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Meri Welles(1937-1973)

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Meri Welles in The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
Meri Welles was born on 27 February 1937 in Dallas, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for The Pink Panther (1963), The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) and Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955). She was married to Michael M. Moses, Mel Welles and Gene Arthur Cates. She died on 27 August 1973 in Dallas, Texas, USA.
BornFebruary 27, 1937
DiedAugust 27, 1973(36)
BornFebruary 27, 1937
DiedAugust 27, 1973(36)
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Known for

David Niven, Peter Sellers, Capucine, Claudia Cardinale, and Robert Wagner in The Pink Panther (1963)
The Pink Panther
7.0
  • Monica Fawn(as Meri Wells)
  • 1963
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
The Little Shop of Horrors
6.2
  • Leonora Clyde(as Merri Welles)
  • 1960
Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
8.5
TV Series
  • Kathleen Perry
  • Lara Lee
  • Lois
Lo sceicco rosso (1962)
Lo sceicco rosso
4.8
  • Izmir(as Mary Welles)
  • 1962

Credits

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Actress

  • Cauliflower Cupids (1970)
    Cauliflower Cupids
    5.8
    • Nookie North (as Meri Carsey Welles)
    • 1970
  • Mike Henry in Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966)
    Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
    5.8
    • Ethel (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • A House Is Not a Home (1964)
    A House Is Not a Home
    5.7
    • Lorraine
    • 1964
  • David Niven, Peter Sellers, Capucine, Claudia Cardinale, and Robert Wagner in The Pink Panther (1963)
    The Pink Panther
    7.0
    • Monica Fawn (as Meri Wells)
    • 1963
  • Anouk Aimée, Vittorio Gassman, and Jean-Louis Trintignant in Il successo (1963)
    Il successo
    7.0
    • Tatiana (as Mery Welles)
    • 1963
  • Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, and Rex Harrison in Cleopatra (1963)
    Cleopatra
    7.0
    • Cleopatra's Handmaiden (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Lo sceicco rosso (1962)
    Lo sceicco rosso
    4.8
    • Izmir (as Mary Welles)
    • 1962
  • Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
    Two Weeks in Another Town
    6.4
    • Lew Jordan's wife (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Kathleen Perry
    • Lara Lee
    • Lois
    • 1960–1961
  • Jerry Lewis and Pat Stanley in The Ladies Man (1961)
    The Ladies Man
    6.3
    • Working Girl
    • 1961
  • Tab Hunter in The Tab Hunter Show (1960)
    The Tab Hunter Show
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Diana
    • 1961
  • The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
    The Little Shop of Horrors
    6.2
    • Leonora Clyde (as Merri Welles)
    • 1960
  • Henry Fonda in The Deputy (1959)
    The Deputy
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Woman
    • 1959

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Mary Welles
  • Height
    • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
  • Born
    • February 27, 1937
    • Dallas, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • August 27, 1973
    • Dallas, Texas, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Michael M. MosesAugust 29, 1970 - January 1971 (divorced)
  • Children
      Kevin Welles
  • Other works
    (1963 & 1966) CBS Television Special; "The Oracles Of Delphi" with Alan Lunt presiding. Meri was a masked actor in the two editions of this documentary filmed on location in Greece.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Her son, Michael T. Cates, writes music and science fiction and lives in Dallas; he has an aka "Mohawk Mike"which he is also known as. Her second son, with Mel Welles, an actor, is Kevin K. Welles.
  • Quotes
    [Dallas Morning News, May 20, 1963, regarding co-star Richard Burton in Cleopatra] I was supposed to be one of Mark Antony's mistresses and he grabs me as I dance by. His kiss didn't do a thing to me. He is a very intellectual person and very appealing, but he likes to take advantage of people.

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