Celebrities, Comedians Mourn Anne Meara On Twitter After News Of Her Death

Celebrities Mourn Anne Meara On Twitter After News Of Her Death
NEW YORK - DECEMBER 14: Actress Anne Meara attends the 12th annual 'Research in Action Awards,' a benefit honoring individuals who have made significant impact in AIDS research and activism hosted by Treatment Action Group at Astor Center on December 14, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)
NEW YORK - DECEMBER 14: Actress Anne Meara attends the 12th annual 'Research in Action Awards,' a benefit honoring individuals who have made significant impact in AIDS research and activism hosted by Treatment Action Group at Astor Center on December 14, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

Celebrities took to Twitter Sunday to express their grief after learning that actress and comedian Anne Meara died Saturday.

The 85-year-old performer and mother of Ben Stiller touched many:

Stiller and Meara have been a wonderful presence in comedy my whole life. Now Anne Meara is gone, and I salute her.

— Steve Martin (@SteveMartinToGo) May 24, 2015

Was very lucky to work with the hysterically funny Anne Meara on the film, Another Harvest Moon - she had the BEST stories #RIPAnneMeara

— Amber Benson (@amber_benson) May 24, 2015

Anne Meara was real and too quick for the room. Ahead of her time and essential to comedy.

— David Krumholtz (@mrDaveKrumholtz) May 24, 2015

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