Biografie

At a net worth of over $5 billion, she is by far the richest actress in the world. While this list changes every year, she has consistently held the #1 spot every year.

Her cousin was heiress Barbara Hutton, who at one time was married to Cary Grant, who later co-starred with Merrill on Unternehmen Petticoat (1959).

Her mother's first husband, Edward Bennett Close, was the grandfather of actress Glenn Close.

When one of her children was diagnosed with diabetes, she became one of the founders of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, which is dedicated to diabetic research. She is also a director of Project Orbis, a flying ophthalmological hospital which teaches advanced eye care and performs surgical techniques around the world.

Both she and her then husband Cliff Robertson played "Special Guest Villains" on Batman (1966).