Lee Meriwether

Lee Meriwether

Birthdate
May 27, 1935 (88 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For
Acting

Details

Birthdate
May 27, 1935 (88 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For
Acting

Biography

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.

Lee Meriwether's LGBTQ+ Titles

Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
Ethel
Waiting in the Wings: The Musical
Waiting in the Wings: The Musical
Ethel

Acting (104)

Let It Kill You as Edna
2021
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale as Self
2019
Love & Debt as Mrs. Markson
2018
Hell's Kitty as Grandma Kyle
2017
A Christmas in New York as Irene Burgess
2017
Batman vs. Two-Face as Lucilee Diamond (voice)
2017
Breaking Legs as GG
2017
Trew Calling as Trew's Mother
2016
Kitty as Mrs. Tinsley
2015
The Ultimate Legacy as Miss Hastings
2015
Sunny in the Dark as Dorothy
2015
A Horse for Summer as Patsy
2014
The Green Girl as Herself
2013
From Cheesecake to Cheesecake: The Joy Harmon Story
2013
The Ultimate Life as Mrs. Hastings
2013
Birthday Cake as Opal Hunt
2013
Starring Adam West as Herself
2013
Remember to Breathe as Alice
2012
The Curse of the Un-Kissable Kid as The Gypsy
2012
Silent but Deadly as Vivian
2012
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 as Marjorie Meyers (1 episode)
2012
Sunset Stories as Marie
2010
No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School
2009
The League as Gumma Eve (1 episode)
2008
Touching Home as Grandma Eleanor
2007
The Ultimate Gift as Miss Hastings
2005
The Many Faces of Catwoman as Herself
2003
Return to the Batcave - The Misadventures of Adam and Burt as Lee Meriwether
2002
Miss America as Self
2001
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes as Catwoman (archive footage)
1999
Where Are They Now? as Self (1 episode)
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest (2 episodes)
1994
Space Ghost Coast to Coast as Self (1 episode)
1994
Duckman (1 episode)
1988
The Munsters Today as Lily Munster (73 episodes)
1987
Jake and the Fatman (1 episode)
1987
Miss...Or Myth? as Self
1987
Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge
1985
Mr. Belvedere (1 episode)
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Grace Overholtz (1 episode)
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Leslie Hunter (1 episode)
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Vanessa Thorpe (1 episode)
1984
Finder of Lost Loves as Julia Bennett Parsons (1 episode)
1982
Hotel (1 episode)
1980
Tourist as Lulu Flemington
1979
Mirror, Mirror as Vanessa Wagner
1979
Time Express (1 episode)
1978
True Grit: A Further Adventure as Annie Sumner
1978
Cruise Into Terror as Lil Mather
1977
Having Babies II as Martha Cooper
1977
The Love Boat as Ann Marshall (1 episode)
1977
The Love Boat as Barbara Braden (1 episode)
1977
CHiPs as Lee Meriwether (uncredited) (2 episodes)
1976
Battle of the Network Stars (2 episodes)
1973
Brothers O'Toole as Paloma Littleberry
1973
Barnaby Jones as Betty Jones (178 episodes)
1971
The New Andy Griffith Show as Lee Sawyer (9 episodes)
1970
The Immortal (1 episode)
1970
Chisum as Sallie's Mother (picture in Chisum's Pocketwatch) (uncredited)
1970
Nanny and the Professor (1 episode)
1970
All My Children (4 episodes)
1969
The Undefeated as Margaret
1969
My World and Welcome to It (1 episode)
1969
Angel in My Pocket as Mary Elizabeth Whitehead
1968
Land of the Giants as Mrs. Bara (1 episode)
1968
The Name of the Game as Bridget (1 episode)
1968
The Legend of Lylah Clare as Young Girl
1967
Mannix as Reva Daniels (1 episode)
1966
Mission: Impossible (3 episodes)
1966
Mission: Impossible as Tracey (3 episodes)
1966
Family Affair (1 episode)
1966
The Time Tunnel as Dr. Ann McGregor (30 episodes)
1966
Star Trek as Losira (1 episode)
1966
Namu, the Killer Whale as Kate Rand
1966
Batman as The Catwoman / Kitka
1966
Batman as Lisa Carson (2 episodes)
1965
The F.B.I. as Joanna Lauren (3 episodes)
1965
The F.B.I. as Liz (1 episode)
1965
The F.B.I. as Marian Converse (1 episode)
1965
F Troop (1 episode)
1964
The Young Marrieds (288 episodes)
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Piper's Secretary (1 episode)
1963
The Fugitive as Willis Hempstead (1 episode)
1963
Vacation Playhouse as Doris (1 episode)
1963
The Courtship of Eddie's Father as Tom's Receptionist (uncredited)
1962
The Lloyd Bridges Show as Martha Elweiss (1 episode)
1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self (2 episodes)
1961
Dr. Kildare as Nurse Adams (1 episode)
1961
Dr. Kildare as Nurse Angela Springer (1 episode)
1961
Dr. Kildare as Nurse Bonnie Tynes (3 episodes)
1961
Dr. Kildare as Nurse Harper (1 episode)
1960
Route 66 (1 episode)
1960
My Three Sons (1 episode)
1960
The Clear Horizon (230 episodes)
1959
4D Man as Linda Davis
1957
Leave It to Beaver as Young Woman Neighbor (1 episode)
1957
Perry Mason as Evelyn Wilcox (1 episode)
1957
Perry Mason as Natalie Graham (1 episode)
1955
The Millionaire as Nancy McKuehn (1 episode)
1952
Omnibus (1 episode)
1951
Dragnet (1 episode)
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse (2 episodes)