Eda Reiss Merin

Eda Reiss Merin

Actor

New York City, New York, USA
July 31, 1913

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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Representative Works

Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters
7.5
/ English
The Black Cauldron
The Black Cauldron
6.4
/ English
Turner & Hooch
Turner & Hooch
6.3
/ English
House
House
6.2
/ English
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
6.2
/ English
The Frisco Kid
The Frisco Kid
6.1
/ English
Don't Bother to Knock
Don't Bother to Knock
6.6
/ English
Lili
Lili
6.8
/ English
To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be
6.7
/ English
No Way Out
No Way Out
6.9
/ English
For Better or Worse
For Better or Worse
4.7
/ English
Knock on Any Door
Knock on Any Door
6.2
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Ghostbusters
1984Nominee

Best Performance

Ghostbusters

The Black Cauldron
1985Nominee

Best Performance

The Black Cauldron

Turner & Hooch
1989Nominee

Best Performance

Turner & Hooch

Career Highlights

House
1985Highlight

Best Performance

House

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
1991Highlight

Best Performance

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

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