1. Meredith Lynn MacRae was an American actress, singer and talk show host.
24 Facts About Meredith MacRae
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Meredith MacRae is most remembered for her roles as Sally Morrison on My Three Sons and as Billie Jo Bradley on Petticoat Junction.
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Meredith MacRae's father was stationed with the Army Air Corps in Houston at the time of her birth.
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Meredith MacRae is the sister of William Gordon MacRae, Robert Bruce MacRae, and Heather MacRae.
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Meredith MacRae played Mike's love interest for three seasons.
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Meredith MacRae asked to be written out of the show to further explore her career.
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In 1966, Meredith MacRae signed a contract with CBS to play Billie Jo Bradley on the sitcom Petticoat Junction, starring Bea Benaderet as her television mother and Edgar Buchanan as her television uncle.
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Meredith MacRae was the sitcom's third actress to portray Billie Jo.
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Meredith MacRae remained with the sitcom until its cancellation in 1970.
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Meredith MacRae took over the role of Animal from Valora Noland in Bikini Beach, the third beach party film produced by American International Pictures.
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Meredith MacRae had an uncredited appearance on the bus in the film Ski Party.
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Meredith MacRae was a guest on NBC's The Spring Thing a musical television special hosted by Bobbie Gentry and Noel Harrison.
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Meredith MacRae had even hosted an unsold game show pilot called $50,000 a Minute alongside Geoff Edwards in 1985.
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Meredith MacRae was awarded a local Emmy Award in 1986 for her interviewing skills.
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Meredith MacRae worked to raise funds for such causes as the Children's Burn Foundation, the American Cancer Society, and United Cerebral Palsy.
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Meredith MacRae lectured nationally on alcoholism and produced a TV special on the subject.
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Meredith MacRae married Richard Berger, former president of MGM, in 1964, but they divorced four years later.
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In January 1999, Meredith MacRae began to experience vertigo and short-term memory loss.
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Meredith MacRae was evaluated and her symptoms were initially thought to be due to perimenopause.
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Meredith MacRae returned to her doctor complaining of severe headaches.
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Meredith MacRae was told the headaches were most likely due to muscle spasms and was encouraged to do cervical spine stretching.
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Meredith MacRae obtained a second opinion and was diagnosed with brain cancer, which had already progressed to stage four.
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Meredith MacRae experienced an allergic reaction to the medication that caused swelling in her brain.
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On July 14,2000, Meredith MacRae died at her Manhattan Beach home at age 56 from complications of brain cancer.