Meredith Ann Baxter was born to the late actress and sitcom creator Whitney Blake and Tom Baxter, who worked in radio. Her stepfather is sitcom writer Allan Manings.

Baxter is best known for her work on two television shows. She first became popular playing the role of Nancy Lawrence Maitland on the television drama Family from 1976 to 1980. She received two Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, in 1977 and 1978. The second role is ex-flower child Elyse Keaton on the sitcom Family Ties, which Read more...

Baxter was married three times. Her first marriage was to Robert Lewis Bush in 1966; they had two children before divorcing in 1971. Her most notable marriage was to actor David Birney, whom she met on the set of the sitcom Bridget Loves Bernie where she played his wife on the series. After the show was canceled, the couple became engaged and were married in 1974. From that date until their divorce Read more...