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).

Known For

Ghostbusters

as Louis's Neighbor

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

as Mrs. Sweeting

The Black Cauldron

as Orddu (voice)

Turner & Hooch

as Mrs. Remington

ER

as Mrs. Heizer

House

as Mrs. Jones

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

as Mrs. Sturak

Murder, She Wrote

as Dorothy Fremont

Beauty and the Beast

as Sophie

Family Ties

as Woman at Airport