From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Meredith Baxter (born June 21, 1947), also known for some years as Meredith Baxter-Birney, is an American actress and producer. She is known for her acting roles including three television series: Family (1976–1980), an ABC television-network drama, Family Ties (1982–1989), an NBC television-network situation comedy, and Dan Vs. (2011-present), a situation comedy on The Hub television-network. Description above from the Wikipedia article Meredith Baxter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.