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Eda Reiss Merin

Actor • Born 1913

Eda Reiss Merin

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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).

Known for

ER posterERSeries • 1994Murder, She Wrote posterMurder, She WroteSeries • 1984Hill Street Blues posterHill Street BluesSeries • 1981Charlie's Angels posterCharlie's AngelsSeries • 1976Family Ties posterFamily TiesSeries • 1982St. Elsewhere posterSt. ElsewhereSeries • 1982Night Court posterNight CourtSeries • 1984Cagney & Lacey posterCagney & LaceySeries • 1982The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air posterThe Fresh Prince of Bel-AirSeries • 1990Amazing Stories posterAmazing StoriesSeries • 1985Dear John posterDear JohnSeries • 1988Ghostbusters posterGhostbustersMovie • 1984Civil Wars posterCivil WarsSeries • 1991The Black Cauldron posterThe Black CauldronMovie • 1985Misfits of Science posterMisfits of ScienceSeries • 1985House posterHouseMovie • 1985Turner & Hooch posterTurner & HoochMovie • 1989Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead posterDon't Tell Mom the Babysitter's DeadMovie • 1991Don't Bother to Knock posterDon't Bother to KnockMovie • 1952To Be or Not to Be posterTo Be or Not to BeMovie • 1983Knock on Any Door posterKnock on Any DoorMovie • 1949Where the Sidewalk Ends posterWhere the Sidewalk EndsMovie • 1950The Frisco Kid posterThe Frisco KidMovie • 1979Lili posterLiliMovie • 1953