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