As one of the most talked-about figures, Audrey Meadows has built a significant fortune. In this article, we dive deep into the assets and career highlights.

What is Audrey Meadows Net Worth and Salary?

Audrey Meadows was born as Audrey Cotter on February 8, 1922 in New York City. She was the youngest of four children of Episcopal missionaries Ida and Rev. Francis, who had their first three children in China where they did their missionary work. Her sister was actressJayne Meadows, and she also had two brothers. Audrey went to high school at the Barrington School for Girls in Massachusetts.

Audrey Meadows was an American actress who had a net worth of $5 million at the time of her death in 1996. That's the same as around $10 million in today's dollars.Audrey Meadows was born in New York City, New York in February 1922 and passed away in February 1996.

Audrey Meadows was best known for playing housewife Alice Kramden on the television sitcom "The Honeymooners." Later in her career, she was on the sitcoms "Too Close for Comfort" and "Uncle Buck." Meadows also appeared in some films, including the comedies "That Touch of Mink," "Take Her, She's Mine," and "Rosie!"

As we detail in the next section, Audrey earned a small fortune thanks to a shrewd request to earn residuals on "The Honeymooners." She later severed on the boards of several companies, including First national Bank of Denver, and was married to the CEO of Continental Airlines CEO Robert Six.

Audrey Meadows was the only cast member who earned residuals off the original 39 episodes of "The Honeymooners." Audrey's brother Edward, a lawyer negotiating as her manager, wisely inserted a clause into her original contract which entitled her to be paid whenever the show was re-broadcast. Over the decades, as the show was re-broadcast and syndicated and sold on VHS… Audrey reportedly earned millions of dollars. In a Washington Post interview in 1988, eight years before her death, when the interviewer called her very wealthy, Audrey replied:

After appearing in the Broadway musical "Top Banana," Meadows landed her first major television role when she joined the comedy duo Bob and Ray on their 15-minute show "Bob & Ray." She left the program after one season to join "TheJackie GleasonShow" in 1952. On that show, Meadows appeared in the popular "Honeymooners" sketches, replacing blacklisted actressJoyce Randolphin the role of Alice Kramden, the wife of Gleason's Brooklyn bus driver Ralph Kramden. Meadows continued playing Alice when "The Honeymooners" was turned into a half-hour sitcom that aired from 1955 to 1956. She would later reprise the role in a series of "Honeymooners" specials in the 1970s. For her portrayal of Alice, Meadows earned multiple Emmy Award nominations, winning one for "The Jackie Gleason Show."

"That's nonsense, that 'very wealthy.' What a pain in the behind that is! They make it sound like you're so rich it's stupid. A lot of people thought Bob owned Continental Airlines. He was merely president and CEO."

In summary, the total wealth of Audrey Meadows reflects strategic moves.

Disclaimer: All net worth figures are estimates based on public data.