Name
Jean Stapleton
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1923-01-19
Deathday
2013-05-31 (90 years old)
Place of Birth
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".
Known For
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- 1996 Michael as Pansy Milbank
- 2001 Pursuit of Happiness as Lorraine
- 1986 Dead Man's Folly as Ariadne Oliver
- 1998 You've Got Mail as Birdie Conrad
- 1958 Damn Yankees as Sister Miller
- 1971 Cold Turkey as Mrs. Wappler
- 1967 Up the Down Staircase as Sadie Finch
- 1960 Bells Are Ringing as Sue
- 1981 Good Evening, Captain as Self
- 1984 The Buddy System as Mrs. Price
- 1985 Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff as Self
- 1961 Something Wild as Shirley Johnson
- 2009 The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air as Self
- 2009 Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family" as Self
- 1998 Chance of a Lifetime as Mrs. Dunbar
- 1981 Angel Dusted as Betty Eaton
- 1996 Lily Dale as Mrs. Coons
- 2016 The Last Laugh as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1991 Funny Ladies: A Portrait of Women Cartoonists as Narrator
- 1971 Klute as Goldfarb's Secretary
- 1979 Aunt Mary as Mary Dobkin
- 1982 Eleanor, First Lady of the World as Eleanor Roosevelt
- 1977 Tail Gunner Joe as Mrs. DeCamp
- 1979 You Can't Take it With You as Penny Sycamore
- 1991 Fire in the Dark as Henry Dutton
- 1998 Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World as Mrs. Jenkins (voice)
- 1984 A Matter of Sex as Irene Wallin
- 1973 Acts of Love and Other Comedies as Gina's Mother
- 1993 Bury Me in Niagara as Mildred
- 1983 Jack and the Beanstalk as The Giantess
- 1985 Cinderella as Fairy Godmother
- 2001 Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes as Irene Silverman
- 2001 Pursuit of Happiness as Lorrraine
- 1993 The Trial as Landlady (uncredited)
- 1981 Isabel's Choice as Isabel Cooper
- 1990 Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme as Mother Goose
- 1992 The Habitation of Dragons as Lenora Tolliver
- 1979 The Muppets Go Hollywood as Self (uncredited)
- 1991 All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
- 2000 Baby as Byrd
- 1982 Something's Afoot as Miss Tweed
- 1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1960 My Three Sons ( 1 episode )
- 1977 The Love Boat ( 2 episodes )
- 1995 Caroline in the City ( 1 episode ) as Aunt Mary Kosky
- 1994 Touched by an Angel ( 1 episode ) as Emma
- 1996 Everybody Loves Raymond ( 1 episode ) as Aunt Alda
- 1971 All in the Family ( 210 episodes ) as Edith Bunker
- 1960 Route 66 ( 1 episode )
- 1996 E! True Hollywood Story ( 1 episode )
- 1988 Murphy Brown ( 1 episode )
- 1958 Naked City ( 1 episode ) as Marilyn Konish
- 1993 Grace Under Fire ( 1 episode )
- 1983 Scarecrow and Mrs. King ( 2 episodes )
- 1982 Faerie Tale Theatre ( 1 episode ) as The Giantess
- 1992 Beakman's World ( 1 episode ) as Beakman's Mom
- 1971 The Electric Company ( 1 episode )
- 1976 The Muppet Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Special Guest Star
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as Mary Dobkin
- 1962 The Eleventh Hour ( 1 episode )
- 1993 Intimate Portrait ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1959 Dennis the Menace ( 1 episode )
- 1950 Lux Video Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Teacher
- 1961 The Defenders ( 1 episode ) as Mrs. Larsen
- 1963 The Patty Duke Show ( 1 episode )
- 1948 The Philco Television Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Bus Girl
- 1950 Robert Montgomery Presents ( 1 episode )
- 2004 TV Land Top 10 ( 1 episode )
- 1961 Dr. Kildare ( 1 episode ) as Nurse Whitney
- 1990 Bagdad Cafe ( 15 episodes ) as Jasmine Zweibel
- 1975 Cher ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1987 Trying Times ( 1 episode )
- 1954 Woman With A Past ( 110 episodes )
- 2003 TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV ( 1 episode )
- 1985 The Ray Bradbury Theater ( 1 episode )
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1958 Naked City ( 1 episode ) as Mrs. Trellis
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1982 Faerie Tale Theatre ( 1 episode ) as The Fairy Godmother
- 1992 Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories ( 1 episode ) as Narrator (voice)
- 1967 The Carol Burnett Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest / Various Characters
- 1994 Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle ( 13 episodes ) as Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
- 1968 The Dick Cavett Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1962 The Nurses ( 1 episode ) as Mrs. Montgomery
- 1998 Style & Substance ( 1 episode ) as Gloria Utley
- 1971 Great Performances ( 1 episode ) as Helen
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1974 Dinah! ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Nominee
- 1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1956 Tony Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
- 1956 Tony Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Presenter
- 1991 The General Motors Playwrights Theater ( 1 episode ) as Emilie
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 1 episode ) as Self
