Lee Ann Meriwether (born May 27, 1935)[1] is an American actress, former model, and the winner of the 1955 Miss America pageant.

She is also known for her portrayal of Catwoman, replacing Julie Newmar in the theatrical film Batman (1966), and for a co-starring role on the science-fiction series The Time Tunnel.

Meriwether had a recurring role as Ruth Martin on the daytime soap opera All My Children until the end of the series in September 2011.

In 1962, she was cast as Martha Elweiss in the episode "My Child Is Yet a Stranger" on the CBS anthology series, The Lloyd Bridges Show.

She was a regular on the single season, science-fiction, television series The Time Tunnel with James Darren and Robert Colbert in 1966–1967.

In films, Meriwether joined John Wayne and Rock Hudson for The Undefeated,[7] and Andy Griffith in Angel in My Pocket (both 1969).

[8] In the same year as those two films, she played IMF spy Tracey in six Mission: Impossible episodes during season four after Barbara Bain's departure.

After her stint on Barnaby Jones, Meriwether became best friends with Ebsen, keeping in touch for many years until his death on July 6, 2003.

In 1998, ABC deemed that they were at an impasse with Meriwether's agents and Mary Fickett was brought back as a recurring cast member.

She voiced Big Mama in the video game Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots for the PlayStation 3.

In 2008, Meriwether had a brief cameo as comic-book character Battle Diva in the episode "Harper Knows" of the Disney Channel original series Wizards of Waverly Place.

In 2010, she was once again reunited on screen with Hollywood veteran Bill Cobbs in No Limit Kids: Much Ado About Middle School.

She also makes appearances at Comic Cons, where she speaks about her roles in Batman, Star Trek, and Time Tunnel.