Victoria Paige Meyerink

Victoria Paige Meyerink (born December 27, 1960) is a producer and former child actress.[1] At the age of four, Meyerink became Danny Kaye's co-star on the CBS variety series The Danny Kaye Show and, in 2006, was honored by the Young Artist Foundation with its Former Child Star "Lifetime Achievement" Award for her role on the series.[2]

Victoria Paige Meyerink
Born(1960-12-27)December 27, 1960
OccupationActress, producer
Years active
  • 1963–1985 (actress)
  • 1983–2003 (producer)
Known forThe Danny Kaye Show
Parent(s)Jeanne Baird
AwardsYoung Artist Former Child Star "Lifetime Achievement" Award
Montreal World Film Festival Excellence in Producing Award

The daughter of actress Jeanne Baird, Meyerink became a model when she was two and a half years old. Although she received a season-long contract to perform on The Danny Kaye Show, she left the program after the laughter of the audience began to upset her.[3]

She went on to co-star with Anne Francis in Brainstorm, with Clint Walker in The Night of the Grizzly and with Elvis Presley in Speedway. On television she guest-starred on such notable shows as Green Acres, My Three Sons and Family Affair.

As an adult, she was, at one time, the youngest female film producer in the film industry; producing the film Young Warriors at the age of twenty-two. In addition to Young Warriors, Meyerink produced Night Force and Finding Home, for which she received the Montreal World Film Festival Excellence in Producing Award.

Filmography

Actress – Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1965 BrainstormJulie
1966 The Night of the GrizzlyGypsy Cole
1968 SpeedwayEllie Esterlake
1970 BreakoutMarianTV movie
1971 The Andromeda StrainUnknownUncredited
1972 Gidget Gets MarriedJanieTV movie
1976 Time TravelersBettyTV movie
1976 Joy Ride: An Auto TheftVickyEducational Short
1977 Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm ReadyLaurenTV movie
Actress – Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1963The Littlest HoboUnknown(unknown episodes)
1964–1967The Danny Kaye ShowHerself(unknown episodes)
1967TarzanMandy"Jungle Dragnet" (1 episode)
1968The Name of the GameNancy Farrell"Nightmare" (1 episode)
1970Green AcresLori Baker"Oliver Goes Broke"
"A Royal Love Story"
"Jealousy"
"The Coming-Out Party"
"The City Kids" (5 episodes)
1971My Three SonsMargaret Spencer"The Love God" (1 episode)
1970–1971Family AffairCindy, Girl, Angela Clayton"Grandpa, Sir"
"The Inheritance"
"Buffy's Fair Lady" (3 episodes)
1971Adam-12Denise"Log 125: A Safe Job" (1 episode)
1978ABC Afterschool SpecialMelissa Harrington"It Isn't Easy Being a Teenage Millionaire" (1 episode)
1985Our TimeHerself"Episode No. 1.7" (1 episode)
Producer
YearTitleRoleNotes
1983 The Graduates of Malibu HighProducerAlso known as Young Warriors
1987 Night ForceProducer
1991 Primadonnas: Rebels Without a ClueProducerAlso known as Social Suidcide
2003 Finding HomeProducer

References

  1. Brown, Maressa (March 23, 2006). "Variety – Meyerink gets life kudos". Variety.com. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
  2. "27th Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
  3. Hopper, Hedda (April 13, 1965). "Victoria Next Big Child Star?". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. p. Part IV -- p. 15. Retrieved January 7, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
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