Meredith MacRae
Biography
Meredith MacRae was an American performer who worked as an actress, singer and talk show host. Born in Houston, Texas, she began in summer stock as a teenager, sharing the stage with Dan Dailey in Take Me Along and Andy Williams in Bye Bye Birdie. Her breakthrough came as Sally Morrison on My Three Sons, where she played Mike Douglas's love interest for three seasons from 1963 to 1965 before asking to leave. In 1966 she signed with CBS for Petticoat Junction as Billie Jo Bradley and stayed until the sitcom ended in 1970. She took over the role of Animal in Bikini Beach (1964). Later she hosted Mid-Morning Los Angeles for eight years, earned a local Emmy in 1986, and created the PBS series Born Famous. She also co-hosted VTV: Value Television alongside Alex Trebek.
56years old at death
- Born Houston
- Died Manhattan Beach
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Also credited as Meredith Lynn MacRae
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 27 years1953 to 1980
Every film, newest first
- 1980Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not PrettyIMDb rating 7.3
- 1964Bikini BeachIMDb rating 5.5
- 1953By the Light of the Silvery MoonIMDb rating 7.0
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Big break
MacRae asked to be written out of My Three Sons, where she played Sally Anne Morrison Douglas for three seasons, so she could further explore her career.
Early training
While still a teenager, MacRae took part in summer stock, sharing the stage with Dan Dailey in Take Me Along and with Andy Williams in Bye Bye Birdie, and also appearing in Annie Get Your Gun.
Behind the camera
MacRae was the creator and host of Born Famous, a PBS series featuring her interviews with celebrities' offspring. She also shared hosting duties on VTV: Value Television with Alex Trebek.
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Worked with
Meredith MacRae made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Boris Karloff's page
Keenan Wynn's page
Steve Martin's page
Leon Ames's page
Doris Day's page
Paul Reubens's page
All films by David Butler
William AsherDirector, 1 film, 1964
All films by William Asher
Joseph CatesDirector, 1 film, 1980
All films by Joseph Cates
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