Anne Meara

Acting

Anne Meara

Born September 20, 1929Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA102 credits

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

Filmography

Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
2025Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Simpler Times
2014Simpler Times
as GloriaMovie
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014Planes: Fire & Rescue
as Winnie (voice)Movie
Gravity
2010Gravity
as Mrs. TalbotTV
W
2009When the Evening Comes
as Marion CorradoMovie
Fired!
2007Fired!
as SelfMovie
Head Case
2007Head Case
as SelfTV
Crooked Lines
2003Crooked Lines
as Hard BoiledMovie
Like Mike
2002Like Mike
as Sister TheresaMovie
Get Well Soon
2001Get Well Soon
as LindaMovie
Zoolander
2001Zoolander
as Protestor (uncredited)Movie
What Makes a Family
2001What Makes a Family
as Evelyn CataldiMovie
Ed
2000Ed
as Barbara GennacarroTV
Chump Change
2000Chump Change
as Casting DirectorMovie
Judy Berlin
1999Judy Berlin
as BeaMovie
The Thin Pink Line
1998The Thin Pink Line
as Mrs. LangstromMovie
The King of Queens
1998The King of Queens
as Veronica OlchinTV
Will & Grace
1998Will & Grace
as Mrs. FriedmanTV
Southie
1998Southie
as Mrs. QuinnMovie
Sex and the City
1998Sex and the City
as Mary BradyTV
The View
1997The View
as SelfTV
Oz
1997Oz
as Aunt Brenda O'ReilyTV
Jitters
1997Jitters
as Louise DominoMovie
The Daytrippers
1997The Daytrippers
as Rita MaloneMovie
Kiss of Death
1995Kiss of Death
as Bev's MotherMovie
Heavyweights
1995Heavyweights
as Alice BushkinMovie
The Mother
1994The Mother
as Mrs. GeeganMovie
Reality Bites
1994Reality Bites
as LouiseMovie
Good Advice
1993Good Advice
as Dooley HaroldTV
Through an Open Window
1992Through an Open Window
as Madeline JasonMovie
Highway to Hell
1991Highway to Hell
as Medea (waitress in Pluto's)Movie
Performance
1991Performance
as Mrs GeeganTV
The Sunset Gang
1991The Sunset Gang
as Bernice Shapiro (segment "The Detective")Movie
Awakenings
1990Awakenings
as MiriamMovie
That's Adequate
1989That's Adequate
as Charlene LaneMovie
ALF
1986ALF
as Dorothy HalliganTV
My Little Girl
1986My Little Girl
as Mrs. ShopperMovie
The Longshot
1986The Longshot
as MadgeMovie
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wrote
as Winnie Tupper BannerTV
The Other Woman
1983The Other Woman
as Peg GilfordMovie
Fame
1980Fame
as Mrs. SherwoodMovie
Archie Bunker's Place
1979Archie Bunker's Place
as Veronica RooneyTV
The Boys from Brazil
1978The Boys from Brazil
as Mrs. CurryMovie
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boat
as Margaret HanrahanTV
Nasty Habits
1977Nasty Habits
as Sister GeraldineMovie
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Live
as Bartender (uncredited)TV
Kate McShane
1975Kate McShane
as Kate McShaneTV
Kate McShane
1975Kate McShane
as Kate McShaneMovie
The Paul Lynde Show
1972The Paul Lynde Show
as Grace DickersonTV
The Irish Whiskey Rebellion
1972The Irish Whiskey Rebellion
as Goldie Fain-Follies StarMovie
Dames at Sea
1971Dames at Sea
as JoanMovie
The Out-of-Towners
1970The Out-of-Towners
as Purse Snatching Victim in Police StationMovie
Love, American Style
1969Love, American Style
as Janet FergusonTV
Medical Center
1969Medical Center
as Rose MillerTV
N
1960Ninotchka
as AnnaMovie
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awards
as Self - NomineeTV
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awards
as Self - NomineeTV