Actress and comedian Anne Meara, mother of actress Ben Stiller, has died at 85.
Her husband, actor Jerry Stiller, and son Ben said she died on Saturday. No other details were given.
Jerry Stiller and Meara performed on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' and other programs in the 1960s, and won awards for radio and TV adverts they made together.
She was twice nominated for an Emmy Award for her supporting role on 'Archie Bunker's Place'.
Meara also won a Writers Guild Award for the 1983 TV film 'The Other Woman.'
Meara gained fame in more recent times playing the mother of 'Sex and the City' character Steve Brady. This also saw her with a supporting role in the film of the same name in 2008.
The actor who played Steve, David Eigenberg, has tweeted this tribute:
I say goodnight to the amazing,ballsy and profoundly talented lady #AnneMeara I was privileged to be her TV son pic.twitter.com/zzCTA9eGue
— David Eigenberg (@DavidEigenberg) May 25, 2015
She is survived by her husband, son Ben, daughter Amy and several grandchildren.
