Anne Meara's Son Ben Stiller Steps Out After Mom's Death, Thanks Friends and …

“[This bit] came out of a need to find another piece of ourselves [for our act],” Jerry Stiller said of this clip of he and wife Anne Meara performing the bit for comedy shows hosted by Johnny Carson and Ed Sullivan. “We were running out of 'tall woman

Anne Meara, who died on May 23 at age 85, was considerably more than one-half of the beloved comedy act Stiller and Meara. Born into a Roman Catholic family, she converted to Reform Judaism in 1961, as she told 

“[This bit] came out of a need to find another piece of ourselves [for our act],” Jerry Stiller said of this clip of he and wife Anne Meara performing the bit for comedy shows hosted by Johnny Carson and Ed Sullivan. “We were running out of 'tall woman

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actress and comedian Anne Meara, whose comic work with husband Jerry Stiller helped launch a 60-year career in film and TV, has died. She was 85. Jerry Stiller and son Ben Stiller say Meara died Saturday. No other details were 

Actress and comedian Anne Meara, who came to fame in the 1960s as half of the comedy duo Stiller and Meara, has died, NBC News reports. She was 85.