Wendel Meldrum


Wendy Anne "Wendel" Meldrum was a Canadian actress best known for her roles as the "low talker" in the 1993 Seinfeld episode "The Puffy Shirt", and as Miss White/Mrs. Heimer on The Wonder Years.
She guest starred in several television series and appeared in a number of feature films and television movies. Her films include Beautiful Dreamers, Why Me?, Diplomatic Immunity and The Divine Ryans. She wrote the screenplay for the 2005 independent film Cruel But Necessary. She also played the starring role of Betty Munson alongside her real life ex-husband Mark Humphrey and their son Luke Humphrey.
Meldrum received multiple nominations and awards for her performance as Anne Blecher in the Canadian television comedy-drama series Less Than Kind, which finished its four-season run on HBO Canada in 2013.
On November 19, 2014, Meldrum appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor podcast. She died after a short illness on January 27, 2021.

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2007Winnipeg International Film FestivalOutstanding Actress in a Female RoleCruel but NecessaryWon
2009Canadian Comedy AwardsBest Performance by a Female - TelevisionLess Than KindWon
2009Canadian Comedy AwardsBest Performance by an Ensemble - TelevisionLess Than KindWon
2010Canadian Comedy AwardsBest Performance by a Female - TelevisionLess Than KindNomitated
2010Canadian Comedy AwardsBest Performance by an Ensemble - TelevisionLess Than KindNomitated