Biography and filmography

Anne Meara

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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Movies (53)

Stiller y Meara: Nada se ha perdido

Stiller y Meara: Nada se ha perdido

2025 · Self (archive footage)

Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity

Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity

2015 · Self

Simpler Times

Simpler Times

2014 · Gloria

Planes: Fire & Rescue

Planes: Fire & Rescue

2014 · Winnie (voice)

Another Harvest Moon

Another Harvest Moon

2010 · Ella

When the Evening Comes

When the Evening Comes

2009 · Marion Corrado

Fired!

Fired!

2007 · Self

Night at the Museum

Night at the Museum

2006 · Debbie

Crooked Lines

Crooked Lines

2003 · Hard Boiled

Like Mike

Like Mike

2002 · Sister Theresa

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

2002 · Self

Get Well Soon

Get Well Soon

2001 · Linda

Zoolander

Zoolander

2001 · Protestor (uncredited)

Una Verdadera Familia

Una Verdadera Familia

2001 · Evelyn Cataldi

The Independent

The Independent

2000 · Rita

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

Judy Berlin

Judy Berlin

1999 · Bea

A Fish in the Bathtub

A Fish in the Bathtub

1999 · Molly

The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man

The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man

1999

The Thin Pink Line

The Thin Pink Line

1998 · Mrs. Langstrom

Southie

Southie

1998 · Mrs. Quinn

Jitters

Jitters

1997 · Louise Domino

The Daytrippers

The Daytrippers

1997 · Rita Malone

Kiss of Death

Kiss of Death

1995 · Bev's Mother

Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger

Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger

1995

Heavyweights

Heavyweights

1995 · Alice Bushkin

The Mother

The Mother

1994 · Mrs. Geegan

The Search for One-eye Jimmy

The Search for One-eye Jimmy

1994 · Holly Hoyt

Reality Bites

Reality Bites

1994 · Louise

Through an Open Window

Through an Open Window

1992 · Madeline Jason

Highway to Hell

Highway to Hell

1991 · Medea (waitress in Pluto's)

The Sunset Gang

The Sunset Gang

1991 · Bernice Shapiro (segment "The Detective")

Awakenings

Awakenings

1990 · Miriam

That's Adequate

That's Adequate

1989 · Charlene Lane

The Hustler of Money

The Hustler of Money

1987 · Barmaid

The Day They Came to Arrest the Book

The Day They Came to Arrest the Book

1987 · Mrs. Salters

My Little Girl

My Little Girl

1986 · Mrs. Shopper

The Perils of P.K

The Perils of P.K

1986

The Longshot

The Longshot

1986 · Madge

The Other Woman

The Other Woman

1983 · Peg Gilford, Writer

Fame

Fame

1980 · Mrs. Sherwood

The Boys from Brazil

The Boys from Brazil

1978 · Mrs. Curry

'Twas the Night Before Christmas

'Twas the Night Before Christmas

1977

Dick Clark's Good Old Days

Dick Clark's Good Old Days

1977

Nasty Habits

Nasty Habits

1977 · Sister Geraldine

Kate McShane

Kate McShane

1975 · Kate McShane

Don Rickles: Alive and Kicking

Don Rickles: Alive and Kicking

1972 · Self

The Irish Whiskey Rebellion

The Irish Whiskey Rebellion

1972 · Goldie Fain-Follies Star

Dames at Sea

Dames at Sea

1971 · Joan

Lovers and Other Strangers

Lovers and Other Strangers

1970 · Wilma

The Out-of-Towners

The Out-of-Towners

1970 · Purse Snatching Victim in Police Station

Ninotchka

Ninotchka

1960 · Anna

TV shows (51)

Gravity

Gravity

2010 · Mrs. Talbot

Head Case

Head Case

2007 · Self

Four Kings

Four Kings

2006 · Ruth

Good Morning, Miami

Good Morning, Miami

2002 · Evelyn

Ed

Ed

2000 · Barbara Gennacarro

La Ley y el Orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales

La Ley y el Orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales

1999 · Ida Becker, Irene Kerns

The King of Queens

The King of Queens

1998 · Veronica Olchin, Mary Finnegan

Will & Grace

Will & Grace

1998 · Mrs. Friedman

Sex and the City

Sex and the City

1998 · Mary Brady

The View

The View

1997 · Self

Oz

Oz

1997 · Aunt Brenda O'Reily

Good Advice

Good Advice

1993 · Dooley Harold

Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993 · Donna DiGrazi

Performance

Performance

1991 · Mrs Geegan

Murphy Brown

Murphy Brown

1988

Monsters

Monsters

1988 · Greta

In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night

1988

ALF

ALF

1986 · Dorothy Halligan, Writer

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984 · Winnie Tupper Banner, Mae Shaughnessy

American Playhouse

American Playhouse

1982 · Bernice Shapiro (segment 'Yiddish', 'The Detective')

Archie Bunker's Place

Archie Bunker's Place

1979 · Veronica Rooney

Time Express

Time Express

1979

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977 · Margaret Hanrahan, Rose Vitelli, Minnie Dunlop

The Sonny and Cher Show

The Sonny and Cher Show

1976

Donny & Marie

Donny & Marie

1976 · Self

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975 · Bartender (uncredited)

Kate McShane

Kate McShane

1975 · Kate McShane

Tony Orlando and Dawn

Tony Orlando and Dawn

1974 · Self

Rhoda

Rhoda

1974

The Paul Lynde Show

The Paul Lynde Show

1972 · Grace Dickerson

Temperatures Rising

Temperatures Rising

1972

The Corner Bar

The Corner Bar

1972

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971

The Flip Wilson Show

The Flip Wilson Show

1970 · Self

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

1969 · Janet Ferguson, Martha

Medical Center

Medical Center

1969 · Rose Miller

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

1969 · Bunny Sterling, Annie Dempsey

That's Life

That's Life

1968 · Self

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

1967 · Self

Hullabaloo

Hullabaloo

1965 · Self

Linus the Lionhearted

Linus the Lionhearted

1964

The Danny Kaye Show

The Danny Kaye Show

1963 · Self

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962 · Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 · Self, Self - Co-Host

Kraft Music Hall

Kraft Music Hall

1958 · Self

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956 · Self - Nominee

The Greatest Gift

The Greatest Gift

1954

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948 · Betty Blake

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948 · Self

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944 · Self - Nominee