Actress and Comedian Anne Meara, Mom of Ben Stiller, Dies at 85

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Anne Meara attends the 2011 Players Foundation for Theatre Education Hall of Fame Inductions at The Players Club on May 1, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Anne Meara;
Anne Meara at the 2011 Players Foundation for Theatre Education Hall of Fame Inductions at The Players Club in New York City on May 1, 2011.Dave Kotinsky—Getty Images
By NBC News

Actress and comedian Anne Meara, who gained fame as half of the comedy team Stiller & Meara and went on to star in TV and film, has died. She was 85.

Her husband, Jerry Stiller, and son Ben Stiller say Meara died Saturday. No other details were provided.

The Stiller family released a statement to The Associated Press on Sunday describing Jerry Stiller as Meara’s “husband and partner in life.”

“The two were married for 61 years and worked together almost as long,” the statement said.

The couple performed as Stiller & Meara on “The Ed Sullivan Show” and other programs in the 1960s and won awards for the radio and TV commercials they made together.

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