Fight For What You Want
Once Meadows suggested herself, it would seem like a no-brainer to put her alongside Jackie Gleason, but you would be shocked to find out that originally Gleason rejected Meadows. Originally, Gleason was adamant that Audrey Meadows couldn’t have the role of Alice because she was “too young” and “too pretty” to portray his wife.
Something that comedian and actor Adam Sandler would probably balk at! To convince Gleason to give her a chance, Meadows had a photographer set up shop at her house the next day, and posed for the camera, without a stitch of makeup on. She also did her hair up to make herself look like the quintessential 1950s housewife. When Gleason saw the photos he said, “That’s Alice!”
