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Meredith was born Judith Lee Sauls in [[River Edge, New Jersey]] and grew up in [[Fair Lawn, New Jersey]].<ref>Rohan, Virginia. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121022104419/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-45507368.html "Once a Bombshell..."], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', July 1, 2001. Accessed March 29, 2011. "Meredith -- so convincing as the Swedish tease -- was born and raised Judi-Lee Sauls in Fair Lawn, and adopted her stage name before ''The Producers''."</ref> She is married to film producer Bert Stratford.
 
Meredith's most well-known role is that of the Swedish secretary [[Ulla (The Producers)|Ulla]] in the original 19681967 version of ''[[The Producers (19681967 film)|The Producers]]''.<ref>{{cite news| title=This Wonderful World| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19671031&id=68gtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=k6AFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1725%2C5987012| first=Norton| last=Mockridge| newspaper=[[Reading Eagle]]| date=October 31, 1967| page=12| accessdate=January 18, 2020}}</ref> In 2002, she appeared on the 35th anniversary DVD edition of ''The Producers'', where she gives an interview and recreates her dance from the original film.
 
In 1972, she appeared in a sketch in the original Broadway production of ''[[The Sunshine Boys]]'' and repeated her performance in the 1975 film version with [[Walter Matthau]] and [[George Burns]]. In 1973, Meredith appeared as Reginald Van Gleason's object of desire in the first [[Jackie Gleason]] comeback special, broadcast on CBS.
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|1967|| ''[[The Producers (19681967 film)|The Producers]]'' || Ulla ||
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|1968|| ''[[Funny Girl (film)|Funny Girl]]'' || Ziegfeld Girl || Uncredited