Lee Meredith

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Lee Meredith (born Judith Lee Sauls, October 22, 1947) is an American actress.

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Biography

On October 22, 1947, [1] Meredith was born Judith Lee Sauls in River Edge, New Jersey, and grew up in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. [2] When she was 15, she joined the Manhattan Rockets precision dance team. Following her high-school graduation, she became a model and studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. [1] She is married to film producer Bert Stratford. [3]

Meredith is best-known for the role of the Swedish secretary Ulla in the original 1967 version of The Producers . [4] In 2002, she appeared on the 35th-anniversary DVD edition of The Producers, where she gives an interview and recreates her dance from the original film.

In 1972, she appeared as a nurse in a sketch in the original Broadway production of The Sunshine Boys and repeated her performance in the 1975 film version with Walter Matthau and George Burns. In 1973, Meredith appeared as Reginald Van Gleason's object of desire in the first Jackie Gleason comeback special, broadcast on CBS. In 1975, she appeared on one week of Match Game 75 episodes.

In the 1980s, Meredith appeared with writer Mickey Spillane in a series of commercials for Miller Lite beer.

Credits

YearTitleRoleNotes
1967 The Producers Ulla
1968 Funny Girl Ziegfeld GirlUncredited
1969 Hello Down There Dr. Wells
1970Cauliflower CupidsDee Body
1971 Welcome to the Club Betsy Wholecloth
1972 Hail Mrs. Maloney
1972 The Stoolie Suntan Oil Girl
1974 Great Performances Miss RixeyEpisode: "June Moon"
1975 The Sunshine Boys Nurse in Sketch
1975 Match Game 75self
1983 Murder Me, Murder You MartyTV movie
1991Benny Hill's World: New YorkVarious rolesTV special

References

  1. 1 2 Lisanti, Tom (May 7, 2015). Glamour Girls of Sixties Hollywood: Seventy-Five Profiles. McFarland. p. 132. ISBN   978-1-4766-1241-6 . Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  2. ↑ Rohan, Virginia. "Once a Bombshell...", The Record (Bergen County) , July 1, 2001. Accessed March 29, 2011. "Meredith -- so convincing as the Swedish tease -- was born and raised Judi-Lee Sauls in Fair Lawn, and adopted her stage name before The Producers."
  3. ↑ Finston, Mark (December 1, 1975). "Lee Meredith's happy staying close to home". The Star[-Ledger. New Jersey, Newark. p. 17. Retrieved January 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Mockridge, Norton (October 31, 1967). "This Wonderful World". Reading Eagle . p. 12. Retrieved January 18, 2020.


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