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She was also seen on many game shows including Match Game, Family Feud, and the $10,000 Pyramid. Typically, about 25 women were invited including her old friend Linda Henning. Her father, Gordon MacRae was a singer and movie idol of the 1950s (Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! Meredith was bitten by the show business bug at an early age. Meredith MacRae Biography: The daughter of Sheila and Gordon MacRae, actress/singer Meredith MacRae was virtually born into a show business career, and with her voice and good looks it would have been difficult for her to have avoided such a choice, even if she'd wanted to. Her parents actually led a surprisingly unpretentious middle-class life-style, and she earned all of her breaks, whether they were roles in movies (Bikini Beach) or a chance at a recording career -- she cut a handful of records in the early/middle 1960s. After two years in that part, she moved on to Petticoat Junction, where she took over the role of Billie Jo Bradley from Guinilla Hutton -- she kept the part for the five years remaining in the series' run, and the producers enabled MacRae to feature her singing ability in the part.
MacRae died of complications from brain cancer in the summer of 2000.
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From my research it sounded like they became closer at the end of his life. Meredith MacRae is one of those actresses almost everyone recognizes but are not always sure why they remember her. She had that friendly and caring quality.
I was in a similar situation and that meant a lot to me. ( Log Out / I only knew her from My Three Sons and Petticoat Junction so I learned a lot. I didn’t realize she did much voice work. Then again it could be the two television shows she had a regular role on or one of the other 18 shows she appeared on. Meredith released two singles with Lori Saunders and Linda Kaye Henning, her sisters on Petticoat Junction.
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I just saw her in an episode of “Chips” on the Charge! Her character (and MacRae herself) had both warmth and intelligence (in addition to beauty). To enable Verizon Media and our partners to process your personal data select 'I agree', or select 'Manage settings' for more information and to manage your choices.
Then again it could be the two television shows she had a regular role on or one of the other 18 shows she appeared on. She was seen in The Interns, The FBI, The Rockford Files, CHiPs, Fantasy Island, Webster, Magnum PI, and was on my favorite episode of Love American Style. She was the third star to play Billie Jo. Allison's reported annual income is about $60 - 69,999; with a net worth that tops $1 - $4,999.
True beauty and eldest daughter Meredith Mac Rae, who also resembled her father Gordon, achieved her own fame in 1966 for starring as Billy Jo in the hit series "Petticoat Junction."
She also made several PBS specials tackling women’s issues, medical problems, and the aging of America.
Learn how your comment data is processed. But it was on the series My Three Sons in 1963 that she first became widely known on the small-screen, when she took the role of Sally Morrison. She had a genuine warmth and was friendly, appearing sincerely interested in others. MacRae died of complications from brain cancer in the summer of 2000.… Expand, A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote. I learned a few interesting things about The FBI show in the Hoover book.
They divorced four years later. I read about a Ladies’ Fun Night which she held every month or two. During the late 1990s, MacRae complained about vertigo and a loss of short-term memory. Her parents actually led a surprisingly unpretentious middle-class life-style, and she earned all of her breaks, whether they were roles in movies (Bikini Beach) or a chance at a recording career -- she cut a handful of records in the early/middle 1960s. She would invite her friends and a guest speaker. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account.
But it was on the series My Three Sons in 1963 that she first became widely known on the small-screen, when she took the role of Sally Morrison. Allison has many family members and associates who include June Deyoung, Meredith Mullavey, Gregory Mullavey, Vegas Davis and Eric Brown. Eventually Meredith became a television producer and writer. Her parents had also supported UCPF, and Meredith was their telethon host for 20 years.
In 1970 the show as cancelled. She seems like she had a very busy life. She took the role of Billie Jo Bradley on Petticoat Junction, appearing in 114 episodes.
She was also active in summer stock and regional theater productions of such shows as Bye Bye Birdie and Take Me Along, and raised money for various medical charities. She was born on a military base where her father was stationed. The daughter of Sheila and Gordon MacRae, actress/singer Meredith MacRae was virtually born into a show business career, and with her voice and good looks it would have been difficult for her to have avoided such a choice, even if she'd wanted to. After she passed away, the MacRae/Edelman Center, a place where adults with cerebral palsy can get help, was named for her. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Gordon Mac Rae told Meredith, 'If you get straight As two years in a row, I'll buy you a car.
Her father, Gordon MacRae was a big star, featured in Roger & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma and Carousel. Although the show was on the air until 1972, Tim Considine who played Mike, left the show in 1965 and the story line was that he and Sally moved to Arizona.
After two years in that part, she moved on to Petticoat Junction, where she took over the role of Billie Jo Bradley from Guinilla Hutton -- she kept the part for the five years remaining in the series' run, and the producers enabled MacRae to feature her singing ability in the part. Some folks saw her talk show in LA.
Yeah, on the DVD commentary for that Batman episode (‘On Leather Wings’) Meredith MacRae was spoken of fondly. She had roles in two of the ever-popular beach blanket movies—Beach Party in 1963 and Bikini Beach in 1964. That’s awesome that she was into social causes and trying to improve the human condition. HuffPost is part of Verizon Media. Meredith always found time to travel to discuss the effects of alcoholism on families.
Meredith had a way of making others feel important. Her part was later cut. That same year she married Richard Berger, former president of MGM. That’s good to hear. In 1999, she struggled with severe headaches and was told it was muscle spasms.
Meredith would continue her television career throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
Actress Meredith McRae and dauther Allison McRae attend Eighth Annual Mother Daughter-Celebrity Fashion Show on March 23, 1989 at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.
Meredith would appear on the big screen ten more times, none of the movies being well remembered. The daughter of Sheila and Gordon MacRae, actress/singer Meredith MacRae was virtually born into a show business career, and with her voice and good looks it would have been difficult for her to have avoided such a choice, even if she'd wanted to. After two years in that part, she moved on to Petticoat Junction, where she took over the role of Billie Jo Bradley from Guinilla Hutton -- she kept the part for the five years remaining in the series' run, and the producers enabled MacRae to feature her singing ability in the part. But it was on the series My Three Sons in 1963 that she first became widely known on the small-screen, when she took the role of Sally Morrison. When asked what helped her get through some of the tough times in her life, she replied “I believe in getting help from your friends. It might be from a game show where she was a a panelist or as a singer on a variety show or one of her many commercials. She attended UCLA and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. She received her own talk show which was really an investigative show called “Mid-Morning Los Angeles” for which she won an Emmy.
I found out about her death six or so years ago when I discovered a website her daughter maintains.
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