Audrey Meadows, the Emmy Award winning actress who played one of television’s strongest and most spirited wives in the 1950s comedy “The Honeymooners,” has died of cancer in Los Angeles. She ...

Audrey Meadows, Jackie Gleason, and Art Carney beam in this rare color portrait taken off-set, a striking contrast to the black-and-white grit of The Honeymooners.

Audrey Meadows portrayed Alice Kramden, Ralph's no-nonsense, patient and quick-witted wife. Alice was known for her sharp comebacks and she had the ability to hold her own in verbal sparring ...

She was the last surviving member of the show's core quartet, which also included Jackie Gleason, Art Carney and Audrey Meadows.

The cast of "The Honeymooners," from left, Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, Audrey Meadows and Joyce Randolph. The show aired for one season in 1955. (John Springer Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty ...

Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, Audrey Meadows and Ms. Randolph in a scene from 1954. While her character was less developed than the others, Ms. Randolph was revered by aficionados as the last link ...

Gleason played the blustering bus driver Ralph Kramden. Audrey Meadows was his wisecracking, strong-willed wife Alice, and Art Carney the cheerful sewer worker Ed Norton.

Gleason played the blustering bus driver Ralph Kramden. Audrey Meadows was his wisecracking, strong-willed wife Alice, and Art Carney the cheerful sewer worker Ed Norton.

She played Trixie Norton, wife of Art Carney’s Ed Norton, and neighbor of the Kramdens, played by Jackie Gleason and Audrey Meadows, in the classic 1950s sitcom.

Gleason played the blustering bus driver Ralph Kramden. Audrey Meadows was his wisecracking, strong-willed wife Alice, and Art Carney the cheerful sewer worker Ed Norton.