Eda Reiss Merin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 31, 1913
- Died
- March 31, 1998
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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).
Filmography
Once Upon a Halloween 2005
as Orddu (voice) (archive sound)
The Pompatus of Love 1996
as Older Woman on Plane
For Better or Worse 1995
as Rose
National Lampoon's Last Resort 1994
as Ida
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's 1993
Actor
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead 1991
as Mrs. Sturak
Turner & Hooch 1989
as Mrs. Remington
The Garry Shandling Show: 25th Anniversary Special 1986
as Caine's Mother
House 1985
as Mrs. Jones
War and Love 1985
as Masha
The Black Cauldron 1985
as Orddu (voice)
Ghostbusters 1984
as Louis's Neighbor
To Be or Not to Be 1983
as Frightened Jewish Woman
Girls of the White Orchid 1983
as Mrs. Powers
A Rose for Emily 1983
as Cousin II
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute 1983
as Ma
A Piano for Mrs. Cimino 1982
as Mary Gatlin
The Frisco Kid 1979
as Mrs. Bender
First, You Cry 1978
as Saleswoman
The Prince of Central Park 1977
as Alice
Hester Street 1975
as Rabbi's Wife
Man on a Bus 1955
as social worker
Lili 1953
as Fruit peddler (uncredited)
Don't Bother to Knock 1952
as Maid (uncredited)
Flying Leathernecks 1951
as Mama Malotke (uncredited)
No Way Out 1950
as Nurse (uncredited)
Where the Sidewalk Ends 1950
as Mrs. Shirley Klein (uncredited)
Knock on Any Door 1949
as Reporter (uncredited)
Leben des Galilei 1947
as Mrs. Sarti
Credits from TMDB.