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Anne Meara

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Anne Meara

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Sep 20, 1929 (97 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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

Acting
2025Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is LostSelf (archive footage)
2015Marsha Hunt's Sweet AdversitySelf
2014Planes: Fire & RescueWinnie (voice)
2014Simpler TimesGloria
2010Another Harvest MoonElla
2010GravityMrs. Talbot
2009When the Evening ComesMarion Corrado
2007Fired!Self
2007Head CaseSelf
2006Night at the MuseumDebbie
2006Four KingsRuth
2003Crooked LinesHard Boiled
2002Like MikeSister Theresa
2002AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love StoriesSelf
2002Good Morning, MiamiEvelyn
2001What Makes a FamilyEvelyn Cataldi
2001ZoolanderProtestor (uncredited)
2001Get Well SoonLinda
2000The IndependentRita
2000Chump ChangeCasting Director
2000EdBarbara Gennacarro
1999Judy BerlinBea
1999The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry StillerSelf
1999The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
1999A Fish in the BathtubMolly
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitIda Becker
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitIrene Kerns
1998The Thin Pink LineMrs. Langstrom
1998SouthieMrs. Quinn
1998The King of QueensVeronica Olchin
1998Will & GraceMrs. Friedman
1998The King of QueensMary Finnegan
1998Sex and the CityMary Brady
1997The DaytrippersRita Malone
1997JittersLouise Domino
1997The ViewSelf
1997OzAunt Brenda O'Reily
1995Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
1995HeavyweightsAlice Bushkin
1995Kiss of DeathBev's Mother
1994The Search for One-eye JimmyHolly Hoyt
1994The MotherMrs. Geegan
1994Reality BitesLouise
1993Homicide: Life on the StreetDonna DiGrazi
1993Good AdviceDooley Harold
1992Through an Open WindowMadeline Jason
1991Highway to HellMedea (waitress in Pluto's)
1991The Sunset GangBernice Shapiro (segment "The Detective")
1991PerformanceMrs Geegan
1990AwakeningsMiriam
1989That's AdequateCharlene Lane
1988In the Heat of the Night
1988Murphy Brown
1987The Day They Came to Arrest the BookMrs. Salters
1987The Hustler of MoneyBarmaid
1986My Little GirlMrs. Shopper
1986The Perils of P.K
1986The LongshotMadge
1986ALFDorothy Halligan
1984Murder, She WroteWinnie Tupper Banner
1984Murder, She WroteMae Shaughnessy
1983The Other WomanPeg Gilford
1980FameMrs. Sherwood
1979Archie Bunker's PlaceVeronica Rooney
1979Time Express
1978The Boys from BrazilMrs. Curry
1977Nasty HabitsSister Geraldine
1977Dick Clark's Good Old Days
1977'Twas the Night Before Christmas
1977The Love BoatMargaret Hanrahan
1977The Love BoatRose Vitelli
1976The Sonny and Cher Show
1976Donny & MarieSelf
1975Kate McShaneKate McShane
1975Kate McShaneKate McShane
1975Saturday Night LiveBartender (uncredited)
1974Rhoda
1974Tony Orlando and DawnSelf
1972Don Rickles: Alive And KickingSelf
1972The Irish Whiskey RebellionGoldie Fain-Follies Star
1972Temperatures Rising
1972The Paul Lynde ShowGrace Dickerson
1972The Corner Bar
1971Dames at SeaJoan
1971Great Performances
1970The Out-of-TownersPurse Snatching Victim in Police Station
1970Lovers and Other StrangersWilma
1970The Flip Wilson ShowSelf
1969The Courtship of Eddie's FatherBunny Sterling
1969The Courtship of Eddie's FatherAnnie Dempsey
1969Medical CenterRose Miller
1969Love, American StyleJanet Ferguson
1969Love, American StyleMartha
1968That's LifeSelf
1967The Carol Burnett ShowSelf
1965HullabalooSelf
1964Linus the Lionhearted
1963The Danny Kaye ShowSelf
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Co-Hostess
1960NinotchkaAnna
1958Kraft Music Hall
1958Kraft Music HallSelf
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee
1954The Greatest Gift
1948The Philco Television PlayhouseBetty Blake
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee
Writing
1986ALFWriter
1983The Other WomanWriter