Anne Meara | |
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 Meara in 1975. | |
| Born | (1929-09-20)September 20, 1929 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 23, 2015(2015-05-23) (aged 85) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1948–2015 |
| Spouse | Jerry Stiller (1954–2015; her death) |
| Children | Ben Stiller (b. 1965), Amy Stiller (b. 1961) |
Anne Meara (born September 20, 1929 – May 23, 2015[1]) was an American comedian and actress. She andJerry Stiller were a 1960s comedy team, appearing as Stiller and Meara, and are the parents of actor/comedianBen Stiller and actressAmy Stiller.
Meara was born inBrooklyn,New York. She is the daughter of Irish immigrant parents, Mary (née Dempsey) and Edward Joseph Meara, a lawyer.[2][3][4] Meara was raised in Roman Catholicism, and converted to Reform Judaism six years after marrying Stiller.[5][6]
Meara died on May 23, 2015 at the age of 85 of multiplestrokes.[7]
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