Meg Wyllie
Actress

Meg Wyllie Net Worth

Meg Wyllie was an American actress and soundtrack born on February 15, 1917 in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii. She was best known for her roles in The Last Starfighter (1984), Marnie (1964) and Nothing in Common (1986). Wyllie passed away on January 1, 2002 in Glendale, California.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actress, Soundtrack
Birth Day February 15, 1917
Age 103 YEARS OLD
Died On January 1, 2002(2002-01-01) (aged 84)\nGlendale, California, U.S.
Birth Sign Pisces
Other names Meg Wylie
Occupation Actress
Years active 1952-1995

💰 Net worth: $1.6 Million (2024)

Meg Wyllie, a renowned actress and soundtrack artist, was born in 1917. Throughout her illustrious career, she has amassed considerable wealth. As of 2024, Meg Wyllie's net worth is estimated to be an impressive $1.6 million. Her exceptional talent and dedication to the craft have made her a household name in the entertainment industry. From her memorable performances on screen to her contribution to various soundtracks, Meg Wyllie has left an indelible mark on the world of entertainment.

Biography/Timeline

1940

Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, she grew up in the Philippines, where her father worked as an Engineer in sugar plantations on Negros Island near Bacolod. She attended the Brent School in Baguio for grammar school and high school then and moved to New York City in the 1940s.

1950

Wyllie "appeared on nearly every popular TV series of the late 1950s and much of the 1960s."

1958

Wyllie acted with the Pasadena Playhouse, in Visit to a Small Planet (1958), Two on an Island (1940) and All the Comforts of Home (1941). She had previously appeared in Dear Brutus and Morning Glory there.

1960

In 1960, Wyllie appeared as a grandmother in the "Bullets and Ballet" episode of Tightrope! and in the "Night of the Meek" episode of The Twilight Zone. That same year, she was cast as Mrs. Shafer in the episode "The Captain's Dilemma" of the CBS military sitcom/drama series, Hennesey, starring Jackie Cooper as a United States Navy physician and Abby Dalton as nurse Martha Hale.

1962

Between 1962-1966 Wyllie made four guest appearances on Perry Mason. Her most substantial role of these was as Ninevah Stone in the episode, "The Case of the Nebulous Nephew" (1963). She also played Marguerite Keith, the owner of a home in the path of a road, in the 1964 episode "The Case of the Ruinous Road".

1963

In the 1963-1964 season, Wyllie had a recurring role as Mrs. Kissel in 18 episodes of ABC's family western series, The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters, starring child actor Kurt Russell in the title role. Mark Allen played Matt Kissel, her husband, in nineteen episodes. In nine episodes, four of The Osmonds were cast as the singing sons of the Kissel family, all with given names of books of the Old Testament, Micah, Deuteronomy, Lamentations, and Leviticus. She played the first-ever villain in Star Trek, the Talosian "Keeper" in the pilot episode, "The Cage" (1964). Not broadcast in its original form for many years, this material was used in the two-parter, "The Menagerie" (1966).

1974

Wyllie appeared on ABC's General Hospital as three different characters-Nurse Doris Roach (1974) who revealed to Lesley Faulkner that her daughter (Laura Vining) was still alive; Antique shop proprietor Hester Frumpkin (1982) who worked for Laura's kidnapper, David Gray; and a brief replacement for Anna Lee as Lila Quartermaine (1994). She also played several different characters on both The Golden Girls and Designing Women.

2002

Wyllie died on January 1, 2002, at the age of 84 in Glendale, California, from heart failure. She was survived by a cousin.

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