Anne Meara
Acting1929Brooklyn, 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.
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Known For
Acting History
2025
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
as Self (archive footage)
2015
2014
Planes: Fire & Rescue
as Winnie (voice)
Simpler Times
as Gloria
2012
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TVas Ida Becker / Irene Kerns• 1 eps
2010
Another Harvest Moon
as Ella
Gravity
TVas Mrs. Talbot
2009
When the Evening Comes
as Marion Corrado
2006
Night at the Museum
as Debbie
Four Kings
TVas Ruth
2003
Crooked Lines
as Hard Boiled
2002
2001
What Makes a Family
as Evelyn Cataldi
Get Well Soon
as Linda
Zoolander
as Protestor (uncredited)
Ed
TVas Barbara Gennacarro• 1 eps
Will & Grace
TVas Mrs. Friedman• 1 eps
2000
Chump Change
as Casting Director
The Independent
as Rita
1999
Judy Berlin
as Bea
A Fish in the Bathtub
as Molly
Oz
TVas Aunt Brenda O'Reily• 2 eps
The King of Queens
TVas Mary Finnegan• 1 eps
1998
The Thin Pink Line
as Mrs. Langstrom
Southie
as Mrs. Quinn
1997
1996
Homicide: Life on the Street
TVas Donna DiGrazi• 1 eps
1995
Heavyweights
as Alice Bushkin
Kiss of Death
as Bev's Mother
1994
Reality Bites
as Louise
The Mother
as Mrs. Geegan
The Search for One-eye Jimmy
as Holly Hoyt
Performance
TVas Mrs Geegan• 1 eps
1993
Tony Awards
TVas Self - Nominee• 1 eps
Good Advice
TVas Dooley Harold
Murder, She Wrote
TVas Mae Shaughnessy / Winnie Tupper Banner• 1 eps
1992
Through an Open Window
as Madeline Jason
1991
Highway to Hell
as Medea (waitress in Pluto's)
The Sunset Gang
as Bernice Shapiro (segment "The Detective")
1990
Awakenings
as Miriam
1989
That's Adequate
as Charlene Lane
1987
The Hustler of Money
as Barmaid
The Day They Came to Arrest the Book
as Mrs. Salters
ALF
TVas Dorothy Halligan• 8 eps
1986
1983
The Other Woman
as Peg Gilford
The Other Woman
Writer
1981
The Love Boat
TVas Rose Vitelli / Margaret Hanrahan• 1 eps
1980
Fame
as Mrs. Sherwood
1979
Archie Bunker's Place
TVas Veronica Rooney
1978
The Boys from Brazil
as Mrs. Curry
1977
Nasty Habits
as Sister Geraldine
Golden Globe Awards
TVas Self - Nominee• 1 eps
1976
1975
Kate McShane
as Kate McShane
Saturday Night Live
TVas Bartender (uncredited)
Kate McShane
TVas Kate McShane
1974
Medical Center
TVas Rose Miller• 1 eps
Tony Orlando and Dawn
TVas Self
1973
Love, American Style
TVas Janet Ferguson• 1 eps
1972
The Irish Whiskey Rebellion
as Goldie Fain-Follies Star
The Carol Burnett Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
TVas Annie Dempsey• 1 eps
The Paul Lynde Show
TVas Grace Dickerson
1971
Dames at Sea
as Joan
1970
Lovers and Other Strangers
as Wilma
The Out-of-Towners
as Purse Snatching Victim in Police Station
The Flip Wilson Show
TVas Self
1968
Kraft Music Hall
TVas Self• 1 eps
That's Life
TVas Self
1965
Hullabaloo
TVas Self
1964
The Danny Kaye Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
TVas Self
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
TVas Self / Self - Co-Hostess
1960
Ninotchka
as Anna
1954
The Philco Television Playhouse
TVas Betty Blake• 1 eps
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
TVas Self