 |
| Rise of the Catwoman | Nana | 2018 |
| Still Waiting in the Wings | Ethel | 2018 |
| Hell's Kitty | Grandma Kyle | 2018 |
| A Christmas in New York | Irene Burgess | 2017 |
| Batman vs. Two-Face | Lucilee Diamond (voice) / Lucilee Diamond | 2017 |
| Breaking Legs | GG | 2017 |
| Diary of a Lunatic | Trew's Mother | 2017 |
| Wacky Wally's Vintage Toys | Self | 2016 |
| The Ultimate Legacy | Miss Hastings | 2016 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Love & Debt | Mrs. Markson | 2019 |
| Rise of the Catwoman | Nana | 2018 |
| Still Waiting in the Wings | Ethel | 2018 |
| Hell's Kitty | Grandma Kyle | 2018 |
| A Christmas in New York | Irene Burgess | 2017 |
| Batman vs. Two-Face | Lucilee Diamond (voice) / Lucilee Diamond | 2017 |
| Breaking Legs | GG | 2017 |
| Diary of a Lunatic | Trew's Mother | 2017 |
| Wacky Wally's Vintage Toys | Self | 2016 |
| The Ultimate Legacy | Miss Hastings | 2016 |
| Sunny in the Dark | Dorothy | 2015 |
| A Horse for Summer | Patsy | 2015 |
| Suspense | Ellen Kirk | 2014 |
| The Green Girl | Herself / Self | 2014 |
| Waiting in the Wings: The Musical | Ethel | 2014 |
| The Ultimate Life | Miss Hastings / Mrs. Hastings | 2013 |
| Birthday Cake | Opal Hunt | 2013 |
| Starring Adam West | Self | 2013 |
| The Curse of the Un-Kissable Kid | Gypsy / The Gypsy | 2012 |
| Silent But Deadly | Vivian | 2012 |
| Project: Phoenix | Birdie Spencer | 2012 |
| Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 | Marjorie Meyers | 2012 |
| Sunset Stories | Marie | 2012 |
| What's Up Orange County | Self - Guest | 2011 |
| Hell's Kitty | Grandma Kyle | 2011 |
| Secret Identity | Faye Florence | 2011 |
| Hawaii Five-0 | Helen Tilton | 2010 |
| No Limit Kids: Much Ado About Middle School | Katie | 2010 |
| The League | Gumma Eve | 2009 |
| Touching Home | Grandma Eleanor | 2008 |
| The Florence Henderson Show | Self | 2008 |
| Pioneers of Television | Dr. Ann MacGregor in Time Tunnel / Self / Losira - episode of Star Trek | 2008 |
| Say It in Russian | Party guest | 2007 |
| Wizards of Waverly Place | Battle Diva | 2007 |
| The Ultimate Gift | Miss Hastings | 2007 |
| TV Land Confidential | Self | 2005 |
| Desperate Housewives | Doris | 2004 |
| Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt | Waitress in Diner / Lee Meriwether | 2003 |
| De Superman à Spider-Man: L'aventure des super-héros | Catwoman (archive footage) / Catwoman | 2001 |
| Lifestyle Magazine | Self | 2001 |
| VH-1 Where Are They Now? | Catwoman | 1999 |
| Donny & Marie | Self | 1998 |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Herself | 1996 |
| The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen | Self | 1995 |
| Touched by an Angel | Karla | 1994 |
| Space Ghost Coast to Coast | Self | 1994 |
| Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man | Widow Liebner | 1994 |
| Dark Justice | Lee Marshall | 1991 |
| The Munsters Today | Lily Munster | 1988 |
| American Experience | Self - Miss America 1955 | 1988 |
| Sidewalks Entertainment | Self | 1988 |
| Jake and the Fatman | Ellen Kurtin | 1987 |
| Biography | Catwoman | 1987 |
| Mr. Belvedere | Donna Flannagan | 1985 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Vanessa Thorpe / Leslie Hunter / Grace Overholtz | 1984 |
| Finder of Lost Loves | Julia Bennett Parsons | 1984 |
| You Are the Jury | Marjorie Forrest | 1984 |
| Hotel | Addie Meredith | 1982 |
| The Toni Tennille Show | Self | 1979 |
| Time Express | Vanessa Cartwright | 1979 |
| Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Suzanne Somers | Self | 1978 |
| True Grit: A Further Adventure | Annie Sumner | 1978 |
| Cruise Into Terror | Lil Mather | 1978 |
| Having Babies II | Martha Cooper | 1977 |
| To Say the Least | Self | 1977 |
| CHiPs | Lee Meriwether | 1977 |
| The Love Boat | Ann Marshall / Barbara Braden / Jessica Elliott | 1977 |
| Fantasy Island | Leslie Darnell | 1977 |
| Family Feud | Herself - Celebrity Contestant | 1976 |
| Match Game PM | Self - Panelist | 1975 |
| The Magnificent Marble Machine | Self | 1975 |
| Rhyme and Reason | Self / Herself | 1975 |
| Showoffs | Self | 1975 |
| Dinah! | Self - Guest | 1974 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| Match Game | Herself - Panelist | 1973 |
| The Brothers O'Toole | Paloma Littleberry | 1973 |
| Baffle | Self | 1973 |
| The $10,000 Pyramid | Herself - Celebrity Contestant | 1973 |
| Barnaby Jones | Betty Jones | 1973 |
| Cannon | Betty Jones | 1971 |
| Longstreet | Miss Cooper | 1971 |
| The New Andy Griffith Show | Lee Sawyer | 1971 |
| Dan August | Miranda Lewis | 1970 |
| Chisum | Sallie's Mother (picture in Chisum's Pocketwatch) | 1970 |
| Nanny and the Professor | Marrijane Finley | 1970 |
| The Immortal | Sigrid Bergen | 1969 |
| The Game Game | Self | 1969 |
| Love, American Style | (segment "Love and the Sweet Sixteen") | 1969 |
| The Undefeated | Margaret | 1969 |
| My World and Welcome to It | Mrs. Bessinger | 1969 |
| Angel in My Pocket | Mary Elizabeth Whitehead | 1969 |
| The Doris Day Show | Lois Frazier | 1968 |
| Land of the Giants | Mother - Mrs. Bara | 1968 |
| The Name of the Game | Bridget | 1968 |
| The Legend of Lylah Clare | Young Girl | 1968 |
| Mannix | Reva Daniels | 1967 |
| Dream Girl of '67 | Self - Fashion Hostess | 1966 |
| Mission: Impossible | Tracey / Anna Rojak | 1966 |
| Iron Horse | Anne Daugherty | 1966 |
| Family Affair | Lise Lowell / Claudia Wells | 1966 |
| The Time Tunnel | Dr. Ann MacGregor / Dr. Ann McGregor | 1966 |
| Star Trek | Losira | 1966 |
| Namu, the Killer Whale | Kate Rand | 1966 |
| Batman: The Movie | Kitka / The Catwoman | 1966 |
| Batman | Lisa Carson | 1966 |
| The F.B.I. | Joanna Lauren / Marian Converse / Liz / Joanna Laurens | 1965 |
| F Troop | Lily O'Reilly | 1965 |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Dr. Egret | 1964 |
| 12 O'Clock High | Capt. Phyllis Vincent / Lt. Amy Patterson | 1964 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Piper's Secretary | 1963 |
| The Fugitive | Willis Hempstead | 1963 |
| Vacation Playhouse | Doris | 1963 |
| The Courtship of Eddie's Father | Lee / Lee, Tom's Receptionist | 1963 |
| The Match Game | Self - Team Member | 1962 |
| I'm Dickens, He's Fenster | 2nd Hospital Receptionist | 1962 |
| The Lloyd Bridges Show | Martha Elweiss | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - Guest | 1961 |
| Shannon | Evelyn Hoxy | 1961 |
| Alcoa Premiere | Kerry | 1961 |
| Hazel | Miss Wilson | 1961 |
| Dr. Kildare | Nurse Bonnie Tynes / Nurse Adams / Nurse Angela Springer / Nurse Betty Johnson / Nurse Harper | 1961 |
| Bringing Up Buddy | Gloria Arnold | 1960 |
| Route 66 | Jeanelle | 1960 |
| My Three Sons | Phyllis Allen | 1960 |
| The Detectives | Freda | 1959 |
| 4D Man | Linda Davis | 1959 |
| Perry Mason | Natalie Graham / Evelyn Wilcox | 1957 |
| Leave It to Beaver | Young Woman Neighbor | 1957 |
| Men of Annapolis | The Girl | 1957 |
| The Walter Winchell Show | Self | 1956 |
| The Alcoa Hour | Girl in the Sketch | 1955 |
| The Phil Silvers Show | Natalie Rumplemeyer | 1955 |
| The Millionaire | Nancy McKeuen | 1955 |
| The Tonight Show | Self - Miss America 1955 / Herself - Miss America 1955 | 1954 |
| Omnibus | Beautiful Witch | 1952 |
| Dragnet | Vicki Tearson | 1951 |
| The Jack Benny Program | Mother With Baby / Secretary | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Herself - Mystery Guest #1 | 1950 |
| 20 Questions | Self | 1949 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | Diane | 1948 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1977 | Emmy | Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 1976 | Golden Globe | Best Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
| 1975 | Golden Globe | Best TV Actress - Drama | Nominated |
