Anne Meara
Actor
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.
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Filmography
Zoolander
as Protestor (uncredited) 2001
Awakenings
as Miriam 1990
Planes: Fire & Rescue
as Winnie (voice) 2014
Reality Bites
as Louise 1994
Like Mike
as Sister Theresa 2002
Fame
as Mrs. Sherwood 1980
The Boys from Brazil
as Mrs. Curry 1978
Heavyweights
as Alice Bushkin 1995
Kiss of Death
as Bev's Mother 1995
The Out-of-Towners
as Purse Snatching Victim in Police Station 1970
Highway to Hell
as Medea (waitress in Pluto's) 1991
The Daytrippers
as Rita Malone 1997
The Search for One-eye Jimmy
as Holly Hoyt 1994
Lovers and Other Strangers
as Wilma 1970
What Makes a Family
as Evelyn Cataldi 2001
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
as Self (archive footage) 2025