[post_page_title]Anne Meara – Then [/post_page_title]
Anne Meara joined the show as Steve’s mom, Mary Brady. Initially depicted as a religious woman, Mary became plagued with Alzheimer’s and was taken care of by Miranda at the end of the series. Before being cast as Mary, Anne Meara was known for her work as a Broadway star and one-half of the comedy team, Stiller & Meara; an act she collaborated on with her husband, Jerry Stiller.
[post_page_title]Anne Meara – Now[/post_page_title]
Anne Meara passed away in 2015 and is survived by her husband, Jerry, and their son, Ben Stiller. Meara had a lot to be proud of by the time of her death; she had been nominated for four Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, and won a Writers Guild Award for her work on The Other Woman.