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==Biography==
SheMeredith was born '''Judith Lee Sauls''' in [[River Edge, New Jersey|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 right before ''The Producers''."</ref> She is married to film producer Bert Stratford.
 
However,Meredith’s shemost is bestwell known forrole playingis thethat beautifulif the Swedish secretary [[Ulla (The Producers)|Ulla]] in the original 1968 version of ''[[The Producers (1968 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> HerIn most2002 recentshe appearance isappeared on the 35th anniversary DVD edition of that''The film (2002)Producers'', where she gives an interview and recreates her dance from the original film.▼
In 1972 she appeared in a sketch scene 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.▼
 
▲In 1972 she appeared in a sketch scene 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.
▲However, she is best known for playing the beautiful Swedish secretary [[Ulla (The Producers)|Ulla]] in the original 1968 version of ''[[The Producers (1968 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> Her most recent appearance is on the DVD edition of that film (2002), where she gives an interview and recreates her dance from the original film.
 
In the 1980s Meredith appeared alongside writer [[Mickey Spillane]] in a series of humorous commercials for [[Miller Lite]] beer.
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