Anne Meara

Actor

Born: September 20, 1929
Died: May 23, 2015 (age 85)
From: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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…

Filmography (53)

Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost (2025)
Self (archive footage)
Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity (2015)
Self
Simpler Times (2014)
Gloria
Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014)
Winnie (voice)
Another Harvest Moon (2010)
Ella
When the Evening Comes
When the Evening Comes (2009)
Marion Corrado
Fired! (2007)
Self
Night at the Museum (2006)
Debbie
Crooked Lines (2003)
Hard Boiled
Like Mike (2002)
Sister Theresa
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories (2002)
Self
Get Well Soon (2001)
Linda
Zoolander (2001)
Protestor (uncredited)
What Makes a Family (2001)
Evelyn Cataldi
The Independent (2000)
Rita
Chump Change (2000)
Casting Director
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller (1999)
Self
Judy Berlin (1999)
Bea
A Fish in the Bathtub (1999)
Molly
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man (1999)
The Thin Pink Line (1998)
Mrs. Langstrom
Southie (1998)
Mrs. Quinn
Jitters (1997)
Louise Domino
The Daytrippers (1997)
Rita Malone
Kiss of Death (1995)
Bev's Mother
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger (1995)
Heavyweights (1995)
Alice Bushkin
The Mother (1994)
Mrs. Geegan
The Search for One-eye Jimmy (1994)
Holly Hoyt
Reality Bites (1994)
Louise