Eda Reiss Merin

Eda Reiss Merin

Acting
Born 1913-07-31 - Died 1998-03-31New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Eda Reiss Merin (July 31, 1913 – March 31, 1998) was an American stage, film, television, and voice actress. With a career spanning over six decades, she appeared on Broadway, in regional and touring productions, and later in film and television. She was best known to modern audiences for her role as the babysitter Mrs. Sturak in Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991) and for voicing Orddu, one of the witches, in Disney's animated feature The Black Cauldron (1985).

Movies (28)

Ghostbusters
7.5

Ghostbusters

1984Movie7.5
The Black Cauldron
6.4

The Black Cauldron

1985Movie6.4
House
6.2

House

1985Movie6.2
Turner & Hooch
6.3

Turner & Hooch

1989Movie6.3
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
6.2

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

1991Movie6.2
To Be or Not to Be
6.7

To Be or Not to Be

1983Movie6.7
The Garry Shandling Show: 25th Anniversary Special
8.0

The Garry Shandling Show: 25th Anniversary Special

1986Movie8.0
No Way Out
6.9

No Way Out

1950Movie6.9
Once Upon a Halloween
6.0

Once Upon a Halloween

2005Movie6.0
Where the Sidewalk Ends
7.2

Where the Sidewalk Ends

1950Movie7.2
Lili
6.8

Lili

1953Movie6.8
Girls of the White Orchid
5.0

Girls of the White Orchid

1983Movie5.0
Flying Leathernecks
5.8

Flying Leathernecks

1951Movie5.8
The Frisco Kid
6.1

The Frisco Kid

1979Movie6.1
Don't Bother to Knock
6.6

Don't Bother to Knock

1952Movie6.6
Knock on Any Door
6.2

Knock on Any Door

1949Movie6.2
Hester Street
6.3

Hester Street

1975Movie6.3
Leben des Galilei
7.0

Leben des Galilei

1947Movie7.0
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
4.6

Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

1983Movie4.6
First, You Cry

First, You Cry

1978Movie
For Better or Worse
4.7

For Better or Worse

1995Movie4.7
The Prince of Central Park
6.0

The Prince of Central Park

1977Movie6.0
A Piano for Mrs. Cimino
7.6

A Piano for Mrs. Cimino

1982Movie7.6
Man on a Bus
5.0

Man on a Bus

1955Movie5.0
A Rose for Emily
6.5

A Rose for Emily

1983Movie6.5
National Lampoon's Last Resort
4.0

National Lampoon's Last Resort

1994Movie4.0
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
9.0

Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's

1993Movie9.0
War and Love

War and Love

1985Movie

TV Shows (16)

Murder, She Wrote
7.5

Murder, She Wrote

1984Series7.5
ER
7.8

ER

1994Series7.8
Hill Street Blues
7.6

Hill Street Blues

1981Series7.6
Charlie's Angels
6.7

Charlie's Angels

1976Series6.7
Night Court
7.3

Night Court

1984Series7.3
St. Elsewhere
5.7

St. Elsewhere

1982Series5.7
Family Ties
7.2

Family Ties

1982Series7.2
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
7.9

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

1990Series7.9
Cagney & Lacey
6.9

Cagney & Lacey

1982Series6.9
Dear John
5.7

Dear John

1988Series5.7
Amazing Stories
7.5

Amazing Stories

1985Series7.5
Misfits of Science
7.1

Misfits of Science

1985Series7.1
Code Red
7.0

Code Red

1981Series7.0
Sydney
7.2

Sydney

1990Series7.2
Throb
6.3

Throb

1986Series6.3
Beauty and the Beast
7.4

Beauty and the Beast

1987Series7.4