Jayne Meadows (born September 27, 1920) is an American stage, film and television actress.
Jayne Meadows was born as Jayne Cotter in Wu-ch'ang (now Wuchang), in Heilongjiang, China, to Episcopal missionary parents, the Rev. Francis James Meadows Cotter and his wife, the former Ida Miller Taylor. Ms. Meadows is the older sister of Audrey Meadows. Besides Audrey, she has two other siblings. The family later returned to their home in Sharon, Connect...
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Jayne Meadows (born September 27, 1920) is an American stage, film and television actress.
Jayne Meadows was born as Jayne Cotter in Wu-ch'ang (now Wuchang), in Heilongjiang, China, to Episcopal missionary parents, the Rev. Francis James Meadows Cotter and his wife, the former Ida Miller Taylor. Ms. Meadows is the older sister of Audrey Meadows. Besides Audrey, she has two other siblings. The family later returned to their home in Sharon, Connecticut.
Meadows' most famous movies include: Song of the Thin Man (with William Powell and Myrna Loy), David and Bathsheba (with Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward and Raymond Massey), Lady in the Lake (with Robert Montgomery and Audrey Totter), Enchantment (with David Niven and Teresa Wright). and City Slickers (as the voice of Billy Crystal's oversolicitous mother).
Meadows was a regular panelist on the original version of I've Got a Secret and an occasional panelist on What's My Line?, the latter alongside husband Steve Allen. She also appeared on...
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