Anne Meara

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 a prominent 1960s comedy team, Stiller and Meara. She also was featured on stage, in television, and in numerous films, and later she 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 TV movie The Other Woman. 2Early years Meara was born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of parents of Irish descent, Mary (née Dempsey) (1896-1941) and Edward Joseph Meara (1894-1979), a lawyer. An only child, she was raised in Rockville Centre, New York, on Long Island. When Anne was 12 years old, her mother committed suicide. When she was 18, Meara spent a year studying acting at the Dramatic Workshop at The New School in Manhattan. The following year, 1948, she began her career as an actress in summer stock. 2Career 3Comedy team Meara met actor-comedian Jerry Stiller in 1953, and they married in 1955, after two years relationshi