Portrait of Anne Meara

Acting

Anne Meara

Career

Active from 1954 to 2014, busiest in 1986 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
14
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Daytrippers
The Daytrippers
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 50 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Anne Meara Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.4, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Tension
    4.5, average 6.0
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Family Dynamics 3
  • Underdog Story 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

78
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

4 titles ยท average score 53
Simpler Times
Simpler Times (2014)

as Gloria

Planes: Fire & Rescue
Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014)
GoodWatch score 51

as Winnie (voice)

Another Harvest Moon
Another Harvest Moon (2010)
GoodWatch score 59

as Ella

Gravity
Gravity (2010)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Mrs. Talbot

2000s

12 titles ยท average score 55
When the Evening Comes
When the Evening Comes (2009)

as Marion Corrado

Night at the Museum
Night at the Museum (2006)
GoodWatch score 55

as Debbie

Four Kings
Four Kings (2006)
GoodWatch score 32

TV show ยท as Ruth

Crooked Lines
Crooked Lines (2003)

as Hard Boiled

Like Mike
Like Mike (2002)
GoodWatch score 54

as Sister Theresa

Good Morning, Miami
Good Morning, Miami (2002)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show ยท as Evelyn

What Makes a Family
What Makes a Family (2001)
GoodWatch score 61

as Evelyn Cataldi

Zoolander
Zoolander (2001)
GoodWatch score 65

as Protestor (uncredited)

Get Well Soon
Get Well Soon (2001)
GoodWatch score 48

as Linda

Ed
Ed (2000)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Barbara Gennacarro

The Independent
The Independent (2000)
GoodWatch score 48

as Rita

Chump Change
Chump Change (2000)
GoodWatch score 47

as Casting Director

1990s

23 titles ยท average score 65
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Ida Becker / Irene Kerns

A Fish in the Bathtub
A Fish in the Bathtub (1999)
GoodWatch score 46

as Molly

Southie
Southie (1998)
GoodWatch score 39

as Mrs. Quinn

The King of Queens
The King of Queens (1998)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Veronica Olchin / Mary Finnegan

Sex and the City
Sex and the City (1998)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Mary Brady

Will & Grace
Will & Grace (1998)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Mrs. Friedman

The Daytrippers
The Daytrippers (1997)
GoodWatch score 72

as Rita Malone

Jitters
Jitters (1997)

as Louise Domino

Oz
Oz (1997)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Aunt Brenda O'Reily

The Search for One-eye Jimmy
The Search for One-eye Jimmy (1994)
GoodWatch score 62

as Holly Hoyt

Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show ยท as Donna DiGrazi

Through an Open Window
Through an Open Window (1992)

as Madeline Jason

1980s

13 titles ยท average score 62
That's Adequate
That's Adequate (1989)
GoodWatch score 45

as Charlene Lane

Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown (1988)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night (1988)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show

Monsters
Monsters (1988)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Greta

The Hustler of Money
The Hustler of Money (1987)

as Barmaid

ALF
ALF (1986)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show ยท as Dorothy Halligan

The Longshot
The Longshot (1986)
GoodWatch score 53

as Madge

My Little Girl
My Little Girl (1986)
GoodWatch score 53

as Mrs. Shopper

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Winnie Tupper Banner / Mae Shaughnessy

The Other Woman
The Other Woman (1983)

as Peg Gilford

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Bernice Shapiro (segment 'Yiddish', 'The Detective')

Fame
Fame (1980)
GoodWatch score 69

as Mrs. Sherwood

1970s

18 titles ยท average score 59
Archie Bunker's Place
Archie Bunker's Place (1979)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Veronica Rooney

The Boys from Brazil
The Boys from Brazil (1978)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mrs. Curry

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Rose Vitelli / Margaret Hanrahan

Nasty Habits
Nasty Habits (1977)
GoodWatch score 43

as Sister Geraldine

Kate McShane
Kate McShane (1975)

TV show ยท as Kate McShane

Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live (1975)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Bartender (uncredited)

Kate McShane
Kate McShane (1975)

as Kate McShane

Rhoda
Rhoda (1974)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

The Irish Whiskey Rebellion
The Irish Whiskey Rebellion (1972)

as Goldie Fain-Follies Star

Great Performances
Great Performances (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

Dames at Sea
Dames at Sea (1971)

as Joan

The Out-of-Towners
The Out-of-Towners (1970)
GoodWatch score 70

as Purse Snatching Victim in Police Station

1960s

5 titles ยท average score 59
Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Martha / Janet Ferguson

Medical Center
Medical Center (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Rose Miller

The Courtship of Eddie's Father
The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Bunny Sterling / Annie Dempsey

Linus the Lionhearted
Linus the Lionhearted (1964)

TV show

Ninotchka
Ninotchka (1960)

as Anna

1950s

2 titles
Kraft Music Hall
Kraft Music Hall (1958)

TV show ยท as Self

The Greatest Gift
The Greatest Gift (1954)

TV show

1940s

1 title
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)

TV show ยท as Betty Blake