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Audrey Meadows
American actress (–)
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Born | Audrey Cotter ()February 8, New York City, U.S. |
Died | February 3, () (aged73) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Othernames | Audrey Six |
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Yearsactive | – |
Knownfor | The Honeymooners Too Close for Comfort |
Spouses | Randolph Rouse (m.; div.)Robert Six (m.; died) |
Relatives | Jayne Meadows (sister) |
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Audrey Meadows (born Audrey Cotter; February 8, – February 3, ) was an American actress who portrayed the deadpan housewife Alice Kramden on the s American television comedy The Honeymooners. She was the younger sister of Hollywood leading lady Jayne Meadows.
Early life
[edit]Meadows was born Audrey Cotter in New York City[1][2] in , the youngest of four siblings.[3] There was considerable confusion concerning her year
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Meadows, Audrey (–)
American television actress best remembered for her role in "The Honeymooners." Name variations: Audrey Cotter; Audrey Six. Born on February 8, , in Wuchang, China; died of lung cancer on February 3, , in Los Angeles, California; daughter of Francis James Meadows Cotter (a missionary and minister) and Ida Taylor Cotter; younger sister of Jayne Meadows (b. , an actress); married Randolph T. Rouse (a builder), on May 26, (divorced ); married Robert Six (an airline executive), on August 24, (died ); no children.
Moved to United States (c. ); made stage debut at Carnegie Hall (c. ); moved to New York City (c. ); won Emmy Award (); retired (); returned to show business (); named to Broadcasting Hall of Fame ().
Selected television appearances:
"The Bob and Ray Show" (–52, ); "The Jackie Gleason Show" (–55); "The Honeymooners" (–57); "I've Got a Secret" (late s); "Too Close for Comfort" (–90).
Audrey Meadows had a relatively brief career in television, bu
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Audrey Meadows was born in New York City as Audrey Cotter, the youngest of fyra children. After she was born, her family returned to Wu'chang, China, where they worked as missionaries. Her family returned to the US and settled in New England when Audrey was age 6, and she and sister Jayne Meadows attended an all-girls boarding school. After high school, Jayne went to NYC with the goal of becoming an actress and finally convinced her little sister to join her in show business, but as a singer instead of an actress. Audrey spent months working on the huvudgata show "Top Banana" and then got a job on The Bob & Ray Show (). She then replaced Pert Kelton as the most famous and best-loved "Alice Kramden" of The Honeymooners (). After "The Honeymooners" ended, she went on to do films, such as Take Her, She's Mine () and That Touch of Mink (), and even portrayed Ted Knight's mother-in-law in the s sitcom Too Close for Comfort (). But her heart-