- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 19, 1923
- Place of Birth
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- May 31, 2013
Jean Stapleton
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 Broadwa…
Filmography
movieThe Last Laugh
2016 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
2009 · Self
movieThose Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"
2009 · Self
TV Land Top 10
tvTV Land Top 10
2004
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
tvTV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
2003
movieLike Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes
2001 · Irene Silverman
moviePursuit of Happiness
2001 · Lorraine, Lorrraine
movieBaby
2000 · Byrd
movieYou've Got Mail
1998 · Birdie Conrad
moviePocahontas II: Journey to a New World
1998 · Mrs. Jenkins (voice)
movieChance of a Lifetime
1998 · Mrs. Dunbar
tvStyle & Substance
1998 · Gloria Utley
movieMichael
1996 · Pansy Milbank
tvEverybody Loves Raymond
1996 · Aunt Alda
tvE! True Hollywood Story
1996
tvThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · Self
movieLily Dale
1996 · Mrs. Coons
tvCaroline in the City
1995 · Aunt Mary Kosky
tvTouched by an Angel
1994 · Emma
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
tvMrs. Piggle-Wiggle
1994 · Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
tvIntimate Portrait
1993 · Self
movieBury Me in Niagara
1993 · Mildred
tvGrace Under Fire
1993
movieThe Trial
1993 · Landlady (uncredited)
tvBeakman's World
1992 · Beakman's Mom
movieThe Habitation of Dragons
1992 · Lenora Tolliver
tvShelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992 · Narrator (voice)
movieFire in the Dark
1991 · Henry Dutton
movieFunny Ladies: A Portrait of Women Cartoonists
1991 · Narrator
movieAll in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
1991
The General Motors Playwrights Theater
tvThe General Motors Playwrights Theater
1991 · Emilie
movieMother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
1990 · Mother Goose
tvBagdad Cafe
1990 · Jasmine Zweibel
tvMurphy Brown
1988
Trying Times
tvTrying Times
1987
movieDead Man's Folly
1986 · Ariadne Oliver
movieCinderella
1985 · Fairy Godmother
movieGonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
1985 · Self
tvThe Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
movieThe Buddy System
1984 · Mrs. Price
movieA Matter of Sex
1984 · Irene Wallin
tvScarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
movieJack and the Beanstalk
1983 · The Giantess
movieSomething's Afoot
1982 · Miss Tweed
tvFaerie Tale Theatre
1982 · The Giantess, The Fairy Godmother
movieEleanor, First Lady of the World
1982 · Eleanor Roosevelt
movieIsabel's Choice
1981 · Isabel Cooper
Good Evening Captain
movieGood Evening Captain
1981 · Self
movieAngel Dusted
1981 · Betty Eaton
movieAunt Mary
1979 · Mary Dobkin
movieYou Can't Take it With You
1979 · Penny Sycamore
movieThe Muppets Go Hollywood
1979 · Self
tvThe Love Boat
1977
movieTail Gunner Joe
1977 · Mrs. DeCamp
tvThe Muppet Show
1976 · Self - Special Guest Star
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Cameo (uncredited)
tvCher
1975 · Self
tvDinah!
1974 · Self
movieActs of Love and Other Comedies
1973 · Gina's Mother
tvThe Electric Company
1971
movieKlute
1971 · Goldfarb's Secretary
movieCold Turkey
1971 · Mrs. Wappler
tvGreat Performances
1971 · Helen
tvAll in the Family
1971 · Edith Bunker, Theme Song Performance
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
tvRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · Self
tvThe Carol Burnett Show
1967 · Self - Guest / Various Characters
movieUp the Down Staircase
1967 · Sadie Finch
tvThe Patty Duke Show
1963
tvThe Eleventh Hour
1962
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
tvThe Nurses
1962 · Mrs. Montgomery
movieSomething Wild
1961 · Shirley Johnson
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
tvDr. Kildare
1961 · Nurse Whitney
tvThe Defenders
1961 · Mrs. Larsen
tvRoute 66
1960
tvMy Three Sons
1960
movieBells Are Ringing
1960 · Sue
tvDennis the Menace
1959
tvNaked City
1958 · Marilyn Konish, Mrs. Trellis
movieDamn Yankees
1958 · Sister Miller
tvTony Awards
1956 · Self - Host, Self - Presenter
Woman With A Past
tvWoman With A Past
1954
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Mary Dobkin
Lux Video Theatre
tvLux Video Theatre
1950 · Teacher
tvRobert Montgomery Presents
1950
tvThe Philco Television Playhouse
1948 · Bus Girl
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Nominee