Actor
Eda Reiss Merin
113 years · New York City, New York, USA · 29 films
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).
Best known for
Ghostbusters
1984 · Louis's Neighbor
On Hulu
Turner & Hooch
1989 · Mrs. Remington
On Disney Plus
The Black Cauldron
1985 · Orddu (voice)
On Disney Plus
House
1985 · Mrs. Jones
On Plex
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
1991 · Mrs. Sturak
On Cinemax Amazon Channel
To Be or Not to Be
1983 · Frightened Jewish Woman
On Shout! Factory Amazon Channel
Filmography 29
Once Upon a Halloween
2005 · Orddu (voice) (archive sound)
The Pompatus of Love
1996 · Older Woman on Plane
For Better or Worse
1995 · Rose
National Lampoon's Last Resort
1994 · Ida
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
1993 · Actor
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
1991 · Mrs. Sturak
On Cinemax Amazon Channel
Turner & Hooch
1989 · Mrs. Remington
On Disney Plus
The Garry Shandling Show: 25th Anniversary Special
1986 · Caine's Mother
House
1985 · Mrs. Jones
On Plex
War and Love
1985 · Masha
The Black Cauldron
1985 · Orddu (voice)
On Disney Plus
Ghostbusters
1984 · Louis's Neighbor
On Hulu
To Be or Not to Be
1983 · Frightened Jewish Woman
On Shout! Factory Amazon Channel
Girls of the White Orchid
1983 · Mrs. Powers
A Rose for Emily
1983 · Cousin II
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
1983 · Ma
A Piano for Mrs. Cimino
1982 · Mary Gatlin
On Hoopla
The Frisco Kid
1979 · Mrs. Bender
First, You Cry
1978 · Saleswoman
The Prince of Central Park
1977 · Alice
Hester Street
1975 · Rabbi's Wife
On Kanopy
Man on a Bus
1955 · social worker
Lili
1953 · Fruit peddler (uncredited)
Don't Bother to Knock
1952 · Maid (uncredited)