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When I arrived, a hundred women were there [auditioning]... I raised my voice three registers, curled up in a chair, licked my hand and did 'meow's,the director said, "I didn't tell her to do any of that stuff" – but the next day I got the part. Caesar Romero, Burgess Meredith, I was so lucky to work with all of them.

Lee Meriwether

It's genes. My mother looked great at 96. And, you know, I realized that the more you're around, the more that gravity pulls you down. And so I started rubbing up. I wash my face rubbing up, I put my makeup on up and in the shower I rub up — anyplace I can. I'm going to the gym three times a week. That also helps. And it helps to have a good feeling about people. The laugh line is going to be there whether you like it or not, so keep it there — keep it in a laugh line.

Lee Meriwether

Lee Meriwether

Lee Meriwether

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Born: May 27, 1935 (age 89)

Bio: Lee Ann Meriwether is an American actress, former model, and the winner of the 1955 Miss America pageant. She known for her role as Betty Jones, Buddy Ebsen's secretary and daughter-in-law in the long-running 1970s crime drama Barnaby Jones.

Known for:

The Time Tunnel (1966 – 1967)
Barnaby Jones (1973 – 1980)
Batman (1966 – 1968)
The Munsters Today (1988 – 1991)
Mission: Impossible (1966 – 1973)

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