Eda Reiss Merin
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 (45 titles)
6.0MovieOnce Upon a Halloween
Orddu (voice) (archive sound) · 2005
4.7MovieFor Better or Worse
Rose · 1995
7.8ShowER
Mrs. Heizer · 1994
4.0MovieNational Lampoon's Last Resort
Ida · 1994
9.0MovieSex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
1993
4.5ShowCivil Wars
Ester Schoen · 1991
6.2MovieDon't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
Mrs. Sturak · 1991
7.9ShowThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Mrs. Sweeting · 1990
7.2ShowSydney
1990
6.3MovieTurner & Hooch
Mrs. Remington · 1989
5.7ShowDear John
Patient · 1988
7.4ShowBeauty and the Beast
Sophie · 1987
Throb
Woman at Desk · 1986
8.0MovieThe Garry Shandling Show: 25th Anniversary Special
Caine's Mother · 1986
6.2MovieHouse
Mrs. Jones · 1985
7.1ShowMisfits of Science
Erma · 1985
7.5ShowAmazing Stories
Dora · 1985
MovieWar and Love
Masha · 1985
6.4MovieThe Black Cauldron
Orddu (voice) · 1985
7.5ShowMurder, She Wrote
Dorothy Fremont · 1984
7.5MovieGhostbusters
Louis's Neighbor · 1984
7.3ShowNight Court
Gertrude Stuckey · 1984
6.7MovieTo Be or Not to Be
Frightened Jewish Woman · 1983
5.0MovieGirls of the White Orchid
Mrs. Powers · 1983