Jean Stapleton
Acting
Born: January 19, 1923 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Died: May 31, 2013 (aged 90)
Highest Rated
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
You've Got Mail
1998
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
1998
Michael
1996
Everybody Loves Raymond
1996
Klute
1971
The Muppet Show
1976
The Love Boat
1977
Touched by an Angel
1994
All in the Family
1971
Murphy Brown
1988
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
Photos (2)
Movies (35)
You've Got Mail
Birdie Conrad
Klute
Goldfarb's Secretary
Michael
Pansy Milbank
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
Mrs. Jenkins (voice)
Fire in the Dark
Henry Dutton
Dead Man's Folly
Ariadne Oliver
The Trial
Landlady (uncredited)
Tail Gunner Joe
Mrs. DeCamp
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
Mother Goose
Bells Are Ringing
Sue
Aunt Mary
Mary Dobkin
Lily Dale
Mrs. Coons
The Buddy System
Mrs. Price
Cold Turkey
Mrs. Wappler
Up the Down Staircase
Sadie Finch
Something Wild
Shirley Johnson
Pursuit of Happiness
Lorraine
Pursuit of Happiness
Lorrraine
Cinderella
Fairy Godmother
Angel Dusted
Betty Eaton
A Matter of Sex
Irene Wallin
Damn Yankees
Sister Miller
Chance of a Lifetime
Mrs. Dunbar
Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes
Irene Silverman
Isabel's Choice
Isabel Cooper
You Can't Take it With You
Penny Sycamore
Eleanor, First Lady of the World
Eleanor Roosevelt
Bury Me in Niagara
Mildred
The Habitation of Dragons
Lenora Tolliver
Baby
Byrd
Acts of Love and Other Comedies
Gina's Mother
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Giantess
Something's Afoot
Miss Tweed
All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
1991
Funny Ladies: A Portrait of Women Cartoonists
Narrator
TV Shows (31)
The Love Boat
2 eps
Great Performances
Helen · 1 eps
Everybody Loves Raymond
Aunt Alda · 1 eps
Murphy Brown
1 eps
Robert Montgomery Presents
1 eps
Touched by an Angel
Emma · 1 eps
The Philco Television Playhouse
Bus Girl · 1 eps
Dr. Kildare
Nurse Whitney · 1 eps
My Three Sons
1 eps
Caroline in the City
Aunt Mary Kosky · 1 eps
Route 66
1 eps
Naked City
Marilyn Konish · 1 eps
Naked City
Mrs. Trellis · 1 eps
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
2 eps
All in the Family
Edith Bunker · 210 eps
The Defenders
Mrs. Larsen · 1 eps
Grace Under Fire
1 eps
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1 eps
Dennis the Menace
1 eps
Faerie Tale Theatre
The Giantess · 1 eps
Faerie Tale Theatre
The Fairy Godmother · 1 eps
The Patty Duke Show
1 eps
The Electric Company
1 eps
Beakman's World
Beakman's Mom · 1 eps
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
The Nurses
Mrs. Montgomery · 1 eps
The Eleventh Hour
1 eps
Style & Substance
Gloria Utley · 1 eps
Bagdad Cafe
Jasmine Zweibel · 15 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mary Dobkin · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (20)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 3 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Host · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 2 eps
Intimate Portrait
Self · 1 eps
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest / Various Characters · 1 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Dinah!
Self · 2 eps
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star · 1 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · 2 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self · 1 eps
Cher
Self · 1 eps
The Last Laugh
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self (uncredited)
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
Self
Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"
Self
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
Self