Unlike her sister, she was born while her family was still living in China as missionaries. Join Facts Verse as we look at the reasons Audrey Meadows hated her own sister for years!īefore we tell you more, be sure to give this video a like, and subscribe to Facts Verse if you haven’t already! Jayne MeadowsĪudrey’s sister Jayne was born Jayne Cotter in 1919. He reportedly took one look at this new photo and gave her the part, exclaiming, “She’s Alice!”.
Reportedly, when Gleason saw this new photograph the next day, Audrey looked so different than when she auditioned, Gleason assumed he was looking at a photo of a different actress. Clearly she looked a lot more plain than she had in her dolled-up audition appearance. She stood in her own kitchen, holding a frying pan. So she had a photographer come to her house and take photos of her right as she got out of bed. She knew that if she dressed down and didn’t appear in a glamorous get-up, she’d have a better chance. He felt she was too pretty! He figured that audiences wouldn’t buy that a guy like Ralph Kramden could snag a gorgeous woman for a wife.īut Audrey had other ideas. However, when Meadows initially auditioned in person for Gleason, he had an objection to her taking over the role. She was clearly a talented actress who could handle playing opposite comedic powerhouse Jackie Gleason. Audrey head about the opening, and lobbied hard to get the part. While the studio released a statement that she was suffering from health issues, the reality was that Pert was being blacklisted, as part of the infamous anti-communist blacklist era in Hollywood. However, she was suddenly fired from the gig in 1952. Pert Kelton had auditioned for the role of Alice and was all set to play her for as many years as possible. And before Audrey was even considered for the role of Alice, another actress was given the role. She was “too pretty” to play Aliceīefore Ralph and Alice Kramden were cracking up audiences across the country in The Honeymooners, the characters appeared on The Jackie Gleason Show. Before long, she was able to land the role that changed her life forever… as Alice Kramden on The Jackie Gleason show, and then The Honeymooners. Her first big gig was as a regular on the Bob and Ray show. She honed her craft on stage before turning her attention to television acting. She managed to land a role in a Broadway musical called Top Banana. Audrey shipped off to Massachusetts to attend boarding school at the Barrington School for Girls.Īfter she finished school, she dove in fully to pursuing a career in entertainment. But they had moved back the United States by 1922 when Audrey was born. Her parents were Episcopal missionaries who spent time spreading the gospel in China, which is where the first three kids were born. Francis James Meadows Cotter and Ida Miller Taylor. Her birth name was Audrey Cotter, and she was the youngest of four children born to Rev. Join Facts Verse as we look at the reasons Audrey Meadows hated her own sister for years!Īudrey Meadows was born in Manhattan in 1922. In this video, we’re taking a look at the rivalry between Audrey Meadows and Jane Meadows, and how it finally resolved itself after the death of one of their husbands. But not long after Audrey finished her famous stint on the classic sitcom, The Honeymooners, the two sisters had a falling out. And for much of their careers, they got along great. Audrey and Jayne Meadows known as a pair of sisters gifted with beauty, talent, and Hollywood success.
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