Deceased

When Did Eda Reiss Merin Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 84

Also known asEda Reis Merin, Eda Reis MarinGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn31/07/1913Born inNew York City, New York, USADied31/03/1998Died inLos AngelesWikidataQ27463129 ↗TMDb#140796 ↗

Eda Reiss Merin was an American stage, film, television, and voice actress. With a career spanning over six decades, she appeared on Broadway, in regional and touring productions, and later in film and television. She was best known to modern audiences for her role as the babysitter Mrs. Sturak in Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991) and for voicing Orddu, one of the witches, in Disney's animated feature The Black Cauldron (1985).

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Filmography44 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2005	Once Upon a HalloweenMovie	Orddu (voice) (archive sound)	92
1995	For Better or WorseMovie	Rose	82
1994	ERSeries	Mrs. Heizer	81
1994	National Lampoon's Last ResortMovie	Ida	81
1993	Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90'sMovie	—	80
1991	Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's DeadMovie	Mrs. Sturak	78
1990	The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirSeries	Mrs. Sweeting	77
1990	SydneySeries	—	77
1989	Turner & HoochMovie	Mrs. Remington	76
1988	Dear JohnSeries	Mrs. Spencer	75
1987	Beauty and the BeastSeries	Sophie	74
1986	ThrobSeries	Woman at Desk	73
1986	The Garry Shandling Show: 25th Anniversary SpecialMovie	Caine's Mother	73
1985	Amazing StoriesSeries	Dora	72
1985	Misfits of ScienceSeries	Erma	72
1985	The Black CauldronMovie	Orddu (voice)	72
1985	HouseMovie	Mrs. Jones	72
1985	War and LoveMovie	Masha	72
1984	Murder, She WroteSeries	Dorothy Fremont	71
1984	GhostbustersMovie	Louis's Neighbor	71
1984	Night CourtSeries	Gertrude Stuckey	71
1983	To Be or Not to BeMovie	Frightened Jewish Woman	70
1983	Girls of the White OrchidMovie	Mrs. Powers	70
1983	Enormous Changes at the Last MinuteMovie	Ma	70
1983	A Rose for EmilyMovie	Cousin II	70
1982	St. ElsewhereSeries	Mrs. Gustas	69
1982	Cagney & LaceySeries	Norma	69
1982	Family TiesSeries	Woman at Airport	69
1982	A Piano for Mrs. CiminoMovie	Mary Gatlin	69
1981	Hill Street BluesSeries	Mrs. Kramer	68
1981	Code RedSeries	Mrs. Philips	68
1979	The Frisco KidMovie	Mrs. Bender	66
1978	First, You CryMovie	Saleswoman	65
1977	The Prince of Central ParkMovie	Alice	64
1976	Charlie's AngelsSeries	Esther Goldman	63
1975	Hester StreetMovie	Rabbi's Wife	62
1955	Man on a BusMovie	social worker	42
1953	LiliMovie	Fruit peddler (uncredited)	40
1952	Don't Bother to KnockMovie	Maid (uncredited)	39
1951	Flying LeathernecksMovie	—	38
1950	Where the Sidewalk EndsMovie	Mrs. Shirley Klein (uncredited)	37
1950	No Way OutMovie	Nurse (uncredited)	37
1949	Knock on Any DoorMovie	Reporter (uncredited)	36
1947	Leben des GalileiMovie	Mrs. Sarti	34