Editing Lee Meriwether (section)

{{short description|American actress and former model}}
{{For|the author|Lee Meriwether (author)}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Lee Meriwether
| image              = Lee Meriwether 2008.png
| caption            = Meriwether in 2008
| birth_name         = Lee Ann Meriwether
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1935|5|27}}
| birth_place        = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
| death_date         = 
| death_place        = 
| alma_mater         = [[City College of San Francisco]]
| known_for          = ''[[Barnaby Jones]]''<br>''[[Batman (1966 film)|Batman]]''<br>''[[The Time Tunnel]]''
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actress}}
| years_active       = 1954–2020
| title              = Miss San Francisco 1954<br />[[Miss California]] 1954<br />[[Miss America]] 1955
| predecessor        = [[Evelyn Margaret Ay]]
| successor          = [[Sharon Ritchie]]
| spouse             = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|[[Frank Aletter]]|1958|1974|end=div}}
* {{marriage|Marshall Borden|1986}}
}}
| children           = 2
| website            = {{URL|leemeriwether.com}}
}}
'''Lee Ann Meriwether''' (born May 27, 1935)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Almanac|author=|date=May 27, 2023|work=The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald|page=A3|quote=Today's Birthdays: Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is 100. Author John Barth is 93. '''Actor Lee Meriwether is 88.''' Actor Louis Gossett Jr. is 87.|id={{ProQuest|2820801879}}}}  See also:
*{{Cite news|title=Almanac|author=|date=May 27, 1988|work=The Hartford Courant|page=C6|quote=Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is 65. '''Actress Lee Meriwether is 53.''' Actor Louis Gossett Jr. is 52.|id={{ProQuest|1469627269}}}}</ref> is an American actress and the winner of the [[Miss America 1955|1955 Miss America]] pageant. She has appeared in many films and television shows, notably as Betty Jones, the title character's secretary and daughter-in-law in the 1970s [[Crime film|crime drama]] ''[[Barnaby Jones]]'' starring [[Buddy Ebsen]]. 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 portrayal of [[Catwoman]], replacing [[Julie Newmar]] in the theatrical film ''[[Batman (1966 film)|Batman]]'' (1966), and for a co-starring role on the [[science-fiction]] series ''[[The Time Tunnel]]''. Meriwether had a recurring role as [[List of All My Children characters#M|Ruth Martin]] on the daytime [[soap opera]] ''[[All My Children]]'' until the end of the series in September 2011.