Eda Reiss Merin

1913-07-31 – 1998-03-31 (age 84) New York City, New York, USA

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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).

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Eda Reiss Merin

Eda Reiss Merin

Known For

Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters

1984

as Louis's Neighbor

The Black Cauldron

The Black Cauldron

1985

as Orddu (voice)

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

1991

as Mrs. Sturak

House

House

1985

as Mrs. Jones

Turner & Hooch

Turner & Hooch

1989

as Mrs. Remington

To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be

1983

as Frightened Jewish Woman

Lili

Lili

1953

as Fruit peddler (uncredited)

Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock

1952

as Maid (uncredited)

The Frisco Kid

The Frisco Kid

1979

as Mrs. Bender

Knock on Any Door

Knock on Any Door

1949

as Reporter (uncredited)

Flying Leathernecks

Flying Leathernecks

1951

as Mama Malotke (uncredited)

Where the Sidewalk Ends

Where the Sidewalk Ends

1950

as Mrs. Shirley Klein (uncredited)

Girls of the White Orchid

Girls of the White Orchid

1983

as Mrs. Powers

No Way Out

No Way Out

1950

as Nurse (uncredited)

National Lampoon's Last Resort

National Lampoon's Last Resort

1994

as Ida

For Better or Worse

For Better or Worse

1995

as Rose

Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

1983

as Ma

Once Upon a Halloween

Once Upon a Halloween

2005

as Orddu (voice) (archive sound)

First, You Cry

First, You Cry

1978

as Saleswoman

A Piano for Mrs. Cimino

A Piano for Mrs. Cimino

1982

as Mary Gatlin