Audrey Meadows(1922-1996)
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Audrey Meadows was born in New York City as Audrey Cotter, the youngest of four 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 Broadway show "Top
Banana" and then got a job on The Bob & Ray Show (1951). She
then replaced Pert Kelton as the most famous
and best-loved "Alice Kramden" of
The Honeymooners (1955). After "The Honeymooners" ended, she went on to do films, such as
Ah si papa savait ça ! (1963) and
Un soupçon de vison (1962), and
even portrayed Ted Knight's
mother-in-law in the 1980s sitcom Jackie et Sara (1980).
But her heart--and ours--will forever remain in that two-burner-stove Chauncey Street kitchen.
