Editing Lee Meriwether (section)

===1970s===
[[File:Andy Griffith Lee Meriwether 1971.JPG|thumb|upright|Meriwether co-starred in two productions with [[Andy Griffith]]: the movie ''[[Angel in My Pocket]]'' (1968) and the short-lived sitcom ''[[The New Andy Griffith Show]]'' (1971). ]]
Meriwether began her award-nominated role as secretary and daughter-in-law Betty Jones in the 1973&ndash;1980 CBS series ''[[Barnaby Jones]]'', opposite [[Buddy Ebsen]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fakuda |first1=Eiko |last2=Gritten |first2=David |date=September 22, 1980 |title=Lee Meriwether Lost 'Barnaby' but Gained a Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze |url=https://people.com/archive/lee-meriwether-lost-barnaby-but-gained-a-daring-young-man-on-the-flying-trapeze-vol-14-no-12/ |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=December 23, 2015}}</ref> During the series' eight-year run, she enjoyed an on- and off-screen chemistry with the elder Ebsen.<ref name="King latimes" /> During the series' run, she was reunited with her former classmate and best friend Bill Bixby during one episode. After her stint on ''Barnaby Jones'', Meriwether became best friends with Ebsen, keeping in touch for many years until his death on July 6, 2003. She starred in the 1978 television movies ''[[True Grit: A Further Adventure]]'' with [[Warren Oates]] as Rooster Cogburn and ''[[Cruise Into Terror]]'' with an all-star ensemble cast, appeared on ''[[Circus of the Stars]]'' four times, and was a regular panelist on the [[game show]] ''[[Match Game]]''.