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