Audrey Meadows

Audrey Meadows (born Audrey Cotter, February 8, 1922 – February 3, 1996), also known as Audrey Meadows Six, was an American actress, banker, and memoirist, best known for her role as Alice Kramden on The Honeymooners. She voiced Beatrice Simmons in "Old Money".
==Biography==
Meadows was born as Audrey Cotter in 1922 in Wuchang, China, while her American parents were performing missionary work. The family returned to Connecticut in 1928. She was the youngest of four children. Audrey left college to move to New York with her sister Jayne to pursue a career on Broadway. She performed on the Broadway show Top Banana and later moved to Los Angeles to further her career in television and movies. She found success on the Bob and Ray Show, Alice on The Jackie Gleason Show, and is most famous for her work on the Honeymooners. Many speculate that Wilma Flinstone was modeled after Audrey's likeness and her role on the Honeymooners. She also appeared on films such as Too Close for Comfort, and guest starred on The Red Skeleton Show and the Simpsons. She was diagnosed with lung cancer in 1995 with a year left to live, and refused treatment. She passed away in 1996, at the age of 73.
==Personal life==
Audrey was married to real estate mogul Randolph Rouse in 1956, during her run as Alice Kramden on the Honeymooners. The pair divorced in 1958. She married Robert Six, CEO of Continental Airlines, in 1961 and they remained together until his death in 1986. Audrey did not have any children, but she was active in the lives of her siblings, nieces and nephews, and loved her animals, particularly her miniature and teacup poodles.
==Awards==
* Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress
Category:Guest stars
Meadows, Audrey
Category:Female guest stars