Portrait of Meredith Baxter

Acting

Meredith Baxter

Career

Active from 1972 to 2020, busiest in 1994 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
51
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Family
Family
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Meredith Baxter Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.1
  • Wonder
    2.4, average 3.4
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family Conflict 3
  • Emotional 3
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Crime Investigation 2
  • Redemption 2
  • Relationship Focus 2
  • Ensemble Cast Chemistry 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Suspenseful Plot 2
  • Heartwarming 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

89
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles ยท average score 58
Cartoon Cartoons
Cartoon Cartoons (2026)

TV show ยท as Joan / Coach Peters (voice)

Christmas on the Vine
Christmas on the Vine (2020)
GoodWatch score 58

as Carla Kilgore

2010s

10 titles ยท average score 58
Undateable John
Undateable John (2019)

as Beatrice

Unlovable
Unlovable (2017)

as Joan / Coach Peters (voice)

Skirtchasers
Skirtchasers (2016)

as Lilah Samuels

Becoming Santa
Becoming Santa (2015)
GoodWatch score 44

as Jessica Claus

Finding Carter
Finding Carter (2014)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Joan 'Gammy' Marshall

Instant Mom
Instant Mom (2013)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Elyse Keaton

Shadow on the Mesa
Shadow on the Mesa (2013)
GoodWatch score 55

as Emilie Rawlins

Naughty or Nice
Naughty or Nice (2012)
GoodWatch score 53

as Carol Kringle

Switched at Birth
Switched at Birth (2011)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Bonnie

Airline Disaster
Airline Disaster (2010)
GoodWatch score 33

as President Harriet Franklin

2000s

17 titles ยท average score 56
Bound By a Secret
Bound By a Secret (2009)
GoodWatch score 52

as Ida Mae

Glee
Glee (2009)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Liz Stevens

Paradise Texas
Paradise Texas (2005)

as Liz Cameron

The Closer
The Closer (2005)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Congresswoman Simmons

Angel in the Family
Angel in the Family (2004)
GoodWatch score 47

as Lorraine

Devil's Pond
Devil's Pond (2003)
GoodWatch score 51

as Kate

A Long Way Home
A Long Way Home (2003)
GoodWatch score 41

as Carol

Cold Case
Cold Case (2003)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Ellen Rush

A Christmas Visitor
A Christmas Visitor (2002)
GoodWatch score 61

as Carol Boyajian

Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express (2001)
GoodWatch score 52

as Caroline Hubbard

A Mother's Fight for Justice
A Mother's Fight for Justice (2001)
GoodWatch score 52

as Terry Stone

The Wednesday Woman
The Wednesday Woman (2000)

as Muriel Davidson

1990s

25 titles ยท average score 60
Family Guy
Family Guy (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Meredith Baxter (voice) / Elyse Keaton (voice)

Down Will Come Baby
Down Will Come Baby (1999)
GoodWatch score 58

as Leah Garr

Miracle in the Woods
Miracle in the Woods (1997)
GoodWatch score 67

as Sarah Weatherby

Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Let Me Call You Sweetheart (1997)

as D.A. Kerry McGrath

Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter (1994)
GoodWatch score 66

as Betty Broderick

One More Mountain
One More Mountain (1994)

as Magaret Reed

Other Mothers
Other Mothers (1993)

as Paula Hensen

Darkness Before Dawn
Darkness Before Dawn (1993)
GoodWatch score 71

as Mary Ann Guard

A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story
A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story (1992)
GoodWatch score 65

as Betty Broderick

Bump in the Night
Bump in the Night (1991)
GoodWatch score 59

as Martha Tierney (as Meredith Baxter-Birney

A Mother's Justice
A Mother's Justice (1991)

as Lila

Jezebel's Kiss
Jezebel's Kiss (1990)
GoodWatch score 37

as Virginia De Leo

1980s

11 titles ยท average score 66
She Knows Too Much
She Knows Too Much (1989)

as Samantha White

Winnie
Winnie (1988)

as Winnie

The Long Journey Home
The Long Journey Home (1987)

as Maura Wells

Kate's Secret
Kate's Secret (1986)
GoodWatch score 64

as Kate Stark

Family Ties Vacation
Family Ties Vacation (1985)
GoodWatch score 52

as Elyse Keaton

The Rape of Richard Beck
The Rape of Richard Beck (1985)
GoodWatch score 70

as Barbara McKee

Family Ties
Family Ties (1982)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Elyse Keaton

Take Your Best Shot
Take Your Best Shot (1982)

as Carol Marriner

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Eve

The Two Lives of Carol Letner
The Two Lives of Carol Letner (1981)

as Carol Letner

Beulah Land
Beulah Land (1980)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Lauretta Pennington

1970s

23 titles ยท average score 59
The Family Man
The Family Man (1979)

as Mercedes Cole

Little Women
Little Women (1978)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Meg March

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Francesca Randall / Sandy Rytell

Family
Family (1976)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Nancy Lawrence

The Night That Panicked America
The Night That Panicked America (1975)
GoodWatch score 69

as Linda Davis

The Impostor
The Impostor (1975)

as Julie Watson

The Invasion of Carol Enders
The Invasion of Carol Enders (1974)

as Carol Enders

The Stranger Who Looks Like Me
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me (1974)

as Joanne Denver

The Cat Creature
The Cat Creature (1973)
GoodWatch score 55

as Rena Carter

Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones (1973)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Jenny Sutherland

Bridget Loves Bernie
Bridget Loves Bernie (1972)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Bridget Fitzgerald Steinberg

Ben
Ben (1972)
GoodWatch score 55

as Eve Garrison

1960s

1 title ยท average score 67
Medical Center
Medical Center (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

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