---
name: "Anne Meara"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/anne-meara"
fi1m_id: "anne-meara"
imdb_id: "nm0575198"
tmdb_id: 32394
wikidata_id: "Q257217"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 September 1929"
died: "23 May 2015"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-04T16:57:23.748922+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Anne Meara

## Identity

Anne Meara

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/anne-meara
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** anne-meara
- **IMDb ID:** nm0575198
- **TMDB ID:** 32394
- **Wikidata ID:** Q257217
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Meara, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q257217, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0575198/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/32394

Actor. Born 20 September 1929 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. Died 23 May 2015.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 September 1929, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 23 May 2015
- **Active:** 1980–1997
- **Also known as:** Anne Meara Stiller , Stiller & Meara, 앤 메라, アン・メアラ
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 74 (2), 1990s 81 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 72 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Crime 2, Comedy 1, Music 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $94m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Meara, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q257217, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0575198/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/32394

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Awakenings*](https://film.one/film/awakenings.md) (73)

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## Biography

Anne Meara (1929–2015) was an American comedian and actress. With her husband Jerry Stiller she formed the comedy duo Stiller and Meara, which rose to prominence in the 1960s through nightclub performances and appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show.

She appeared in numerous films, including *Awakenings* (1990) as Miriam, *Reality Bites* (1994), *The Daytrippers* (1996) and *Night at the Museum* (2006). Her television credits include recurring roles in *Rhoda*, *ALF*, *Sex and the City* and *The King of Queens*. Meara also worked extensively in theatre and received a Tony Award nomination for the 1993 revival of *Anna Christie*. She was nominated for four Emmy Awards and won a Writers Guild of America Award for co-writing the television film *The Other Woman*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Oz* (1997), Fi1m 80, as Aunt Brenda O'Reily — [page](https://film.one/tv/oz.md)
- *Homicide: Life on the Street* (1993), Fi1m 89, as Donna DiGrazi — [page](https://film.one/tv/homicide-life-on-the-street.md)
- *Awakenings* (1990), Fi1m 73, as Miriam — [page](https://film.one/film/awakenings.md)
- *Murphy Brown* (1988), Fi1m 77, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/murphy-brown.md)
- *Fame* (1980), Fi1m 70, as Mrs. Sherwood — [page](https://film.one/film/fame.md)

## Complete filmography (82)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Simpler Times* (2014), as Gloria
- *Planes: Fire & Rescue* (2014), as Winnie (voice)
- *Another Harvest Moon* (2010), as Ella
- *Gravity* (2010), series, as Mrs. Talbot
- *When the Evening Comes* (2009), as Marion Corrado
- *Night at the Museum* (2006), as Debbie
- *Four Kings* (2006), series, as Ruth
- *Crooked Lines* (2003), as Hard Boiled
- *Good Morning, Miami* (2002), series, as Evelyn
- *Like Mike* (2002), as Sister Theresa
- *Get Well Soon* (2001), as Linda
- *Zoolander* (2001), as Protestor (uncredited) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/zoolander.md)
- *What Makes a Family* (2001), as Evelyn Cataldi
- *The Independent* (2000), as Rita
- *Ed* (2000), series, as Barbara Gennacarro
- *Chump Change* (2000), as Casting Director
- *Judy Berlin* (1999), as Bea
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Ida Becker, Irene Kerns
- *A Fish in the Bathtub* (1999), as Molly
- *The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man* (1999), Actor
- *The Thin Pink Line* (1998), as Mrs. Langstrom
- *The King of Queens* (1998), series, as Veronica Olchin, Mary Finnegan
- *Will & Grace* (1998), series, as Mrs. Friedman
- *Southie* (1998), as Mrs. Quinn
- *Sex and the City* (1998), series, as Mary Brady
- *Oz* (1997), series, as Aunt Brenda O'Reily — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/oz.md)
- *Jitters* (1997), as Louise Domino
- *The Daytrippers* (1997), as Rita Malone
- *Kiss of Death* (1995), as Bev's Mother
- *Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger* (1995), Actor
- *Heavyweights* (1995), as Alice Bushkin
- *The Mother* (1994), as Mrs. Geegan
- *The Search for One-eye Jimmy* (1994), as Holly Hoyt
- *Reality Bites* (1994), as Louise
- *Good Advice* (1993), series, as Dooley Harold
- *Homicide: Life on the Street* (1993), series, as Donna DiGrazi — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/tv/homicide-life-on-the-street.md)
- *Through an Open Window* (1992), as Madeline Jason
- *Highway to Hell* (1991), as Medea (waitress in Pluto's)
- *Performance* (1991), series, as Mrs Geegan
- *The Sunset Gang* (1991), as Bernice Shapiro (segment "The Detective")
- *Awakenings* (1990), as Miriam — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/awakenings.md)
- *That's Adequate* (1989), as Charlene Lane
- *Murphy Brown* (1988), series, Actor — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/murphy-brown.md)
- *Monsters* (1988), series, as Greta
- *In the Heat of the Night* (1988), series, Actor
- *The Hustler of Money* (1987), as Barmaid
- *The Day They Came to Arrest the Book* (1987), as Mrs. Salters
- *ALF* (1986), series, as Dorothy Halligan · Writer
- *My Little Girl* (1986), as Mrs. Shopper
- *The Perils of P.K* (1986), Actor
- *The Longshot* (1986), as Madge
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Winnie Tupper Banner, Mae Shaughnessy
- *The Other Woman* (1983), as Peg Gilford · Writer
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Bernice Shapiro (segment 'Yiddish', 'The Detective')
- *Fame* (1980), as Mrs. Sherwood — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/fame.md)
- *Archie Bunker's Place* (1979), series, as Veronica Rooney
- *Time Express* (1979), series, Actor
- *The Boys from Brazil* (1978), as Mrs. Curry
- *'Twas the Night Before Christmas* (1977), Actor
- *Dick Clark's Good Old Days* (1977), Actor
- *The Love Boat* (1977), series, as Margaret Hanrahan, Rose Vitelli
- *Nasty Habits* (1977), as Sister Geraldine
- *The Sonny and Cher Show* (1976), series, Actor
- *Kate McShane* (1975), series, as Kate McShane
- *Kate McShane* (1975), as Kate McShane
- *Rhoda* (1974), series, Actor
- *The Paul Lynde Show* (1972), series, as Grace Dickerson
- *Temperatures Rising* (1972), series, Actor
- *The Corner Bar* (1972), series, Actor
- *The Irish Whiskey Rebellion* (1972), as Goldie Fain-Follies Star
- *Dames at Sea* (1971), as Joan
- *Great Performances* (1971), series, Actor
- *Lovers and Other Strangers* (1970), as Wilma
- *The Out-of-Towners* (1970), as Purse Snatching Victim in Police Station
- *Love, American Style* (1969), series, as Janet Ferguson, Martha
- *Medical Center* (1969), series, as Rose Miller
- *The Courtship of Eddie's Father* (1969), series, as Bunny Sterling, Annie Dempsey
- *Linus the Lionhearted* (1964), series, Actor
- *Ninotchka* (1960), as Anna
- *Kraft Music Hall* (1958), series, Actor
- *The Greatest Gift* (1954), series, Actor
- *The Philco Television Playhouse* (1948), series, as Betty Blake

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won, 1 nominated

- Outer Critics Circle Award 1996: Outer Critics Circle Award (won)
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play 1993: Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play (nominated)
- Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay 1983: Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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