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Anne Meara
Acting
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 32394
IMDb ID: nm0575198
Known for: Acting
Born: September 20, 1929
Died: May 23, 2015
Age: 85
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2025
Years active: 82
Average TMDB rating: 6.66
Wikidata: Q257217
Also known as
Anne Meara Stiller • Stiller & Meara • 앤 메라 • アン・メアラ
Frequent jobs
Writer (2)
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anne Meara, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Anne Meara.
as Miriam
Awakenings
1990 • Movie
as Purse Snatching Victim in Police Station
The Out-of-Towners
1970 • Movie
as Mrs. Curry
The Boys from Brazil
1978 • Movie
as Rita Malone
The Daytrippers
1997 • Movie
as Debbie
Night at the Museum
2006 • Movie
as Louise
Reality Bites
1994 • Movie
as Mrs. Sherwood
Fame
1980 • Movie
as Protestor (uncredited)
Zoolander
2001 • Movie
as Winnie (voice)
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014 • Movie
as Alice Bushkin
Heavyweights
1995 • Movie
as Sister Theresa
Like Mike
2002 • Movie
as Medea (waitress in Pluto's)
Highway to Hell
1991 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Anne Meara.
as Donna DiGrazi • 1 eps
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993 • Series
as Aunt Brenda O'Reily • 2 eps
Oz
1997 • Series
as Ida Becker • 1 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
ALF
1986 • Series
as Self • 14 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • Series
as Winnie Tupper Banner • 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
1984 • Series
as Mary Brady • 4 eps
Sex and the City
1998 • Series
as Veronica Olchin • 9 eps
The King of Queens
1998 • Series
as Bartender (uncredited) • 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series
as Mrs. Friedman • 1 eps
Will & Grace
1998 • Series
1 eps
Murphy Brown
1988 • Series
as Margaret Hanrahan • 1 eps
The Love Boat
1977 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Anne Meara.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Anne Meara.
as Ida Becker • 1 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 • Series
as Self • 14 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • Series
as Bartender (uncredited) • 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series
as Self • 25 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The View
1997 • Series
as Winnie Tupper Banner • 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
1984 • Series
as Self - Nominee • 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
1944 • Series
as Veronica Olchin • 9 eps
The King of Queens
1998 • Series
as Margaret Hanrahan • 1 eps
The Love Boat
1977 • Series
1 eps
Great Performances
1971 • Series
as Self - Nominee • 1 eps
Tony Awards
1956 • Series
as Self • 4 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Anne Meara.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Anne Meara.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Anne Meara.
as Self (archive footage)
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
2025 • Movie
as Self
Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity
2015 • Movie
as Gloria
Simpler Times
2014 • Movie
as Winnie (voice)
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014 • Movie
as Ella
Another Harvest Moon
2010 • Movie
as Self
Fired!
2007 • Movie
as Debbie
Night at the Museum
2006 • Movie
as Hard Boiled
Crooked Lines
2003 • Movie
as Sister Theresa
Like Mike
2002 • Movie
as Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002 • Movie
as Linda
Get Well Soon
2001 • Movie
as Protestor (uncredited)
Zoolander
2001 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Anne Meara.
as Mrs. Talbot • 1 eps
Gravity
2010 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Head Case
2007 • Series
as Ruth • 1 eps
Four Kings
2006 • Series
as Evelyn • 1 eps
Good Morning, Miami
2002 • Series
as Barbara Gennacarro • 1 eps
Ed
2000 • Series
as Ida Becker • 1 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 • Series
as Veronica Olchin • 9 eps
The King of Queens
1998 • Series
as Mrs. Friedman • 1 eps
Will & Grace
1998 • Series
as Mary Brady • 4 eps
Sex and the City
1998 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The View
1997 • Series
as Aunt Brenda O'Reily • 2 eps
Oz
1997 • Series
as Dooley Harold • 1 eps
Good Advice
1993 • Series