Deceased

How Did Anne Meara Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 85

Also known asAnne Meara Stiller , Stiller & Meara, 앤 메라, アン・メアラGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn20/09/1929Born inBrooklyn, New York City, New York, USADied23/05/2015 (aged 85)Died inUpper West SideCausecancerWikidataQ257217 ↗Buried atNantucket Jewish CemeteryTMDb#32394 ↗

Anne Meara was an American comedian and actress. 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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Filmography81 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2025	Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is LostMovie	Self (archive footage)	96
2015	Marsha Hunt's Sweet AdversityMovie	Self	86
2014	Planes: Fire & RescueMovie	Winnie (voice)	85
2010	GravitySeries	Mrs. Talbot	81
2007	Head CaseSeries	Self	78
2007	Fired!Movie	Self	78
2006	Night at the MuseumMovie	Debbie	77
2006	Four KingsSeries	Ruth	77
2003	Crooked LinesMovie	Hard Boiled	74
2002	Like MikeMovie	Sister Theresa	73
2002	Good Morning, MiamiSeries	Evelyn	73
2002	AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love StoriesMovie	Self	73
2001	ZoolanderMovie	Protestor (uncredited)	72
2001	Get Well SoonMovie	Linda	72
2000	EdSeries	Barbara Gennacarro	71
2000	The IndependentMovie	Rita	71
2000	Chump ChangeMovie	Casting Director	71
1999	Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries	Irene Kerns	70
1999	Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries	Ida Becker	70
1999	Judy BerlinMovie	Bea	70
1999	The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry StillerMovie	Self	70
1998	The King of QueensSeries	Veronica Olchin	69
1998	Will & GraceSeries	Mrs. Friedman	69
1998	Sex and the CitySeries	Mary Brady	69
1998	The Thin Pink LineMovie	Mrs. Langstrom	69
1998	SouthieMovie	Mrs. Quinn	69
1997	OzSeries	Aunt Brenda O'Reily	68
1997	The ViewSeries	Self	68
1997	The DaytrippersMovie	Rita Malone	68
1997	JittersMovie	Louise Domino	68
1995	HeavyweightsMovie	Alice Bushkin	66
1995	Kiss of DeathMovie	Bev's Mother	66
1994	The Search for One-eye JimmyMovie	Holly Hoyt	65
1994	Reality BitesMovie	Louise	65
1993	Homicide: Life on the StreetSeries	Donna DiGrazi	64
1991	PerformanceSeries	Mrs Geegan	62
1991	Highway to HellMovie	Medea (waitress in Pluto's)	62
1991	The Sunset GangMovie	Bernice Shapiro (segment "The Detective")	62
1990	AwakeningsMovie	Miriam	61
1988	In the Heat of the NightSeries	—	59
1988	Murphy BrownSeries	—	59
1988	MonstersSeries	Greta	59
1987	The Day They Came to Arrest the BookMovie	Mrs. Salters	58
1986	ALFSeries	Dorothy Halligan	57
1986	The Perils of P.KMovie	—	57
1984	Murder, She WroteSeries	Winnie Tupper Banner	55
1983	The Other WomanMovie	Peg Gilford	54
1980	FameMovie	Mrs. Sherwood	51
1979	Archie Bunker's PlaceSeries	Veronica Rooney	50
1979	Time ExpressSeries	—	50
1978	The Boys from BrazilMovie	Mrs. Curry	49
1977	The Love BoatSeries	Rose Vitelli	48
1977	Nasty HabitsMovie	Sister Geraldine	48
1977	Dick Clark's Good Old DaysMovie	—	48
1976	Donny & MarieSeries	Self	47
1976	The Sonny and Cher ShowSeries	—	47
1975	Saturday Night LiveSeries	Bartender (uncredited)	46
1975	Kate McShaneMovie	Kate McShane	46
1975	Kate McShaneSeries	Kate McShane	46
1974	RhodaSeries	—	45
1974	Tony Orlando and DawnSeries	Self	45
1972	Temperatures RisingSeries	—	43
1972	The Paul Lynde ShowSeries	Grace Dickerson	43
1972	The Irish Whiskey RebellionMovie	Goldie Fain-Follies Star	43
1972	The Corner BarSeries	—	43
1971	Great PerformancesSeries	—	42
1971	Dames at SeaMovie	Joan	42
1970	The Flip Wilson ShowSeries	Self	41
1970	The Out-of-TownersMovie	Purse Snatching Victim in Police Station	41
1970	Lovers and Other StrangersMovie	Wilma	41
1969	Medical CenterSeries	Rose Miller	40
1969	Love, American StyleSeries	Martha	40
1969	The Courtship of Eddie's FatherSeries	Annie Dempsey	40
1967	The Carol Burnett ShowSeries	Self	38
1965	HullabalooSeries	Self	36
1963	The Danny Kaye ShowSeries	Self	34
1962	The Merv Griffin ShowSeries	Self	33
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	32
1958	Kraft Music HallSeries	—	29
1948	The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries	Betty Blake	19
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	19