Jean Stapleton
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 19, 1923
- Died
- May 31, 2013 (aged 90)
- Birthplace
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Jean Stapleton was born Jeanne Murray in Manhattan, New York City, to Marie A. (Stapleton), an opera singer, and Joseph Edward Murray, a billboard advertising salesman. Her paternal grandparents were Irish. She was a cousin of actress Betty Jane Watson. Other relatives in show business were her uncle, Joseph E. Deming, a vaudevillian; and her brother Jack Stapleton, a stage actor. She graduated from Wadleigh High School, NYC, in 1939, and attended Hunter College. She worked as a secretary before becoming an actress. Stapleton made her stage debut at the Greenwood Playhouse, Peaks Island, Maine, in the summer of 1941, and her New York stage debut in "The Corn Is Green" (1948). She appeared on Broadway in the musicals "Damn Yankees" (1955) and "Bells Are Ringing" (1956), and later repeated her roles in the movie versions (Damn Yankees (1958) and Bells Are Ringing (1960)). Her other Broadway roles included the original companies of "Rhinoceros" (1961) and "Funny Girl" (1964). Stapleton also played Abby Brewster in the 1986-87 revival of "Arsenic and Old Lace".
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Filmography
The Last Laugh
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
Movie · as Self
Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"
Movie · as Self
TV Land Top 10
TV · 1 ep
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
TV · 1 ep
Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes
Movie · as Irene Silverman
Pursuit of Happiness
Movie · as Lorraine
Baby
Movie · as Byrd
You've Got Mail
Movie · as Birdie
Chance of a Lifetime
Movie · as Mrs. Dunbar
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
Movie · as Mrs. Jenkins (voice)
Style & Substance
TV · as Gloria Utley · 1 ep
Michael
Movie · as Pansy Milbank
Lily Dale
Movie · as Mrs. Coons
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Everybody Loves Raymond
TV · as Aunt Alda · 1 ep
E! True Hollywood Story
TV · 1 ep
Caroline in the City
TV · as Aunt Mary Kosky · 1 ep
Touched by an Angel
TV · as Emma · 1 ep
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
TV · as Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle · 13 eps
Bury Me in Niagara
Movie · as Mildred
The Trial
Movie · as Landlady (uncredited)
Grace Under Fire
TV · 1 ep
Intimate Portrait
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Habitation of Dragons
Movie · as Lenora Tolliver
Beakman's World
TV · as Beakman's Mom · 1 ep
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
Funny Ladies: A Portrait of Women Cartoonists
Movie · as Narrator
Fire in the Dark
Movie · as Henry Dutton
All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
Movie
The General Motors Playwrights Theater
TV · as Emilie · 1 ep
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
Movie · as Mother Goose
Bagdad Cafe
TV · as Jasmine Zweibel · 15 eps
Murphy Brown
TV · 1 ep
Trying Times
TV · 1 ep
Dead Man's Folly
Movie · as Ariadne Oliver
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
Movie · as Self
Cinderella
Movie · as Fairy Godmother
The Ray Bradbury Theater
TV · 1 ep
The Buddy System
Movie · as Mrs. Price
A Matter of Sex
Movie · as Irene Wallin
Jack and the Beanstalk
Movie · as The Giantess
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
TV · 2 eps
Eleanor, First Lady of the World
Movie · as Eleanor Roosevelt
Something's Afoot
Movie · as Miss Tweed
Faerie Tale Theatre
TV · as The Giantess, The Fairy Godmother · 1 ep
Good Evening, Captain
Movie · as Self
Angel Dusted
Movie · as Betty Eaton
Isabel's Choice
Movie · as Isabel Cooper
Aunt Mary
Movie · as Mary Dobkin
You Can't Take it With You
Movie · as Penny Sycamore
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Tail Gunner Joe
Movie · as Mrs. DeCamp
The Love Boat
TV · as Helen Branigan · 2 eps
The Muppet Show
TV · as Self - Special Guest Star · 1 ep
Cher
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 ep
Dinah!
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Acts of Love and Other Comedies
Movie · as Gina's Mother
Cold Turkey
Movie · as Mrs. Wappler
Klute
Movie · as Goldfarb's Secretary
All in the Family
TV · as Edith Bunker · 210 eps
The Electric Company
TV · 1 ep
Great Performances
TV · as Helen · 1 ep
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Up the Down Staircase
Movie · as Sadie Finch
The Carol Burnett Show
TV · as Self - Guest / Various Characters · 1 ep
The Patty Duke Show
TV · 1 ep
The Eleventh Hour
TV · 1 ep
The Nurses
TV · as Mrs. Montgomery · 1 ep
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Something Wild
Movie · as Shirley Johnson
The Defenders
TV · as Mrs. Larsen · 1 ep
Dr. Kildare
TV · as Nurse Whitney · 1 ep
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Bells Are Ringing
Movie · as Sue
My Three Sons
TV · 1 ep
Route 66
TV · 1 ep
Dennis the Menace
TV · 1 ep
Damn Yankees
Movie · as Sister Miller
Naked City
TV · as Marilyn Konish, Mrs. Trellis · 1 ep
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Host, Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Woman With A Past
TV · 110 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Mary Dobkin · 1 ep
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Teacher · 1 ep
Robert Montgomery Presents
TV · 1 ep
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV · as Bus Girl · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep