Meadows was born in
Arrowwood, Alberta, later moving with her family to Montana and then California. She worked as a singer while in high school, and was a winner of the Miss Sacramento pageant, after which she moved to
Hollywood, California. She studied acting there under
Jeff Corey, earning her
scholarship to the
Pasadena Playhouse. Meadows moved to
Los Angeles, California, where she began her screen career in the 1956 film
Flesh and the Spur. and
Not the Same Old Brain (2022). == Filmography ==