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Meredith Baxter

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Founder of the Meredith Baxter Foundation for Breast Cancer Research. See more trivia »

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Meredith Ann Baxter
in South Pasadena, California, USA
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Hide HideActress (93 titles)
2012 Switched at Birth (TV series)
Kathryn's Mother
– Las Dos Fridas (2012) … Kathryn's Mother
 
2011 Dan Vs. (TV series)
Elise Sr.
– 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)
 
2009-2011 Family Guy (TV series)
Elyse Keaton
– Brothers & Sisters (2011) … Elyse Keaton (voice)
– Stew-Roids (2009) … Elyse Keaton (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 'Red' 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)
 
1988 Mickey's 60th Birthday (TV movie)
Elyse Keaton
 
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)
 
1981 Vanities (TV movie)
Joanne
 
1980 Beulah Land (TV mini-series)
Lauretta Pennington (as Meredith Baxter Birney)
 
1976-1980 Family (TV series)
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
– Jack of Hearts (1980) … Nancy Lawrence Maitland
See all 48 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
 
1976 Police Woman (TV series)
Liz Robson
– Sarah Who? (1976) … Liz Robson (as Meredith Baxter-Birney)
 
1976 Wide World Mystery (TV series)
– Terror in the Night (1976)
 
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
 
Show ShowProducer (5 titles)
1996 The Faculty (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1995 Betrayed: A Story of Three Women (TV movie) (co-executive producer)
 
1994 My Breast (TV movie) (co-executive producer)
 
1993 Darkness Before Dawn (TV movie) (co-executive producer)
 
1989 She Knows Too Much (TV movie) (co-producer - as Meredith Baxter Birney)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
2010 Independent Lens (TV series documentary) (intern - 1 episode)
– Copyright Criminals (2010) (intern)
 
Show ShowSelf (31 titles)
2012 Raid of the Rainbow Lounge (documentary) (post-production)
Narrator (voice)
 
2012 The Wendy Williams Show (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 2 May 2012 (2012) … Herself - Guest
 
2011 The 9th Annual TV Land Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2011 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Herself
– All New! Meredith Baxter on Broken Marriages, Drinking and Coming Out (2011) … Herself
 
2008-2011 Today (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 1 March 2011 (2011) … Herself
– Episode dated 2 December 2009 (2009) … Herself
– Episode dated 7 February 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2010 Mom Squad (short)
Herself
 
2010 RuPaul's Drag U (TV series)
Herself - Judge
– Mother vs. Daughters (2010) … Herself - Judge
 
2010 Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (TV series)
Herself
– Kathy Goes to Washington (2010) … Herself
 
2009 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 2 December 2009 (2009) … Herself
 
2009 Family Guy (TV series)
Herself
– Family Gay (2009) … Herself (voice)
 
2006-2007 A Better Life (TV series)
Herself - Host
– Choosing a Surgeon (2007) … Herself - Host
– Entertainment and Travel (2007) … Herself - Host
– Dream Wedding (2007) … Herself - Host
– Educating Adults (2007) … Herself - Host
– Holiday Fun (2006) … Herself - Host
See all 8 episodes »
 
2006 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Michael J. Fox (2006) … Herself
 
2005 The Daily Buzz (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 14 October 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2002 NBC 75th Anniversary Special (TV special)
Herself
 
2001 The 3rd Annual Family Television Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2000 Larry King Live (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 5 July 2000 (2000) … Herself
 
1998 All-Star Party for Aaron Spelling (TV special)
Herself
 
1997 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 4 April 1997 (1997) … Herself
 
1994 The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series
 
1993 1993 Environmental Media Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1993 The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Made for Television Movie
 
1992 The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Nominee: Best Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
 
1991 One on One with John Tesh (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.22 (1991) … Herself
 
1989 The More You Know (TV series)
Herself
 
1986 The 12th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Favourite New Television Dramatic Program
 
1985 Night of 100 Stars II (TV movie)
Herself (as Meredith Baxter Birney)
 
1983 Battle of the Network Stars XIV (TV special)
Herself - NBC Team
 
1978-1979 Family Feud (TV series)
Herself
– Family vs. Eight Is Enough (1979) … Herself
– Family vs. What's Happening (1979) … Herself
– Family vs. Welcome Back, Kotter (1978) … Herself (as Meredith Baxter-Birney)
– Eight Is Enough vs. Family (1978) … Herself (as Meredith Baxter-Birney)
 
1978 The 30th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (as Meredith Baxter-Birney)
 
1973 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 30 July 1973 (1973) … Herself (as Meredith Baxter Birney)
– Episode dated 2 July 1973 (1973) … Herself
 
1973 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)
Herself - Guest Performer
– Episode #6.21 (1973) … Herself - Guest Performer
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2009 The Jay Leno Show (TV series)
 
2004 Retrosexual: The 80's
 
2002 Brilliant But Cancelled (TV documentary)
 
1995 Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Spokeswoman, TV commercial for Clairol Condition (1988). See more »

Publicity Listings:

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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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

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 »

Trivia:

Founder of the Meredith Baxter Foundation for Breast Cancer Research. See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini