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Anne Meara

Anne Meara

Acting·1929–2015·50 films

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.

As Actor

Night at the Museum
Night at the Museum (2006)Debbie
Zoolander
Zoolander (2001)Protestor (uncredited)
Awakenings
Awakenings (1990)Miriam
Planes: Fire & Rescue
Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014)Winnie (voice)
Reality Bites
Reality Bites (1994)Louise
Like Mike
Like Mike (2002)Sister Theresa
Fame
Fame (1980)Mrs. Sherwood
The Boys from Brazil
The Boys from Brazil (1978)Mrs. Curry
Heavyweights
Heavyweights (1995)Alice Bushkin
Kiss of Death
Kiss of Death (1995)Bev's Mother
The Out-of-Towners
The Out-of-Towners (1970)Purse Snatching Victim in Police Station
Highway to Hell
Highway to Hell (1991)Medea (waitress in Pluto's)
The Daytrippers
The Daytrippers (1997)Rita Malone
The Search for One-eye Jimmy
The Search for One-eye Jimmy (1994)Holly Hoyt
Lovers and Other Strangers
Lovers and Other Strangers (1970)Wilma
What Makes a Family
What Makes a Family (2001)Evelyn Cataldi
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost (2025)Self (archive footage)
The Independent
The Independent (2000)Rita
Get Well Soon
Get Well Soon (2001)Linda
Judy Berlin
Judy Berlin (1999)Bea
Southie
Southie (1998)Mrs. Quinn
My Little Girl
My Little Girl (1986)Mrs. Shopper
The Thin Pink Line
The Thin Pink Line (1998)Mrs. Langstrom
A Fish in the Bathtub
A Fish in the Bathtub (1999)Molly
Chump Change
Chump Change (2000)Casting Director
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller (1999)Self
Fired!
Fired! (2007)Self
The Longshot
The Longshot (1986)Madge
That's Adequate
That's Adequate (1989)Charlene Lane
Nasty Habits
Nasty Habits (1977)Sister Geraldine
Another Harvest Moon
Another Harvest Moon (2010)Ella
The Other Woman
The Other Woman (1983)Peg Gilford
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories (2002)Self
The Hustler of Money
The Hustler of Money (1987)Barmaid
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger (1995)
Crooked Lines
Crooked Lines (2003)Hard Boiled
The Perils of P.K
The Perils of P.K (1986)
Dames at Sea
Dames at Sea (1971)Joan
The Irish Whiskey Rebellion
The Irish Whiskey Rebellion (1972)Goldie Fain-Follies Star
Dick Clark's Good Old Days
Dick Clark's Good Old Days (1977)
Kate McShane
Kate McShane (1975)Kate McShane
Jitters
Jitters (1997)Louise Domino
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man (1999)
Through an Open Window
Through an Open Window (1992)Madeline Jason
The Sunset Gang
The Sunset Gang (1991)Bernice Shapiro (segment "The Detective")
Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity
Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity (2015)Self
The Mother
The Mother (1994)Mrs. Geegan
Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking
Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking (1972)Self
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1977)
Simpler Times
Simpler Times (2014)Gloria

As Writer