Who is Meredith Baxter?
American Meredith Baxter is an Actress and Producer. Baxter is as Debbie Sloan of All the President’s Men and Nancy Lawrence Maitland of Family.
Next, she will be appearing as Dr. Alix Martel in Genesis: The Future of Mankind Is Woman.
Meredith Baxter- Birth Age, Family
Meredith Baxter was born Meredith Ann Baxter on the 21st of June 1947 in South Pasadena, California. She is of British-Irish ancestry.
She has two brothers, Richard, and Brian. They were raised in Pasadena.
Family Background
Her father, Whitney Blake is a director. Also, her mother, Tom Baxter is a radio announcer. However, they parted their ways in 1953.
After the divorce, she was raised by her mother along with her siblings. Later, Tom married to the comedy writer, Allan Mannings.
Meredith’s Education
Initially, she attended James Monroe High School in Los Angeles. Later, she was transferred to Hollywood High School. From High School, she graduated in 1965.
During her senior year in high school, she also attended Interlochen Center for the Arts.
Starting Journey as Actress
Despite belonging from a film background, she started her career as an actress on her own. She debuted on TV with the series The Interns. However, she featured in the single episode the series.
Following that, she appeared in numerous shows like The Young Lawyers, Insight, and Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law in some minor roles for a single episode only.
Meredith Baxter- Professional Career
TV Series, TV Movies
In 1972, she appeared in the TV series, Bridget Loves Bernie as Bridget Fitzgerald Steinberg. The series turned out to be a milestone in her career. Following the series, she also started appearing in the TV movies too.
Some of her TV movies along with the year and the career name are-
| Year |
TV Movies |
Character Names |
| 2016 |
Skirtchasers |
Lilah Samuels |
| 2009 |
Bound by a Secret |
Ida Mae |
| 2000 |
The Wednesday Woman |
Muriel Davidson |
| 1992 |
Stolen Love |
DeeDee |
Till the date, she has appeared in more than 5o TV movies. Starting from her debut TV series, she has appeared in more than 40 TV Series.
Last, in 2014, she featured the TV series, Finding Carter as Gammy. Altogether, she has featured 10 episodes in the series.
Some of her famous TV series include 2014- The Young and the Restless, 1976- Family, and 1978- Little Women.
Producer
Apart from acting, she is also active in production works. In 1989, she debuted as a producer with the TV movie, She Knows Too Much.
Following the movie, she produced, Darkness Before Dawn as a co-executive producer. Last, in 1996, she produced the series, The Faculty.
Is Baxter recovered from Breast Cancer?
In 1999, it was diagnosed that she has breast cancer. Later, she went for the treatment for that. Currently, she is totally recovered from cancer.
During the treatment, she had lost her breast. However, her husband was against the decision. Also, he didn’t show any sorts of support for that.
Baxter’s Awards, Nomination
-1992, Primetime Emmy for A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story.
-1993, American Television Awards for Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter.
-1978, Primetime Emmy for Family.
-1977, Primetime Emmy for Family.
Meredith Baxter- Net Worth, Salary
The actress has made a hasty amount of net worth through her professional career that happens to be $7 million. Her salary as an actress is in the range of $19k – $208k.
Also, her earnings as an executive producer are in the range of $47k to $191k.
Meredith Baxter’s Height, Social Media
She is a blue-eyed blonde. Her height is 5 feet and 7 inches.
She is not active in any sort of social media apps.
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