Meredith Baxter or Meredith Baxter-Bernie - this is the name of the famous American actress and producer. She was nominated for an Emmy several times. Meredith can be seen in the television series "Family", "Family Ties" and many other projects.
Biography and personal life
Meredith Baxter was born on June 21, 1947 in South Pasadena, California. Her mother is actress Whitney Blake. The first husband of the actress is actor Robert Lewis Bush. In their family, the son of Theodore Justin Bush in 1967 and the daughter of Eva Whitney Bush in 1969 were born. Then, Meredith married theater and film actor David Byrne. The couple had a daughter, Kathleen, Jeanne Byrne and twins Peter and Molly. The third husband of the actress is Michael Blodgett. Meredith does not hide his bisexuality. In 2013, she got along with Nancy Lock.
Career
At the beginning of her acting career, Meredith starred in the series Insight. She got the role of Julie. Insight went from 1960 to 1984. She was then invited to the Doris Day Show, where she played April. The next role of the actress is Paula in the "Medical Center". This drama series went from 1969 to 1976. Then there were her roles in Young Lawyers (Gloria), The Interns (Milli), Partridge Family (Jenny), Owen Marshall, Advisor to Lawyers (Anne Glover).
In the 1970s, Baxter starred in many TV shows and dramas. She could be seen as Eva Harrison in the Ben, as Bridget Fitzgerald Steinberg in the series Bridget Loves Bernie, as Jody Dixon in The Streets of San Francisco. She was then invited to the role of Tracy in "Stand Up and Settle", the role of Jenny in "Barnaby Jones" and the role of Russell in "Young and the Insolent."
Meredith played Jenny in Doc Elliot, Carol Denver in The Stranger Who Looks Like Me, Liz Robson in the series Police Woman. In the film "The Night That Made America Panic, " she got the role of Linda Daves, and in the series "City of Angels" - Mary Kingston.
Filmography
In the 1980s, Meredith received many invitations to various roles. Among the films in which she participated were quite successful films, for example, “The entire presidential army”, where she reincarnated as Debbie Sloan, “Bitter and Sweet Love” (Patricia Peterson) and the series “Boat of Love”. In this melodrama, Baxter got the role of Francesca Randall. Successful for Meredith was the role of Meg March in "Little Women". Then there was her play in The Family Man, in which she became Mercedes Cole. Not without Baxter in the series "Land of the Ancestors." She appeared in it as Lauretta Pennington. The series "American Theater", which has been going on since 1981, has given her the opportunity to play Eva. In the famous series "Family Ties" Meredith got the role of Eliza Keaton. Also, the filmography of the actress was supplemented by the series "CBS Special School Holidays", in which she played Paulo Hensen.
The 1990s began for the actress with such interesting projects as the television movie Place for Kisses, where she played Florence, Burning Bridges, in which she got the role of Hollinger, and the painting Kiss Jezebel with the character Virginia De Leo. Further there were roles in "Pernicious Attraction" (Martha), "Maternal Justice" (Leela) and "Until the Murder Tears Us apart" (Betty).
During this period, Seventh Heaven and Twisted City became especially successful films with Baxter. She played the main characters in the films Darkness Before Dawn, For the Love of Aaron, Another Mountain, After Jimmy, and Maternal Revenge.
In the 2000s, Meredith won the leading roles in the films Woman on Wednesdays, Mother’s Struggle for Justice, Murder on the Orient Express, Christmas Guest, Aftermath, Devil's Island, Road to Paradise and "Angel in the family." She was then offered roles in the video The Crash, Dan Against, and They Mixed Up at the Maternity Hospital. She played in the TV series "Neighbors" and "Maria", the television movie "Naughty or Good" and the film "Shadow over Mesa." She later got the role of Elaine in Reading, Writing, and Romance, Alice in Stepmother, and Simon in Being Mary Jane. Also, the filmography of the actress was supplemented by the series "Finding Carter" and "Resuscitation".
