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Cheerio Meredith
American actress (1890–1964)
Cheerio Meredith (born Edwina Lucille Hoffmann; July 12, 1890 – December 25, 1964) was an American character actress.
She was described in a 1963 newspaper article as having "a face like a wrinkled rosebud."[1]
Early life
Meredith was born in 1890;[2] her mother was an elocutionist in the Chautauqua movement, and one of her grandmothers was an evangelist.
Meredith made her own debut on stage with a monologue at age 3. The name Cheerio resulted from her cheerful attitude as a child.[1]
As a teenager, Meredith sought to play older characters. At age 15, she asked a producer to give her the part of an old woman, and he made her a witch in the play.[3]
Film and television
Films in which Meredith appeared included Brand of Courage (1958), The Long Count (1962),[4]The Fat Man (1951), I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955), I Married a Woman (1958), The Legend of Tom Dooley(