Anne Meara (born September 20, 1929) is an American comedienne and actress. She and Jerry Stiller are the parents of actor/comedian Ben and actress Amy Stiller, and were a prominent 1960s comedy team, appearing as Stiller and Meara.
Mother of actor Ben Stiller.
Mother of actress Amy Stiller.
Grandmother of Ella Olivia Stiller and Quinlin Dempsey Stiller (daughter and son of son Ben Stiller and wife Christine Taylor ).
Earned a 1993 Tony nomination as Best Actress (Featured Role - Play) for a revival of 'Eugene ONeill (I)'s "Anna Christie."
Wrote and starred in the hit off-Broadway play "Afterplay" (1995), which also starred, at various times, Jerry Stiller, Rita Moreno (I), Rue McClanahan and Barbara Barrie.
Is of Irish ethnicity.
Mother-in-law of actress Christine Taylor (I) (wife of son Ben Stiller).
She and husband Jerry Stiller appeared on "Toast of the Town" (1948) (aka The Ed Sullivan Show) as Stiller & Meara every two months for a total of 36 times.
Won an Obie for the 1955 off-Broadway production "Mädchen in Uniform."
Although Anne converted to Judaism upon their marriage, the main source of Stiller & Meara's material was the differences in their ethnic backgrounds, epitomized by their famous "Hershey Horowitz/Mary Elizabeth Doyle" routines.
Born and raised an Irish Catholic, she converted to Judaism after marrying Jerry Stiller
Was named as "Queen of Brooklyn" at the Welcome Back to Brooklyn Festival in 2000. Her husband, Jerry Stiller, was named "King of Brooklyn" at the same festival.
Had a recurring role as Veronica Olchin on the King of Queens, which also starred her husband Jerry Stiller as Arthur Spooner, with whom Veronica had a love interest in.
