This was Baxter's third marriage and Blodgett's fourth and last marriage. Baxter became the stepmother of Blodgett's three daughters from previous marriages. The couple received a divorce in A few years later, Blodgett died due to heart disease. In , Baxter starred in the short-lived sitcom "The Faculty".
The series was set in a typical middle school, with Baxter playing vice-principal Flynn Sullivan. Flynn was depicted as a single mother who was trying to balance her career and her family life. While the series was praised for its dignified main character, most critics found that the show lacked memorable supporting characters and was not particularly humorous in its depiction of school life.
The series never had high ratings, and was canceled after a single season. Only 13 episodes were broadcast. In , Baxter guest-starred in a two-part episode of the politically-themed sitcom "Spin City" Fox Mike was depicted as the deputy mayor of New York City, skilled in politics but inept in managing his personal life.
In this two-part episode, Macy has a brief romantic relationship with mayor Randall Winston played by Barry Bostwick , Mike's boss. She is then asked to help cover-up Randall's past relationship with a prostitute, which is thought to be damaging to his political career. The episodes were thought to be memorable for reuniting Baxter with her former co-star Michael J.
In the early s, Baxter had been reduced to playing one-shot characters in various television series. In , Baxter joined the cast of the police procedural series "Cold Case" Lilly was depicted as a homicide detective, who specialized in resolving decades-old cold cases.
Ellen was depicted as an alcoholic single mother, who had managed to raise two daughters despite her personal problems.
In seasons 3 and 4 of the series, Ellen was slowly dying from cirrhosis of the liver and Lilly had to take care of her. The storyline of the character was concluded with Ellen's death, and Baxter left the series in In , Baxter publicly came out as a lesbian.
She had been dating general contractor Nancy Locke since Baxter married Locke in , and their marriage is still ongoing as of This is Baxter's fourth and so far last marriage. Baxter revealed that she had been dating women since , having previously had no same-sex relationships. In , Baxter published her memoir "Untied", revealing previously unknown details about her personal and family life.
Some of the details came as a surprise to longtime co-workers of Baxter, as she had never confided in them about her personal problems. Baxter's former husband David Birney publicly disputed the veracity of the book's narrative. The book became a New York Times bestseller. In , Baxterbriefly joined the cast of the long-running soap opera "The Young and the Restless" Maureen was described as a charming middle-class woman with social-climbing aspirations.
This was the first recurring television role Baxter since departing "Cold Case". The award was instead won in a tie by three rival actors: Donna Mills , Fred Willard , and Ray Wise From to , Baxter had a recurring role in the short-lived teen drama "Finding Carter" The premise of the series was that teenage girl Carter Stevens played by Kathryn Prescott reunites with her biological family, after years of being raised by a kidnapper.
Carter has trouble acclimating to her new life. Baxter played Grandma Joan nicknamed Gammy , Carter's wealthy grandmother.
The main subplot involving Joan was that she had never accepted her daughter's marriage to a professional writer with no fixed income. The series lasted for 2 seasons, and a total of 36 episodes.
So far, this has been Baxter's last recurring role in television. As of , Baxter is years-old. She has never fully retired from acting, though she infrequently appears in new roles. Several of her past roles are still fondly remembered. Baxter has never won any major acting award, despite multiple nominations over several decades. But she has remained quite popular with the general public.
Sign In. Edit Meredith Baxter. Showing all 30 items. Played Michael J. Fox 's mother in long-running comedy series Family Ties and guest-starred as Michael J.
Has two older brothers: Richard Whitney b. November 24th and Brian Thomas b. February 18th , both born in Los Angeles. Was seven months pregnant with her twins, Peter and Mollie, when she went on maternity leave from filming Family Ties Returned to work one month after giving birth. Has been sober since , around the time of her divorce from David Birney. Came out as gay and announced a planned a memoir, which was ultimately released in Actress, Meredith Baxter, went public about being a lesbian in after a seven-year secret relationship with her long term sweetheart, Nancy Locke.
Before coming to terms with her sexual orientation, American actress Meredith Baxter endured three short marriages to different men, which yielded five children. Since coming out, the year-old found a soulmate in Nancy Locke, whom she is now married to, and together, they share a happy, long-lasting relationship.
Born in , to famous parents and South Pasadena residents, Whitney Blake and Tom Baxter, the mother of five attended Hollywood high school, during her teens, where she began her acting career. Her first major role came in , with the CBS sitcom, "Bridget Loves Bernie," starring alongside David Birney, who later went on to become her second husband.
The actress's marriage history has three men in the picture, first tying the knots with Robert Lewis Bush in in a union that lasted five years and was blessed with two children, Theodore Justin, and Eva Whitney.
She later married her co-CBS star, David Birney two years after her first divorce, and the ex-couple welcomed three children, Kathleen Jeanne, Mollie Elizabeth, and her twin brother, Peter David Edwin, during their fifteen years together.
Again, the star married screenwriter and actor, Michael Blodget in , but the relationship ended in with no kids to show for it. In , Meredith got married to the love of her life, Nancy, in an intimate ceremony graced by close acquaintances, and the two have enjoyed a blissful union to date. The decision to get married to her partner didn't come easy to the "Family Ties" actress, who spent years battling her fears of coming out as gay. According to the actress, during her three previous marriages, she always felt there was something different about her, which caused her relationships to be short-lived.
In , she finally realized what it was , as she ventured into her first same-sex relationship that same year. The icon's relationship with her soulmate began three years after embracing her sexuality.
She and Birney were on a trip to Italy, she said, and they disagreed on names. All the way back to the hotel, I was thinking, 'What's wrong with me that I'm so easy to walk out on? What's wrong with me? In her book, Baxter describes herself as "mousy and quiet and retiring," but said she no longer feels like a victim.
Her son Ted Bush, from a prior marriage, said the abuse "wasn't physical but a constant denigration, a belittling, 'your opinion doesn't matter, you're not worthy, you're not responsible enough.
I had no great groundswell of courage that accompanied those words but that's what led to the eventual divorce. She would drop my hand [in public] and it hurt my feelings.
Baxter said she didn't know how being a lesbian would affect her work and was afraid to come out. But I am getting used to it. And if we can continue to show a sense of normalcy, that's important. At one point, Winfrey asked Baxter's children if they knew their mother was gay. Mollie said she was "stunned.
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