Lee Meredith (born Judith Lee Sauls, October 22, 1947) is an American actress.

Biography

On October 22, 1947, Meredith was born Judith Lee Sauls in River Edge, New Jersey, and grew up in

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. 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. She is married to film producer Bert Stratford. Meredith's most well-known role is that of the Swedish secretary

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in the original 1967 version of '' The Producers''. 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 ''

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'' and repeated her performance in the 1975 film version with Walter Matthau and

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. In 1973, Meredith appeared as Reginald Van Gleason's object of desire in the first

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comeback special, broadcast on CBS. In 1975, she appeared on one week of ''

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75'' episodes. In the 1980s, Meredith appeared with writer

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in a series of commercials for Miller Lite beer.

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* * 1947 births Living people 20th-century American actresses Actresses from New Jersey American film actresses American television actresses People from Fair Lawn, New Jersey 21st-century American women {{US-tv-actor-1940s-stub