- 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 Lo sceicco rosso (1962). She was married to Michael M. Moses, Mel Welles and Gene Arthur Cates. She died on August 27, 1973 in Dallas, Texas, USA.
- SpousesMichael M. Moses(August 29, 1970 - January 1971) (divorced)Mel Welles(May 29, 1959 - ?) (divorced, 1 child)Gene Arthur Cates(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.
- A 1957 graduate of W.H. Adamson High School in Dallas.
- Studied acting under both Lee Strasberg and Sanford Meisner.
- [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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