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).

Eda Reiss Merin

Acting Born July 31, 1913 – Died March 31, 1998 New York City, New York, USA

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

ER

Mrs. Heizer

Murder, She Wrote

Dorothy Fremont

Hill Street Blues

Mrs. Kramer

St. Elsewhere

Mrs. Gustas

Night Court

Gertrude Stuckey

Charlie's Angels

Esther Goldman

Family Ties

Woman at Airport

Cagney & Lacey

Norma

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Mrs. Sweeting

Amazing Stories

Dora

Dear John

Patient

Dear John

Mrs. Spencer