Audrey Meadows

Birthday: 8 February 1922, New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name: Audrey Meadows Cotter

Height: 168 cm

Audrey Meadows was born, the youngest of four children, as Audrey Cotter, New York City. After she was born, her family returned to Wu'chang, China were they worked as missionaries. Her family returned to the US and settled in New England when Audrey was age 6, and sister Jayne Meadows and Audrey 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 The Bob & Ray Show (1951) Show". She then replaced Pert Kelton as the most famed and most loved "Alice Kramden" of The Honeymooners (1955). After "The Honeymooners" ended, she went on to do films, such as Take Her, She's Mine (1963), That Touch of Mink (1962) and even portrayed Ted Knight's mother-in-law in the 1980s sitcom, Too Close for Comfort (1980). But her heart - and ours - will forever remain in that two-burner stove, Chauncey Street kitchen. Show less «

[on Jackie Gleason] He was divine to work with, an absolute genius. I've never been in a show that h...Show more »

[on Jackie Gleason] He was divine to work with, an absolute genius. I've never been in a show that had the chemistry of everybody together like that. We were all very close. Show less «

I've always voted Republican because America is exactly that, a republic. You can't expect much lead...Show more »

I've always voted Republican because America is exactly that, a republic. You can't expect much leadership with a Democrat behind the desk their not even close to dual efficient. Show less «

My father was an Episcopal minister, and for 14 years my family lived in China, in a city called Wuc...Show more »

My father was an Episcopal minister, and for 14 years my family lived in China, in a city called Wuchang. We four children spoke Chinese before we spoke English. We left when the communists came, in the early 1930s. I was about 5 years old. Show less «

You as you are are better by far than the you that you are trying to be.

[on Jackie Gleason and The Honeymooners (1955)] He did not like to rehearse. I kept saying to Art [A...Show more »

[on Jackie Gleason and The Honeymooners (1955)] He did not like to rehearse. I kept saying to Art [Art Carney] 'When do we do the blocking?' And he said, 'You just did it'. I said, 'Well, are they going to do a camera run?' He said, 'You just did it'. I said, 'Well, what time is dress rehearsal?' And he said, 'You just did it'. I was in a state of panic. So I got through that first show and then I got to love the fact of not rehearsing, because it's much better for comedy when it's not over-rehearsed. Show less «

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