15 Facts About Merry Anders

Merry Anders made her film debut in the 1951 musical Golden Girl.

Later that year, Merry Anders joined the cast of The Stu Erwin Show.

Merry Anders remained with the series until its cancellation in 1955.

Merry Anders was then cast in the CBS sitcom It's Always Jan, starring Janis Paige.

In 1957, Merry Anders had a much-publicized leading role in Paramount Pictures film Hear Me Good, opposite Hal March.

Merry Anders starred in four low-budget films that same year, The Dalton Girls, Calypso Heat Wave, The Night Runner and Escape from San Quentin.

Also in 1957, Merry Anders landed the role of Mike McCall in the NTA Film Network and syndicated sitcom How to Marry a Millionaire.

Merry Anders co-starred in the series with Barbara Eden and Lori Nelson.

Merry Anders went on to land guest roles on Surfside 6, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Hawaiian Eye, Death Valley Days, 77 Sunset Strip, and Perry Mason.

In 1962, Merry Anders was cast in the first English-language live action film adaptation of the 18th century French fairy tale Beauty and the Beast.

Merry Anders was one of the scientists who travelled through time in The Time Travelers, a 1964 American science fiction film directed by Ib Melchior.

Later that year, Merry Anders had a supporting role in the B movie Women of the Prehistoric Planet.

Merry Anders's final acting role was a guest spot in the two-part Gunsmoke episode "Waste", which aired late September and early October 1971.

In 1986, Merry Anders married engineer Richard Benedict; the couple remained married until his death in 1999.

On October 28,2012, Merry Anders died in Encino, California, aged 78, from undisclosed causes.