Anne Meara

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1929-09-20

Deathday 2015-05-23 (85 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

Actor

2014
Simpler Times

as Gloria

2014
Planes: Fire & Rescue

as Winnie (voice)

2010
Gravity

as Mrs. Talbot

2009
When the Evening Comes

as Marion Corrado

2007
Fired!

as Herself

2007
Head Case

as Self

2006
2006
Four Kings

as Ruth

2003
Crooked Lines

as Hard Boiled

2002
Like Mike

as Sister Theresa

2002
Good Morning, Miami

as Claire's Friend

2001
Get Well Soon

as Linda

2001
Zoolander

as Protestor (uncredited)

2001
What Makes a Family

as Evelyn Cataldi

2000
2000
Chump Change

as Casting Director

2000
Ed

as Barbara Gennacarro

1999
1998
The Thin Pink Line

as Mrs. Langstrom

1998
Southie

as Mrs. Quinn

1998
The King of Queens

as Veronica Olchin

1998
Will & Grace

as Mrs. Friedman

1998
The King of Queens

as Mary Finnegan

1998
Sex and the City

as Mary Brady

1997
Jitters

as Louise Domino

1997
The Daytrippers

as Rita Malone

1997
The View

as Self

1997
Oz

as Aunt Brenda O'Reily

1995
Kiss of Death

as Bev's Mother

1995
Heavyweights

as Alice Bushkin

1994
The Mother

as Mrs. Geegan

1994
Reality Bites

as Louise

1993
Good Advice

as Dooley Harold

1992
Through an Open Window

as Madeline Jason

1991
Highway to Hell

as Medea (waitress in Pluto's)

1991
The Sunset Gang

as Bernice Shapiro (segment "The Detective")

1990
Awakenings

as Miriam

1989
That's Adequate

as Charlene Lane

1987
1986
My Little Girl

as Mrs. Shopper

1986
The Longshot

as Madge

1986
ALF

as Dorothy Halligan

1986
ALF

as Dorothy Halligan (archive footage)

1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Winnie Tupper Banner

1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Mae Shaughnessy

1983
The Other Woman

as Peg Gilford

1980
Fame

as Mrs. Sherwood

1979
Archie Bunker's Place

as Veronica Rooney

1978
The Boys from Brazil

as Mrs. Curry

1977
Nasty Habits

as Sister Geraldine

1977
The Love Boat

as Margaret Hanrahan

1977
The Love Boat

as Rose Vitelli

1976
1975
Kate McShane

as Kate McShane

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Bartender (uncredited)

1975
Kate McShane

as Kate McShane

1974
1972
The Irish Whiskey Rebellion

as Goldie Fain-Follies Star

1972
The Paul Lynde Show

as Grace Dickerson

1971
Dames at Sea

as Joan

1970
The Out-of-Towners

as Purse Snatching Victim in Police Station

1969
Love, American Style

as Janet Ferguson

1969
1969
Medical Center

as Rose Miller

1969
1969
1968
That's Life

as Self

1965
Hullabaloo

as Self

1961
The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Hostess

1958
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Writer

1986
ALF

as Writer

1983
The Other Woman

as Writer