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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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Anne was born and raised an Irish Catholic, she converted to Judaism after marrying Jerry Stiller.
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Anne won an Obie for the 1955 off-Broadway production "Mädchen in Uniform."
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Anne 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.
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Earned a 1993 Tony nomination as Best Actress (Featured Role - Play) for a revival of Eugene O'Neill's "Anna Christie."
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She wrote and starred in the hit off-Broadway play Afterplay.
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Anne is Grandmother of Ella Olivia Stiller and Quinlin Dempsey Stiller.
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Anne and Jerry have two children, Amy and Ben.
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She has been married to Jerry Stiller since 14 September 1954.