Comedian Anne Meara, Ben Stiller's Mom, Dead at 85

Anne Meara, an actress and comedian who also happens to be the mother of Ben Stiller and wife of Jerry Stiller, has died at age 85.

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Actress and comedian Anne Meara, half of one of the top comedy acts of the 1960s, has died at age 85, Variety reports. 

Meara was the mother of actor Ben Stiller and wife of Seinfeld and King of Queens star Jerry Stiller for more than 60 years. 

Along with Jerry Stiller, Meara performed as part of the comedy duo Stiller and Meara, who were a big draw in the '60s and were a staple on talk and variety shows such as the Ed Sullivan Show and the Tonight Show

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Meara's IMDB filmography has 89 entries, the last of which was a credit for providing the voice of Winnie in Planes: Fire and Rescue in 2014.

UPDATE, May 25, 9:46 p.m. ET: Ben Stiller shared his thanks on Twitter with those who have reached out with "kind words about Anne."

 

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