Most Recent Role: Veronica Olchin on The King of Queens
Gender: Female
Birthplace: New York, New York
Birthday: 9-20-1929
Gender: Female
Birthplace: New York, New York
Birthday: 9-20-1929
A loopy standup comedian, actor and writer, Meara paired with her husband Jerry Stiller and became something of a staple on the American comedy scene beginning in the late 1950s. Sometimes viewed as the common man's Nichols and May, Stiller and Meara, with their schmaltzy Brooklyn-accented gags and skits, worked the early comedy circuit that spawned such talents as Bill Cosby and Joan Rivers,...
Most Recent Appearance
China Syndrome (2)
Monday 14 May 2007 on CBS
At Arthur's wedding reception, Doug and Carrie's marital tension continues, and they ponder whether they have a future together.
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Anne is of Irish ethinicity.
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Anne has been in therapy since the mid 1980s.
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Her mother committed suicide when Anne was 11.
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Anne 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.
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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.
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Other Appearances
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Archie Bunker's Place
Veronica Rooney |
Kate McShane
Kate McShane |
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The Corner Bar
Mae (1973) |
The Paul Lynde Show
Grace Dickerson |
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$10,000 Pyramid
Herself |
$20,000 Pyramid
Herself |
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ALF
Dorothy |
Kraft Music Hall
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Rhoda
Sally Gallagher |
The Ed Sullivan Show
Herself |
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$20,000 Pyramid
Anne Meara & Nipsey Russell Herself |
$20,000 Pyramid
Anne Meara & Nipsey Russell Herself |
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$20,000 Pyramid
THE $20,000 PYRAMID TOURNAMENT of CHAMPIONS Herself |
American Playhouse
The Sunset Gang Bernice Shapiro |
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CBS Schoolbreak Special
The Day They Came to Arrest the Book Mrs. Salters |
CBS Schoolbreak Special
Love Off Limits Patricia Lennon |
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ALF
Writer |
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Archie Bunker's PlaceArchie Bunker's Place premiered in 1979 as a continuation of the very popular CBS series All in the Family. When the new series began, the focus of the series shifted from Archie and Edith's home... more Kate McShane
An Irish-American lawyer researches difficult cases in this network drama. She gets help from her father (an ex-cop) and her brother (a Jesuit priest and law professor). Anne Meara was... more The Corner Bar
Season 1: Harry Grant owns a New York City bar named Grant's Toomb, renamed the Corner Bar. Characters include Phil Bracken, Fred Costello, Meyer Sharpio, Joe the cook, Peter Panama, and Mary Ann.... more
The Paul Lynde ShowPaul Lynde played Paul Simms, an attorney living with his wife and two daughters, one of whom was married to Howie Dickerson, who was unemployed and whose parents lived next door. more
