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Anne Meara

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Anne Meara

Born September 20, 1929 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USADied May 23, 201546 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.

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Awakenings posterFirst watchAwakenings19907.8as MiriamDr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease.View film

Essential films

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Night at the Museum poster6.6Night at the Museum2006Zoolander poster6.2Zoolander2001Reality Bites poster6.5Reality Bites1994Planes: Fire & Rescue poster6.2Planes: Fire & Rescue2014The Boys from Brazil poster6.7The Boys from Brazil1978Fame poster6.4Fame1980Like Mike poster6.1Like Mike2002Heavyweights poster6.2Heavyweights1995

Filmography

46 films as actor
  1. 2014Simpler TimesGloria
  2. 2014Planes: Fire & RescueWinnie (voice)
  3. 2010Another Harvest MoonElla
  4. 2009When the Evening ComesMarion Corrado
  5. 2006Night at the MuseumDebbie
  6. 2003Crooked LinesHard Boiled
  7. 2002Like MikeSister Theresa
  8. 2001Get Well SoonLinda
  9. 2001ZoolanderProtestor (uncredited)
  10. 2001What Makes a FamilyEvelyn Cataldi
  11. 2000The IndependentRita
  12. 2000Chump ChangeCasting Director
  13. 1999Judy BerlinBea
  14. 1999A Fish in the BathtubMolly
  15. 1999The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
  16. 1998The Thin Pink LineMrs. Langstrom
  17. 1998SouthieMrs. Quinn
  18. 1997JittersLouise Domino
  19. 1997The DaytrippersRita Malone
  20. 1995Kiss of DeathBev's Mother
  21. 1995HeavyweightsAlice Bushkin
  22. 1994The MotherMrs. Geegan
  23. 1994The Search for One-eye JimmyHolly Hoyt
  24. 1994Reality BitesLouise
  25. 1992Through an Open WindowMadeline Jason
  26. 1991Highway to HellMedea (waitress in Pluto's)
  27. 1991The Sunset GangBernice Shapiro (segment "The Detective")
  28. 1990AwakeningsMiriam
  29. 1989That's AdequateCharlene Lane
  30. 1987The Hustler of MoneyBarmaid
  31. 1987The Day They Came to Arrest the BookMrs. Salters
  32. 1986My Little GirlMrs. Shopper
  33. 1986The Perils of P.K
  34. 1986The LongshotMadge
  35. 1983The Other WomanPeg Gilford
  36. 1980FameMrs. Sherwood
  37. 1978The Boys from BrazilMrs. Curry
  38. 1977'Twas the Night Before Christmas
  39. 1977Dick Clark's Good Old Days
  40. 1977Nasty HabitsSister Geraldine
  41. 1975Kate McShaneKate McShane
  42. 1972The Irish Whiskey RebellionGoldie Fain-Follies Star
  43. 1971Dames at SeaJoan
  44. 1970Lovers and Other StrangersWilma
  45. 1970The Out-of-TownersPurse Snatching Victim in Police Station
  46. 1960NinotchkaAnna