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Lee Meredith (born Judith Lee Sauls, October 22, 1947) is an American actress.

Biography

On October 22, 1947,^[1] Meredith was born Judith Lee Sauls in River Edge, New Jersey, and grew up in Fair Lawn, New Jersey.^[2] When she was 15, she joined the Manhattan Rockets precision dance team. Following her high-school graduation, she became a model and studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.^[1] She is married to film producer Bert Stratford.^{[citation needed]}

Meredith is best-known for the role of the Swedish secretary Ulla in the original 1967 version of The Producers.^[3] In 2002, she appeared on the 35th-anniversary DVD edition of The Producers, where she gives an interview and recreates her dance from the original film.

In 1972, she appeared in a sketch in the original Broadway production of The Sunshine Boys and repeated her performance in the 1975 film version with Walter Matthau and George Burns. In 1973, Meredith appeared as Reginald Van Gleason's object of desire in the first Jackie Gleason comeback special, broadcast on CBS. In 1975, she appeared on one week of Match Game 75 episodes.

In the 1980s, Meredith appeared with writer Mickey Spillane in a series of commercials for Miller Lite beer.

Credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1967	The Producers	Ulla
1968	Funny Girl	Ziegfeld Girl	Uncredited
1969	Hello Down There	Dr. Wells
1970	Cauliflower Cupids	Dee Body
1971	Welcome to the Club	Betsy Wholecloth
1972	Hail	Mrs. Maloney
1972	The Stoolie	Suntan Oil Girl
1974	Great Performances	Miss Rixey	Episode: "June Moon"
1975	The Sunshine Boys	Nurse in Sketch
1975	Match Game 75	self
1983	Murder Me, Murder You	Marty	TV movie
1991	Benny Hill's World: New York	Various roles	TV special

References

^ ^a ^b Lisanti, Tom (May 7, 2015). Glamour Girls of Sixties Hollywood: Seventy-Five Profiles. McFarland. p. 132. ISBN 978-1-4766-1241-6. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
^ Rohan, Virginia. "Once a Bombshell...", The Record (Bergen County), July 1, 2001. Accessed March 29, 2011. "Meredith -- so convincing as the Swedish tease -- was born and raised Judi-Lee Sauls in Fair Lawn, and adopted her stage name before The Producers."
^ Mockridge, Norton (October 31, 1967). "This Wonderful World". Reading Eagle. p. 12. Retrieved January 18, 2020.

External links

Lee Meredith at IMDb
Lee Meredith at the Internet Broadway Database

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[ggsh-1] Lisanti, Tom (May 7, 2015). Glamour Girls of Sixties Hollywood: Seventy-Five Profiles. McFarland. p. 132. ISBN 978-1-4766-1241-6. Retrieved July 7, 2022.

[2] Rohan, Virginia. "Once a Bombshell...", The Record (Bergen County), July 1, 2001. Accessed March 29, 2011. "Meredith -- so convincing as the Swedish tease -- was born and raised Judi-Lee Sauls in Fair Lawn, and adopted her stage name before The Producers."

[3] Mockridge, Norton (October 31, 1967). "This Wonderful World". Reading Eagle. p. 12. Retrieved January 18, 2020.

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+{{short description|American actress}}
-'''Lee Meredith''' (born October 22, 1947 in [[River Edge, New Jersey|River Edge]], [[New Jersey]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[actress]].
+{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}}
+'''Lee Meredith''' (born '''Judith Lee Sauls,''' October 22, 1947) is an American actress.
 ==Biography==
-She was born '''Judith Lee Sauls''' and grew up in [[Fair Lawn, New Jersey|Fair Lawn]], New Jersey.<ref>Rohan, Virginia. [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-45507368.html "Once a Bombshell..."], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', July 1, 2001. Accessed March 29, 2011. "Meredith -- so convincing as the Swedish tease -- was born and raised Judi-Lee Sauls in Fair Lawn, and adopted her stage name right before ''The Producers''."</ref> She is married to film producer Bert Stratford.
+On October 22, 1947,<ref name="ggsh">{{cite book |last1=Lisanti |first1=Tom |title=Glamour Girls of Sixties Hollywood: Seventy-Five Profiles |date=May 7, 2015 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-1241-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ITClSVUV7voC&dq=%22Lee+Meredith%22+actress&pg=PA132 |page=132 |access-date=July 7, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Meredith was born Judith Lee Sauls in [[River Edge, New Jersey]], and grew up in [[Fair Lawn, New Jersey]].<ref>Rohan, Virginia. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121022104419/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-45507368.html "Once a Bombshell..."], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', July 1, 2001. Accessed March 29, 2011. "Meredith -- so convincing as the Swedish tease -- was born and raised Judi-Lee Sauls in Fair Lawn, and adopted her stage name before ''The Producers''."</ref> When she was 15, she joined the Manhattan Rockets precision dance team. Following her high-school graduation, she became a model and studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.<ref name="ggsh" /> She is married to film producer Bert Stratford.{{Citation needed |date=May 2022}}
+Meredith is best-known for the role of the Swedish secretary [[Ulla (The Producers)|Ulla]] in the original 1967 version of ''[[The Producers (1967 film)|The Producers]]''.<ref>{{cite news| title=This Wonderful World| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19671031&id=68gtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=k6AFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1725%2C5987012| first=Norton| last=Mockridge| newspaper=[[Reading Eagle]]| date=October 31, 1967| page=12| accessdate=January 18, 2020}}</ref> In 2002, she appeared on the 35th-anniversary DVD edition of ''The Producers'', where she gives an interview and recreates her dance from the original film.
-In 1972 she appeared in a sketch scene in the original Broadway production of ''[[The Sunshine Boys]]'' as well as repeating her performance in the 1975 film version with [[Walter Matthau]] and [[George Burns]]. In 1973, Meredith appeared as Reginald Van Gleason's object of desire in the first [[Jackie Gleason]] comeback special, broadcast on CBS.
+In 1972, she appeared in a sketch in the original Broadway production of ''[[The Sunshine Boys]]'' and repeated her performance in the 1975 film version with [[Walter Matthau]] and [[George Burns]]. In 1973, Meredith appeared as Reginald Van Gleason's object of desire in the first [[Jackie Gleason]] comeback special, broadcast on CBS.  In 1975, she appeared on one week of ''[[Match Game]] 75'' episodes.
-However, she is best known for playing the beautiful Swedish secretary [[Ulla (The Producers)|Ulla]] in the original 1968 version of ''[[The Producers (1968 film)|The Producers]]''.<ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19671031&id=68gtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=k6AFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1725%2C5987012</ref> Her most recent appearance is on the DVD edition of that film (2002), where she gives an interview and recreates her dance from the original film.
-In the 1980s Meredith appeared alongside writer [[Mickey Spillane]] in a series of humorous commercials for [[Miller Lite]] beer.
+In the 1980s, Meredith appeared with writer [[Mickey Spillane]] in a series of commercials for Miller Lite beer.
 ==Credits==
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
-* ''Benny Hill's World: New York'' (1991)
+! Year
-* ''[[Murder Me, Murder You]]''  (1983)
+! Title
-* ''[[The Sunshine Boys (1975 film)|The Sunshine Boys]]'' (1975)
+! Role
-* ''[[June Moon]]'' (1974)
+! Notes
-* ''[[The Producers (1968 film)|The Producers]]'' (1968)
+|-
+|1967|| ''[[The Producers (1967 film)|The Producers]]'' || Ulla ||
+|-
+|1968|| ''[[Funny Girl (film)|Funny Girl]]'' || Ziegfeld Girl || Uncredited
+|-
+|1969|| ''[[Hello Down There]]'' || Dr. Wells ||
+|-
+|1970|| ''Cauliflower Cupids'' || Dee Body ||
+|-
+|1971|| ''[[Welcome to the Club (1971 film)|Welcome to the Club]]'' || Betsy Wholecloth ||
+|-
+|1972|| ''[[Hail (1972 film)|Hail]]'' || Mrs. Maloney ||
+|-
+|1972|| ''[[The Stoolie]]'' || Suntan Oil Girl ||
+|-
+|1974|| ''[[Great Performances]]'' || Miss Rixey || Episode: "[[June Moon]]"
+|-
+|1975|| ''[[The Sunshine Boys (1975 film)|The Sunshine Boys]]'' || Nurse in Sketch ||
+|-
+|1975|| ''[[Match Game]] 75'' || self ||
+|-
+|1983|| ''[[Murder Me, Murder You]]'' || Marty || TV movie
+|-
+|1991|| ''Benny Hill's World: New York'' || Various roles || TV special
+|}
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+[[Category:21st-century American women]]
+[[Category:People from River Edge, New Jersey]]
+[[Category:Actors from Bergen County, New Jersey]]
-Lee Meredith also has three brothers, Robert A Sauls age 65, Richard W Sauls age 60, & Christian H Sauls age 49.
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