The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
1964
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She is known for her four seasons portraying Dorothy Baxter, the mother, on the 1960s sitcom Hazel, and as co-creator and writer of the sitcom One Day at a Time. With her first husband she had three children, including actress Meredith Baxter.
Whitney Blake (mother) Meredith Ann Baxter (born June 21, 1947) is an American actress and producer. She is known for her roles on the CBS sitcom Bridget Loves Bernie (1972–1973), ABC drama series Family (1976–1980) and the NBC sitcom Family Ties (1982–1989).
Jul 6, 2019 · In between all these, the “Route 66” star married John Thomas Baxter with whom she had her three children — Richard, Brian, and Meredith Baxter, and by 1953, they divorced after ten years of marriage.
Aug 2, 2022 · "My mother made me call her by her stage name, Whitney Blake," Baxter explained to The Chicago Tribune in 2011, later noting that Whitney wanted others to assume she was the kids' aunt or older...
Oct 2, 2002 · She had been raised by her divorced mother, and she was a divorced mother before marrying Manings, bringing up three children: sons Richard and Brian, and her daughter, actress Meredith Baxter.
Jun 10, 2024 · Meredith Baxter is a beloved star and endearing force in Hollywood, ... Born in Pasadena, California she recalls her mother, actress Whitney Blake, only wanted to be a famous Hollywood star and ...
Nov 26, 2019 · Born in 1947, to famous parents and South Pasadena residents, Whitney Blake and Tom Baxter, the mother of five attended Hollywood high school, during her teens, where she began her acting career.
Jan 1, 2011 · Like her famous actress mother, Whitney Blake, Meredith too made several bad choices in men, not to mention several affairs. Baxter pulls no punches and reveals her illicit drug use, alcoholism, verbal and physical abuse from a series of three husbands.
In 1961, she started playing the character Dorothy Baxter in the CBS sitcom ‘Hazel’ (1961-66). Dorothy was an interior designer and the matriarch of the Baxter family, which also comprised of her husband George Baxter (Don DeFore) and their son Harold Baxter (Bobby Buntrock).
The show's premise, centered around a single working mom and her kids, was inspired by Blake's experiences as a divorced mother in the 1950s. Her daughter, Meredith Baxter, later starred as a married sitcom mom in Family Ties (1982).
