Meredith Baxter

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 nominations See more awards »

Known For

Family Ties (1982)

All the President's Men (1976)

Family (1976)

Bridget Loves Bernie (1972)

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Actress (96 titles)

2013 Reading Writing & Romance (TV movie)
Elaine

2013 Glee (TV series)
Liz

– All or Nothing (2013) … Liz

2013 Shadow on the Mesa (TV movie)
Emilie Rawlins

2012 Naughty or Nice (TV movie)
Carol Kringle

2011-2012 Dan Vs. (TV series)
Elise Sr.

– Dan Vs. Chris (2012) … Elise Sr. (voice)

– Dan Vs. The Family Thanksgiving (2011) … Elise Sr. (voice)

– Dan Vs. The Family Camping Trip (2011) … Elise Sr. (voice)

– Dan Vs. Elise's Parents (2011) … Elise Sr. (voice)

2012 Switched at Birth (TV series)
Kathryn's Mother

– Las Dos Fridas (2012) … Kathryn's Mother

2009-2011 Family Guy (TV series)
Elyse Keaton / Meredith Baxter

– Brothers & Sisters (2011) … Elyse Keaton (voice)

– Stew-Roids (2009) … Elyse Keaton (voice)

– Family Gay (2009) … Meredith Baxter (voice)

2010 Airline Disaster (video)
President Harriet Franklin

2010 We Have to Stop Now (TV series)
Judy

– Celesbianism (2010)

– How Sweet It Is (2010)

– The Grass Is Always Greener (2010) … Judy

2009 Brothers (TV series)
TV Mom

– Commercial/Coach DMV (2009) … TV Mom

2009 Bound by a Secret (TV movie)
Ida Mae

2008 The Onion Movie
Cooking Show Chef

2006-2007 Cold Case (TV series)
Ellen Rush

– Stalker (2007) … Ellen Rush

– The Good Death (2007) … Ellen Rush

– Cargo (2007) … Ellen Rush

– Torn (2007) … Ellen Rush

– Beautiful Little Fool (2006) … Ellen Rush

2007 What About Brian (TV series)
Frankie

– What About All That Glitters... (2007) … Frankie

2006 Brothers & Sisters (TV series)
Margaret Packard

– For the Children (2006) … Margaret Packard

2005 The Closer (TV series)
Congresswoman Simmons

– Fantasy Date (2005) … Congresswoman Simmons

2005 The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green
Harper Green

2005 Paradise, Texas
Liz Cameron

2004 Angel in the Family (TV movie)
Lorraine

2004 Half & Half (TV series)
Joan Tyrell, Nick's Mother

– The Big Rules of Engagement Episode (2004) … Joan Tyrell, Nick's Mother

2003 7th Heaven (TV series)
Ms. Jones

– Go Ask Alice (2003) … Ms. Jones

2003 Devil's Pond
Kate

2003 Aftermath (TV movie)
Carol

2002 A Christmas Visitor (TV movie)
Carol Boyajian

2001 Murder on the Orient Express (TV movie)
Mrs. Caroline Hubbard

2001 A Mother's Fight for Justice (TV movie)
Terry Stone

2000 The Wednesday Woman (TV movie)
Muriel Davidson

1999 Miracle on the 17th Green (TV movie)
Susan McKinley

1999 Down Will Come Baby (TV movie)
Leah Garr

1999 Holy Joe (TV movie)
Annie Cass

1999 Elevator Seeking
Ann

1997 Spin City (TV series)
Macy

– Family Affair: Part 2 (1997) … Macy

– Family Affair (1997) … Macy

1997 Miracle in the Woods (TV movie)
Sarah Weatherby

1997 Let Me Call You Sweetheart (TV movie)
D.A. Kerry McGrath

1997 The Inheritance (TV movie)
Beatrice Hamilton

1997 Dog's Best Friend (TV movie)
Cow (voice)

1996 After Jimmy (TV movie)
Maggie Stapp

1996 The Faculty (TV series)
Flynn Sullivan

– Julie's Party (1996) … Flynn Sullivan

– The Brain Teaser (1996) … Flynn Sullivan

– Clark's Crisis (1996) … Flynn Sullivan

– Parents' Night (1996) … Flynn Sullivan

– Bus Stop (1996) … Flynn Sullivan

See all 13 episodes »

1995 Betrayed: A Story of Three Women (TV movie)
Amanda Nelson

1995 The Faculty (TV movie)

1994 My Breast (TV movie)
Joyce Wadler

1994 One More Mountain (TV movie)
Margaret Reed

1994 For the Love of Aaron (TV movie)
Margaret Gibson

1993 CBS Schoolbreak Special (TV series)
Paula Hensen

– Other Mothers (1993) … Paula Hensen

1993 Darkness Before Dawn (TV movie)
Mary Ann Guard

1992 Stolen Love (TV movie)
DeeDee

1992 Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter (TV movie)
Betty Broderick

1992 A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story (TV movie)
Betty Broderick

1991 A Mother's Justice (TV movie)
Lila

1991 Bump in the Night (TV movie)
Martha Tierney

1990 Jezebel's Kiss
Virginia De Leo

1990 Burning Bridges (TV movie)
Lynn Hollinger (as Meredith Baxter-Birney)

1990 The Kissing Place (TV movie)
Florence Tulane

1982-1989 Family Ties (TV series)
Elyse Keaton

– Alex Doesn't Live Here Anymore: Part 1 (1989) … Elyse Keaton

– Alex Doesn't Live Here Anymore: Part 2 (1989) … Elyse Keaton (as Meredith Baxter Birney)

– Mr. Keaton Takes a Vacation (1989) … Elyse Keaton

– Wrap Around the Clock: Part 1 (1989) … Elyse Keaton

– Wrap Around the Clock: Part 2 (1989) … Elyse Keaton

See all 176 episodes »

1989 American Playhouse (TV series)
Eve

– The Diaries of Adam and Eve (1989) … Eve

1989 She Knows Too Much (TV movie)
Samantha White (as Meredith Baxter Birney)

1988 Winnie (TV movie)
Winnie (as Meredith Baxter-Birney)

1987 The Long Journey Home (TV movie)
Maura Wells (as Meredith Baxter Birney)

1986 Kate's Secret (TV movie)
Kate Stark (as Meredith Baxter Birney)

1985 Family Ties Vacation (TV movie)
Elyse Keaton

1985 The Rape of Richard Beck (TV movie)
Barbara McKee (as Meredith Baxter Birney)

1982 Take Your Best Shot (TV movie)
Carol Marriner (as Meredith Baxter Birney)

1977-1982 The Love Boat (TV series)
Francesca Randall / Sandy Rytell

– Venetian Love Song/Down for the Count/Arrividerci, Gopher/The Arrangement: Part 1 (1982) … Francesca Randall (as Meredith Baxter Birney)

– Venetian Love Song/Down for the Count/Arrividerci, Gopher/The Arrangement: Part 2 (1982) … Francesca Randall (as Meredith Baxter Birney)

– The Captain and the Lady/One If by Land/Centerfold (1977) … Sandy Rytell (as Meredith Baxter-Birney)

1981 The Two Lives of Carol Letner (TV movie)
Carol Letner (as Meredith Baxter Birney)

1980 Beulah Land (TV mini-series)
Lauretta Pennington (as Meredith Baxter Birney)

1976-1980 Family (TV series)
Nancy Lawrence Maitland

– Letting Go (1980) … Nancy Lawrence Maitland

– Such a Fine Line (1980) … Nancy Lawrence Maitland

– Daylight Serenade (1980) … Nancy Lawrence Maitland

– Hard Times (1980) … Nancy Lawrence Maitland

– When the Bough Breaks (1980) … Nancy Lawrence Maitland

See all 59 episodes »

1979 The Family Man (TV movie)
Mercedes Cole (as Meredith Baxter Birney)

1978 Little Women (TV series)
Meg March

– Pilot (1978) … Meg March (as Meredith Baxter Birney)

1978 What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (TV series)
Gloria

– Class Athlete (1978) … Gloria

1977 The November Plan (TV movie)
Mary Kingston (as Meredith Baxter Birney)

1976 Bittersweet Love
Patricia Peterson (as Meredith Baxter Birney)

1976 Police Woman (TV series)
Liz Robson

– Sarah Who? (1976) … Liz Robson (as Meredith Baxter Birney)

1976 The Wide World of Mystery (TV series)

– Terror in the Night (1976)

1976 Standing Room Only (TV series)
Joanne

– Vanities … Joanne

1976 All the President's Men
Debbie Sloan

1976 City of Angels (TV series)
Mary Kingston

– The November Plan: Part 3 (1976) (as Meredith Baxter-Birney)

– The November Plan: Part 2 (1976) (as Meredith Baxter-Birney)

– The November Plan: Part 1 (1976) … Mary Kingston (as Meredith Baxter-Birney)

1975 McMillan & Wife (TV series)
Faye Leonard

– Secrets for Sale (1975) … Faye Leonard

1975 Medical Story (TV series)
Erica Schiff / Sunny

– Us Against the World (1975) … Sunny (as Meredith Baxter Birney)

– A Life in the Balance (1975) … Erica Schiff

1975 The Night That Panicked America (TV movie)
Linda Davis

1975 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Jodi Dixon

– Deadly Silence (1975) … Jodi Dixon (as Meredith Baxter Birney)

1974-1975 Medical Center (TV series)
Paula / Priscilla

– The Velvet Knife (1975) … Priscilla

– Demi-God (1974) … Paula

1975 The Impostor (TV movie)
Julie Watson

1975 Target Risk (TV movie)
Linda Flayly

1974 Young Love (TV movie)
April (as Meredith Baxter Birney)

1974 The Stranger Who Looks Like Me (TV movie)
Joanne Denver

1974 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
Jenny Sutherland

– The Deadly Jinx (1974) … Jenny Sutherland (as Meredith Baxter Birney)

1973 The Cat Creature (TV movie)
Rena Carter

1973 Doc Elliot (TV series)
Jenny

– And All Ye Need to Know (1973) … Jenny

1972-1973 Bridget Loves Bernie (TV series)
Bridget Fitzgerald Steinberg

– Greener Pastures (1973) … Bridget Fitzgerald Steinberg

– The Information Gap (1973) … Bridget Fitzgerald Steinberg

– Steinberg and Son (1973) … Bridget Fitzgerald Steinberg

– Painting, Painting - Who's Got the Painting? (1973) … Bridget Fitzgerald Steinberg

– To Teach or Not to Teach (1973) … Bridget Fitzgerald Steinberg

See all 24 episodes »

1973 The Invasion of Carol Enders (TV movie)
Carol Enders

1972 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV series)
Ann Glover

– Words of Summer (1972) … Ann Glover

1972 Ben
Eve Garrison

1972 Stand Up and Be Counted
Tracy

1971 The Partridge Family (TV series)
Jenny

– Where Do Mermaids Go? (1971) … Jenny

1971 The Doris Day Show (TV series)
April

– Young Love (1971) … April

1971 The Young Lawyers (TV series)
Gloria

– The Victims (1971) … Gloria

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Other Works:

(November 15-16) Mariette Hartley, Meredith Baxter and Eden Riegel perform a staged reading of the play "Agnes of God" at the Boston Court Theatre in Pasadena, California. See more »

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1 Print Biography | 1 Interview | 2 Articles | 3 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Alternate Names:

Meredith Baxter-Birney | Meredith Baxter Birney

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)

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On coming out to her stepfather Allan Manings about her homosexuality: I told him, 'I'm dating women. And he said 'Huh. So am I.' And that was it. See more »

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Returned to work one month after giving birth to her twins Peter and Mollie in order to resume filming Family Ties. See more »

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Gemini

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	STARmeter Top 5000 Down 975 this week View rank on IMDbPro » Meredith Baxter Actress \| Producer \| Miscellaneous Crew Trivia: Returned to work one month after giving birth to her twins Peter and Mollie in order to resume filming Family Ties. See more trivia » Born: Meredith Ann Baxter June 21, 1947 in South Pasadena, California, USA
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