- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMary Janet Carsey
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Meri Welles was born on February 27, 1937 in Dallas, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for The Pink Panther (1963), The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) and Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955). She was married to Michael Myer Moses, Mel Welles and Gene Arthur Cates. She died on August 27, 1973 in Dallas, Texas, USA.
- SpousesMichael Myer Moses(August 29, 1970 - January 1971) (divorced)Mel Welles(May 29, 1959 - ?) (divorced, 1 child)Gene Arthur Cates(February 12, 1955 - ?) (divorced, 1 child)
- ChildrenMichael Timothy Cates
- Her son, Michael T. Cates, writes music and science fiction and lives in Dallas; he has an aka "Mohawk Mike"which he is also known as. Her second son, with Mel Welles, an actor, is Kevin K. Welles.
- Studied acting under both Lee Strasberg and Sanford Meisner.
- A 1957 graduate of W.H. Adamson High School in Dallas.
- [Dallas Morning News, May 20, 1963, regarding co-star Richard Burton in Cleopatra] I was supposed to be one of Mark Antony's mistresses and he grabs me as I dance by. His kiss didn't do a thing to me. He is a very intellectual person and very appealing, but he likes to take advantage of people.
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