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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's most well-known role is that 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
1967The ProducersUlla
1968Funny GirlZiegfeld GirlUncredited
1969Hello Down ThereDr. Wells
1970Cauliflower CupidsDee Body
1971Welcome to the ClubBetsy Wholecloth
1972HailMrs. Maloney
1972The StoolieSuntan Oil Girl
1974Great PerformancesMiss RixeyEpisode: "June Moon"
1975The Sunshine BoysNurse in Sketch
1975Match Game 75self
1983Murder Me, Murder YouMartyTV movie
1991Benny Hill's World: New YorkVarious rolesTV special

References


  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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