See Meredith Blake of "The Parent Trap" now at 51

Elaine Hendrix played the emblematic villain (or is it?) In the comedy of 1998.


Who you ask,Elaine HendrixEither played one of the most horrible bad guys, or one of the most misunderstood female characters in the 1990s: Meredith Blake in the 1998 remake ofThe parents' trap. She is one of the biggest obstacles to separate hallie and Annie twins (Lindsay Lohan) Put their parents divorced together, since the Prim woman, eager for funds and happily goes out with their father, Nick (Dennis Quaid). It has been more than two decades that the brothers and sisters waged war against Meredith, and Hendrix saw his emblematic character to have an resurgence on Tiktok while the young generations revisit the film. Here is what the 51 -year -old woman said about working on the now classic family comedy and what she has been doing since.

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She doesn't think Meredith was the bad guy.

Elaine Hendrix in 1998
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A bit like with the optimal width of a pair of jeans or the correct amount of emoji to be used in a single text, whether or not Meredith Blake isthe villain inThe parents' trap has become a point of discord between older millennials and Gen-Er on Tiktok. It all started earlier this year when Hendrix published a video participating in a popular meme.In his tiktok, she is all invented and pours a glass of wine, and the legend says: "He is a 10 but he had twins which he secretly separated at birth when he broke with their mother and did not tell you about it Until the twins discovered each other at the camp and exchanged places to try to gather their parents. "Taking the comments, many fans responded in favor of Meredith, while others could not believe That someone would try to rewrite it as a victim. She was going to "send these brats to Switzerland", after all, right?

But this debate has been raging for longer than that. "I am absolutely shocked but I love this day there are dozens of girls, a whole generation now, who does notSee Meredith as a bad guy, "Hendrix told Vulture in 2020." They see it as a suction. With each character that an actor plays, we must justify our behavior. So, you know, Elaine Hendrix, the actress, knew that Meredith Blake was the wicked, but as far as Meredith Blake was concerned ... She was just doing what she needed to get what she wanted in life. She saw nothing wrong with all this. There is certainly part of me who feels happy for Meredith Blake that she was justified. ""

She is the best friend with Chessy in real life.

Elaine Hendrix and Lisa Ann Walter in 2011
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Throughout the film, Meredith faces the housekeeper for Parkers, Chessy, but Co-StarLisa Ann Walter And Hendrix has become a friend on the set and has remained close over the years. Hendrix told Vulture: "We were in Napa [filming the film] for - I was there for a month and a half. A pie from Marie Callender." She added that he was not difficult for one of them to be by the throat of the other when the cameras were rolling.

"Lisa is an accomplished pro. I am a professional pro. Everything you need for the photo. Now we make a joke. I stay with her all the time, and I will do bell noises, and she will be like , "Did you ring?", Said Hendrix.

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She is always busy as an actor.

Elaine Hendrix in 2019
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Hendrix worked well before being interpreted as evil almost not behind inThe parents' trap. Her career began in the early 90s. On television, she appeared inMarried to children,,Friends,,Joan d'Arcadia,,Uh,,90210,,Anger management, andlost paradise. More recently, she played Alexis Carrington Colby in the Renaissance ofDynasty. Hendrix's other film roles includeRomy and Michelle high school meeting,,Super star,,Good intentions,,Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2,,Swing state, andAdopt a highway. She also played in the theater, including in a production in 2021 Arkansas deDesigner, an adaptation on stage of the 80s sitcom.

She is passionate about animal rights.

Hendrix never got married and has no children. She has a big heart for animals, and her social media accounts present her activism. Vegan, Hendrix is also the founder of an organization called The pet for pets , whose mission is to "celebrate and inspire the rescue, promotion and adoption of homeless pets everywhere". Of course, the actor has his own fur friends, and she often shares photos and videos On his Instagram . AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB


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