Eda Reiss Merin
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).
Filmography
Once Upon a Halloween
2005
as Orddu (voice) (archive sound)
For Better or Worse
1995
as Rose
National Lampoon's Last Resort
1994
as Ida
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
1993
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