Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

110

Gender

Female

Birthday

1929-09-20

Day of Death

2015-05-23 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Anne Meara Stiller

Stiller & Meara

Anne Meara

Biography

Anne Meara (September 20, 1929 – May 23, 2015) was an American actress and comedian. Along with her husband Jerry Stiller, she was one-half of the prominent 1960s comedy team Stiller and Meara. Their son is actor, director, and producer Ben Stiller. She was also featured on stage, on television, and in numerous films and later became a playwright. During her career, Meara was nominated for four Emmy Awards and a Tony Award, and she won a Writers Guild Award as a co-writer for the television movie The Other Woman. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anne Meara, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Awakenings

Awakenings

Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger

Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger

The Perils of P.K

The Perils of P.K

The Hustler of Money

The Hustler of Money

Acting

Fame

1980

Fame

as

Mrs. Sherwood

Awakenings

1990

Awakenings

as

Miriam

The Out-of-Towners

1970

The Out-of-Towners

as

Purse Snatching Victim in Police Station

My Little Girl

1986

My Little Girl

as

Mrs. Shopper

Like Mike

2002

Like Mike

as

Sister Theresa

Judy Berlin

1999

Judy Berlin

as

Bea

Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger

1995

Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger

as

Lovers and Other Strangers

1970

Lovers and Other Strangers

as

Wilma

The Thin Pink Line

1998

The Thin Pink Line

as

Mrs. Langstrom

Heavyweights

1995

Heavyweights

as

Alice Bushkin

Highway to Hell

1991

Highway to Hell

as

Medea (waitress in Pluto's)

Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking

1972

Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking

as

Self

The Search for One-eye Jimmy

1994

The Search for One-eye Jimmy

as

Holly Hoyt

The Mother

1994

The Mother

as

Mrs. Geegan

The Daytrippers

1997

The Daytrippers

as

Rita Malone

Southie

1998

Southie

as

Mrs. Quinn

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller

1999

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller

as

Self

Through an Open Window

1992

Through an Open Window

as

Madeline Jason

What Makes a Family

2001

What Makes a Family

as

Evelyn Cataldi

The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man

1999

The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man

as

A Fish in the Bathtub

1999

A Fish in the Bathtub

as

Molly

The Day They Came to Arrest the Book

1987

The Day They Came to Arrest the Book

as

Mrs. Salters

Zoolander

2001

Zoolander

as

Protestor (uncredited)

Nasty Habits

1977

Nasty Habits

as

Sister Geraldine

Another Harvest Moon

2010

Another Harvest Moon

as

Ella

Attack of the Doc!

2023

Attack of the Doc!

as

Dick Clark's Good Old Days

1977

Dick Clark's Good Old Days

as

When the Evening Comes

2009

When the Evening Comes

as

Marion Corrado

Planes: Fire & Rescue

2014

Planes: Fire & Rescue

as

Winnie (voice)

Kate McShane

1975

Kate McShane

as

Kate McShane

The Sunset Gang

1991

The Sunset Gang

as

Bernice Shapiro (segment "The Detective")

Jitters

1997

Jitters

as

Louise Domino

The Perils of P.K

1986

The Perils of P.K

as

Crooked Lines

2003

Crooked Lines

as

Hard Boiled

That's Adequate

1989

That's Adequate

as

Charlene Lane

The Independent

2000

The Independent

as

Rita

The Boys from Brazil

1978

The Boys from Brazil

as

Mrs. Curry

Night at the Museum

2006

Night at the Museum

as

Debbie

Reality Bites

1994

Reality Bites

as

Louise

The Longshot

1986

The Longshot

as

Madge

Simpler Times

2014

Simpler Times

as

Gloria

The Hustler of Money

1987

The Hustler of Money

as

Barmaid

Dames at Sea

1971

Dames at Sea

as

Joan

Kiss of Death

1995

Kiss of Death

as

Bev's Mother

Get Well Soon

2001

Get Well Soon

as

Linda

The Irish Whiskey Rebellion

1972

The Irish Whiskey Rebellion

as

Goldie Fain-Follies Star

'Twas the Night Before Christmas

1977

'Twas the Night Before Christmas

as

Fired!

2007

Fired!

as

Herself

Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity

2015

Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity

as

Self

The Other Woman

1983

The Other Woman

as

Peg Gilford

Chump Change

2000

Chump Change

as

Casting Director

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

2002

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

as

Self

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Winnie Tupper Banner

In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night

as

Rhoda

Rhoda

as

The Sonny and Cher Show

The Sonny and Cher Show

as

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Margaret Hanrahan

Ed

as

Barbara Gennacarro

The View

The View

as

Self

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

as

Self

Murphy Brown

Murphy Brown

as

Oz

as

Aunt Brenda O'Reily

Donny & Marie

Donny & Marie

as

Self

The King of Queens

The King of Queens

as

Veronica Olchin

Archie Bunker's Place

Archie Bunker's Place

as

Veronica Rooney

ALF

ALF

as

Dorothy Halligan

Will & Grace

Will & Grace

as

Mrs. Friedman

Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

as

Temperatures Rising

Temperatures Rising

as

Kraft Music Hall

Kraft Music Hall

as

Hullabaloo

Hullabaloo

as

Self

The Flip Wilson Show

The Flip Wilson Show

as

Self

The Paul Lynde Show

The Paul Lynde Show

as

Grace Dickerson

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

as

Betty Blake

The Corner Bar

The Corner Bar

as

That's Life

That's Life

as

Self

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as

Ida Becker

Kate McShane

Kate McShane

as

Kate McShane

The Greatest Gift

The Greatest Gift

as

Gravity

Gravity

as

Mrs. Talbot

Tony Orlando and Dawn

Tony Orlando and Dawn

as

Self

Time Express

Time Express

as

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Bartender (uncredited)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as

Irene Kerns

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Mae Shaughnessy

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

as

Bunny Sterling

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

as

Annie Dempsey

Medical Center

Medical Center

as

Rose Miller

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

Head Case

Head Case

as

Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self - Co-Hostess

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

as

Self

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Rose Vitelli

The King of Queens

The King of Queens

as

Mary Finnegan

Sex and the City

Sex and the City

as

Mary Brady

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

as

Martha

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

as

Janet Ferguson

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Nominee

Good Advice

Good Advice

as

Dooley Harold

Good Morning, Miami

Good Morning, Miami

as

Claire's Friend

Four Kings

Four Kings

as

Ruth

Great Performances

Great Performances

as

The Danny Kaye Show

The Danny Kaye Show

as

Self

Kraft Music Hall

Kraft Music Hall

as

Self

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Nominee

Linus the Lionhearted

Linus the Lionhearted

as

Production

Crew

Directing