Biography for
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Date of Birth

21 June 1947, South Pasadena, California, USA

Birth Name

Meredith Ann Baxter

Height

5' 7" (1.70 m)

Spouse

Michael Blodgett	(21 October 1995 - 2000) (divorced)
David Birney	(10 April 1974 - 13 September 1990) (divorced) 3 children
Robert Lewis Bush	(23 June 1966 - November 1971) (divorced) 2 children

Trivia

Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1976" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 28. [1976]

Born at 8:18am-PDT.

Mother of twins, Peter and Mollie, born October 2nd 1984 with David Birney.

Daughter of Whitney Blake.

Graduated from Hollywood High School.

Is a vegetarian.

Played Michael J. Fox's mother in long-running comedy series "Family Ties" (1982) (1982-89) and guest-starred as Michael J. Fox's mother in the "Spin City" (1996) episode "Spin City: Family Affair (#2.9)" (1997) in 1997.

Measurements: 38C-26-37 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine).

Stepdaughter of Allan Manings.

Founder of the Meredith Baxter Foundation for Breast Cancer Research.

Has two older brothers: Richard Whitney (b. November 24th 1944) and Brian Thomas (b. February 18th 1946), both born in Los Angeles.

Has a daughter named Kate Birney (born December 5th 1974) with David Birney.

Son Ted Bush (born 1967) and Daughter Eva Bush (born 1969) with Robert Lewis Bush.

She's a breast cancer survivor.

Grandchildren: Sophia, Bella (Eva's daughters) and Eli (Ted's son).

Was seven months pregnant with her twins Peter and Mollie when she went on maternity leave from filming "Family Ties" (1982).

Returned to work one month after giving birth to her twins Peter and Mollie in order to resume filming "Family Ties" (1982).

Has been sober since 1989, around the time of her divorce from David Birney.

Personal Quotes

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.