Anne Meara

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.

Known For

Night at the Museum

as Debbie

Zoolander

as Protestor (uncredited)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Ida Becker

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Irene Kerns

Awakenings

as Miriam

Sex and the City

as Mary Brady

ALF

as Dorothy Halligan

ALF

as Dorothy Halligan (archive footage)

Planes: Fire & Rescue

as Winnie (voice)

Oz

as Aunt Brenda O'Reily