{{Notability|1=Biographies|date=September 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Short description|American actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Ari Meyers | | birth_name = <!-- Valid citation required for full name for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> | birth_date = <!-- Valid citation required for date of birth for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> | birth_place = San Juan, Puerto Rico | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1982–2006 | known_for = ''Kate & Allie'' | alma_mater = Yale University }}
'''Ari Meyers''' is an American former actress. She played the role of Emma Jane McArdle in the television series ''Kate & Allie'' (1984).
==Early years== Meyers was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Jewish American parents who were touring on the island. Her mother is actress Taro Meyer, who appeared in the television soap opera ''Another World''. Shortly afterward, Meyer and her family returned to New York City where she was raised and where she received her primary and secondary education.<ref name="TV">[http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/ari-meyers/bio/140589 TV Guide] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010144454/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/ari-meyers/bio/140589 |date=October 10, 2008 }}</ref><ref name="P">[http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20063645,00.html People]</ref>
==Career== In 1982, Meyers starred with Al Pacino in the film ''Author! Author!''.<ref name=sPtJan1983>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Stacy Jenel |title=New role helps Deborah Raffin grow as actress |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0_ApAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oV0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6745,2197299 |access-date=2021-09-06 |newspaper=St. Petersburg Times |date=January 26, 1983}} </ref> In 1983, she starred in the television series ''Kate & Allie''. She continued to take advanced courses in school.<ref name="TV"/><ref name="P"/>
In 1988, Meyers left ''Kate & Allie'' and used her earnings to finish her studies at Yale University. From there, she graduated with honors and a double major in Philosophy and Theatre Arts.<ref name="TV"/><ref name="P"/>
After graduating, Meyers continued acting and was mostly cast as characters much younger than her actual age. Meyers has also voiced numerous audio books, such as:
* ''The Amy Fisher Story'' (1993) * ''A Kitten's Tale'' (1995) * ''The Wish'' (2000)
In 2003, Meyers appeared in the musical play ''Theophilus North'' (adopted from the 1973 novel) in New York City and in 2004 she participated in the play ''Little Willy'' after which she retired from acting.<ref name="TV"/><ref name="P"/> As of 2021, she is working as a postpartum nurse and lactation consultant at a hospital in Los Angeles, California.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOP-iye5iLs|title = Kate & Allie Reunion! | Stars in the House, Friday, 6/4/21 at 8PM ET|website = YouTube}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+Film |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1982 | ''Author! Author!'' | Debbie | |- | 1984 | ''Vengeance Is Mine'' [aka ''Haunted''] | Jackie | |- | 1990 | ''Shakma'' | Kim | |- | 1990 | ''Think Big'' | Holly Sherwood | |- | 1991 | ''Dutch'' | Brock | |- | 1992 | ''Dark Horse'' | Allison Mills | |- | 1995 | ''How to Make an American Quilt'' | Duff Darling | |- | 2004 | ''Looking for Kitty'' | Kitty Green Fiannico | |}
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+Television |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1983 | ''Running Out'' | Jenny Corsini | TV movie |- | 1984 | ''License to Kill'' | Amy Peterson | TV movie |- | 1984 | ''American Playhouse'' | Jackie | Episode: "Haunted" (re-issued as ''Vengeance is Mine'') |- | 1984–1988 | ''Kate & Allie'' | Emma McArdle | Series regular, 90 episodes |- | 1985 | ''Kids Don't Tell'' | Nicky Ryan | TV movie |- | 1985 | ''Picking Up the Pieces'' | Stacy Harding | TV movie |- | 1988 | ''Windmills of the Gods'' | Beth Ashley | TV mini series |- | 1989 | ''A Matter of Conscience'' | Lisa | ABC Afterschool Special |- | 1990 | ''Call Me Anna'' | Patty Duke, as a youth | TV movie |- | 1991 | ''Memories of Midnight'' | Atana | TV mini series |- | 1992 | ''In My Daughter's Name'' | Carly Elias | TV movie |- | 1992–1993 | ''Evening Shade'' | Aimee Thompson | 2 episodes:<br> "What a Night" (episode # 3.4, Oct. '92)<br> "She What?!" (episode # 3.19, Mar. '93) |- | 1993 | ''River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene'' | Nancy Hardgrave | TV movie (aka ''Murder on the Rio Grande'') |- | 1994 | ''Confessions: Two Faces of Evil'' | Lisa Darby | TV movie |- | 1995 | ''Not Our Son'' | Ruth Keller | TV movie |- | 1996 | ''Home Song'' | Chelsea Gardner | TV movie |- | 1996 | ''Family Blessings'' | Janice Reston | TV movie (broadcast in 1999) |- | 1996 | ''Innocent Victims'' | Stacey Carolwood (uncredited) | TV movie (originally shown in two parts) |- | 1997 | ''The Killing Secret'' | Nicole Voss | TV movie (originally titled ''The Secret'') |- | 1997 | ''Unwed Father'' | Gina | TV movie |- | 2000 | ''Diagnosis: Murder'' | Amy Saroyan | Episode: "Out of the Past: Part 1" (episode # 7.23) |- | 2001–2003, 2007 | ''Stanley'' | Mrs. Griff (Mom), various others | Series regular (cartoon), 17 episodes |- | 2023 | ''Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss'' | Herself | Episode 5 |}
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+Video games |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2001 | ''Pro Skater 3'' | Various voices | Video game |}
==See also== {{Portal|Puerto Rico|biography}} * List of Puerto Ricans * Jewish immigration to Puerto Rico {{Clear}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=0583487|name=Ari Meyers}} * {{rotten-tomatoes-person|ari_meyers}}
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