Barbara Meek
Birthday: Born in in Detroit, Michigan, USA
Deathday: Alive
Barbara Meek was born in Detroit, the daughter of Juanita, a pianist-turned-hairstylist and Harold, a bus driver. She attended Wayne State University's prestigious graduate school of theatre, and left in 1968 to join the Trinity Square Repertory Theatre in Providence, Rhode Island, of which she is still an active member, having appeared in more than 100 plays.
TV Credits
Archie Bunker's Place
Character:
Archie Bunker's Place is an American sitcom originally broadcast on the CBS network, conceived in 1979 as a spin-off and continuation of All in the Family. While not as popular as its predecessor, the show maintained a large enough audience to last for four seasons, until its cancellation in 1983. In its first season, the show performed so well that it knocked Mork & Mindy out of its new Sunday night time slot....
Melba
Character: Mama Rose
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Movie Credits
See How She Runs
Character: Evelyn Parnell
A middle-aged housewife and mother, after spending a lifetime giving to others, decides to claim a piece for herself and enters the grueling 26-mile Boston Marathon as an obsessive means of self-expression....
Jimmy B. & Andre
Character: Roxanne
Real-life story detailing the relationship between a popular Detroit restaurant owner and a young black youngster whom he tries to adopt....