ENCINO, Calif., April 27 (UPI) — Beloved actress and television personality Jayne Meadows has died at her home in Encino, Calif. She was 95.
Her son, Bill Allen, {link:confirmed her Sunday death to The New York Times Monday: “http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/28/arts/jayne-meadows-dies-at-95-actress-played-opposite-steve-allen-for-half-a-century.html?_r=0″,nw}.
Meadows was married to entertainer Steve Allen, her frequent collaborator, for 46 years until his death in 2000. Her sister was {i:The Honeymooners} actress Audrey Meadows, who died in 1996.
Jayne Meadows made her Broadway debut in 1941 in {i:Spring Again}. Her other appearances on the New York stage included {i:Another Love Story}, {i:Many Happy Returns}, {i:Kiss Them for Me}, {i:The Gazebo} and {i:Once in a Lifetime}.
Among her screen credits were {i:Undercurrent}, {i:Dark Delusion}, {i:Lady in the Lake}, {i:Song of the Thin Man}, {i:Enchantment}, {i:David and Bathsheba}, {i:College Confidential}, {i:Medical Center}, {i:Alice in Wonderland}, {i:Love, American Style} and {i:Homicide: Life on the Street}.
Meadows was also a frequent contestant on TV game shows such as {i:I’ve Got a Secret}, {i:What’s My Line?} and {i:Password}.
The actress is survived by her son Bill, the president and chief executive of the nonprofit Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation, as well as three stepsons — Steve Jr., Brian and David; three grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren, the Times noted.
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