Anne Meara

Anne Meara (born September 20, 1929) is an American comedienne and actress. She was born in New York City, into a family of Irish Catholic extraction and raised accordingly, although she would later convert to Judaism, the religion of her husband of many years, actor Jerry Stiller; she and Stiller are the parents of the actor Ben and the actress Amy Stiller.

Her mother committed suicide when Meara was 11, and she has been in therapy since the mid-1980s. She was raised Catholic, but converted to Judaism six years after marrying Stiller. She has long stressed that her conversion wasn't at Stiller's request, but because "Catholicism was dead to me," and she simply came to prefer the more "lively" character of Jewish culture. And she took the conversion seriously, studying the faith in such depth that her born-Jewish husband quipped, "being married to Anne has made me more Jewish."

Meara co-starred along side Carroll O'Connor and Martin Balsam in early 1980's hit sit-com Archie Bunker's Place, which was a continuation of the wildly popular 1970's sit-com All in the Family. She played the role of Veronica Rooney, who was the Bar’s cook, for the shows first three seasons. (1979-1982) She also appeared as the grandmother in the TV series ALF in the late 1980’s.

External link

• Anne Meara at IMDb