Marcella E. "Meg" Gallagher (January 23, 1950 – May 27, 2000) was an American actress and model.

Biography

Marcella E. Gallagher was born January 23, 1950, one of fourteen children. She attended Rosemont School of the Holy Child and

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in Bryn Mawr, PA before moving to New York City when she was 19. She was best known for her supporting role as ''Louella Caraway Lee'' in television hit

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where she played the secretary of

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from 1979 until 1981; other than a bit role in a 1979 low-budget exploitation movie, it was her only screen credit. She died of a chronic liver disease in

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, leaving a three-year-old daughter named Grace.

Partial filmography

* ''Fyre'' (1979) – Dawn * ''

'' (1979-1981) – Louella Caraway Lee (final television appearance)

References

External links

* 2000 deaths American television actresses Deaths from liver disease 1950 births Pine Manor College alumni 20th-century American actresses {{US-tv-actor-1950s-stub