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Sylvia Meals

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Sylvia Meals was an actress from the United States. Moreover, Sylvia Meals is best known for her role, Mary Anne Creed, in an American sports drama series, Rocky.

Early Life

Sylvia Elaine Hicks best known as Sylvia Meals was born on June 13, 1943, in Los Angeles, California, the United States of America.

At the time of death, she was 67 years old and was an American by nationality. Moreover, she has a birth sign of Gemini and believes in Christianity by religion.

She was the daughter of Katherine Y. Jefferson (mother) and Edward Hicks (father). In addition, she grew up with her brother whose name was Larry Allen Hicks.

She spent the majority of her time in Los Angeles and Sherman Oaks, California, but she may have spent some time in Campbell, Northern California.

Sylvia Meals

Caption: Sylvia Meals smiley face (Source: Celebs – FilmiFeed)

Talking about her academic career, Sylvia Meals has not shared anything regarding her academic qualifications in public. It seems that this actress might have completed her graduation from a well-known university in America.

 Death

Sadly, she died on March 29, 2011, in Los Angeles at the age of 67 years old. Besides this, the reason behind her death is unknown.

Sylvia Meals – Net Worth 2024

During her professional acting career, she did not earn any kinds of awards or recognitions. As an actress who worked for television series, she had earned a decent sum of money. At the time of her death, her net worth was estimated around $1 million.

Career

In 1979, Sylvia Meals made her acting debut in Rocky II, starring Sylvester Stallone. She portrayed “Mary Anne Creed,” a Carl Weathers character who was the wife of boxer Apollo Creed.

Moreover, she reprised the part in Rocky IV, the fourth installment of the series, in 1985.  She made her television debut in the “Big Brother Is Watching” episode of Bill Cosby’s TV show The Cosby Mysteries after a ten-year absence.

In the 2007 sports drama Tournament of Dreams directed by Don Abernathy, Sylvia appeared as “Mrs. Collins” in her final film appearance.

She was replaced by Phylicia Rashad, who played Mary Anne in Creed and Creed II, after her demise. Besides this, there is no further information regarding this actress available.

Relationship Status

Talking about her personal life, she was a divorced woman. She married Robert L. Meals on 13 June 1965. However, the marriage did not last long and turned into divorce on 5 June 1979.

Besides, there is no information regarding their kids and the reason behind the divorce is unclear. Till the time of her death, this actress was not a part of controversy nor got rumors.

Body Measurements

Sylvia Meals stands 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs around 58 kg. This actress has dark black hair with brown eyes color. Likewise, her body measurement measures around 41-31-17 inches.

Sylvia Meals

Caption: Sylvia Meals posing for a photo (Source: AncientFaces)

Sylvia Meals – Social Media

This American actress is no longer in this world. Due to this, the actress is not active on social media platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.