Cheerio Meredith
(1890 - 1964)This sweet little lady actress had a fairly short-lived career which began late in her senior years, but the appearances she made were quite memorable. She was a tiny lady with chipmunk cheeks and a squeaky, but not irritable, voice. Very little is known of her early years, save that she was born on July 12, 1890 in Missouri and we continue the search for her biography. Among her film credits were: "A Fig Leaf for Eve" (1944) as Tilly the Old Drunk, her film debut; "The Fat Man" (1951) as Scrubwoman; "I'll Cry Tomorrow" (1951) as Elderly Woman; "I Married a Woman" (1958) as Mrs. Wilkins; "The Case Against Brooklyn" (1958) as Mrs. Carney; "The Legend of Tom Dooley" (1959); "The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm" (1962) as Mrs. Von Dittersdorf; "The Three Stooges in Orbit" (1962) as Old Maid in commercial; and "Sex and the Single Girl" (1964) as Elderly Woman, her last film. On television she played a semi-regular role on "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960-68) as Emma Brand Watson and was a regular on "One Happy Family" (1961) playing Lovey Hackett. She also guest starred on "The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin"; "Bronco"; "Perry Mason"; "Rawhide"; "Bonanza"; "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and "Petticoat Junction" on TV. She died on December 25, 1964 in Woodland Hills, California.
From Great Character Actors, Page 1.
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