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".
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".
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Filmography (Movies)
The Last Laugh
Character:Self
Release Date:18/04/2016
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
Character:Self
Release Date:09/06/2009
Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"
Character:Self
Release Date:09/06/2009
Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes
Character:Irene Silverman
Release Date:20/05/2001
Pursuit of Happiness
Character:Lorraine
Release Date:17/01/2001
Pursuit of Happiness
Character:Lorrraine
Release Date:17/01/2001
Baby
Character:Byrd
Release Date:08/10/2000
You've Got Mail
Character:Birdie Conrad
Release Date:18/12/1998
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
Character:Mrs. Jenkins (voice)
Release Date:04/08/1998
Chance of a Lifetime
Character:Mrs. Dunbar
Release Date:29/03/1998
Michael
Character:Pansy Milbank
Release Date:25/12/1996
Lily Dale
Character:Mrs. Coons
Release Date:09/06/1996
Bury Me in Niagara
Character:Mildred
Release Date:31/10/1993
The Trial
Character:Landlady (uncredited)
Release Date:18/06/1993
The Habitation of Dragons
Character:Lenora Tolliver
Release Date:08/09/1992
Fire in the Dark
Character:Henry Dutton
Release Date:01/07/1991
Funny Ladies: A Portrait of Women Cartoonists
Character:Narrator
Release Date:05/06/1991
All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
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Release Date:16/02/1991
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
Character:Mother Goose
Release Date:19/05/1990
Dead Man's Folly
Character:Ariadne Oliver
Release Date:08/01/1986
Cinderella
Character:Fairy Godmother
Release Date:14/08/1985
Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella
Character:Fairy Godmother
Release Date:08/08/1985
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
Character:Self
Release Date:09/07/1985
The Buddy System
Character:Mrs. Price
Release Date:04/05/1984
A Matter of Sex
Character:Irene Wallin
Release Date:01/01/1984
Jack and the Beanstalk
Character:The Giantess
Release Date:08/09/1983
Eleanor, First Lady of the World
Character:Eleanor Roosevelt
Release Date:12/05/1982
Isabel's Choice
Character:Isabel Cooper
Release Date:16/12/1981
Good Evening Captain
Character:Self
Release Date:21/08/1981
Angel Dusted
Character:Betty Eaton
Release Date:11/02/1981
Aunt Mary
Character:Mary Dobkin
Release Date:05/12/1979
You Can't Take it With You
Character:Penny Sycamore
Release Date:16/05/1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Character:Self
Release Date:16/05/1979
Tail Gunner Joe
Character:Mrs. DeCamp
Release Date:06/02/1977
Acts of Love and Other Comedies
Character:Gina's Mother
Release Date:16/03/1973
Klute
Character:Goldfarb’s Secretary
Release Date:23/06/1971
Cold Turkey
Character:Mrs. Wappler
Release Date:19/02/1971
Up the Down Staircase
Character:Sadie Finch
Release Date:28/06/1967
Something Wild
Character:Shirley Johnson
Release Date:23/12/1961
Bells Are Ringing
Character:Sue
Release Date:23/06/1960
Damn Yankees
Character:Sister Miller
Release Date:26/09/1958
Television Appearances
TV Land Top 10
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TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
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Style & Substance
Character:Gloria Utley
Everybody Loves Raymond
Character:Aunt Alda
E! True Hollywood Story
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The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Character:Self
Caroline in the City
Character:Aunt Mary Kosky
Touched by an Angel
Character:Emma
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
Character:Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
Intimate Portrait
Character:Self
Grace Under Fire
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Beakman's World
Character:Beakman's Mom
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Character:Narrator (voice)
Bagdad Cafe
Character:Jasmine Zweibel
Murphy Brown
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Trying Times
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The Ray Bradbury Theater
Character:
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
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Faerie Tale Theatre
Character:The Giantess
Faerie Tale Theatre
Character:The Fairy Godmother
Archie Bunker's Place
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The Love Boat
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The Muppet Show
Character:Self - Special Guest Star
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Cher
Character:Self
Dinah!
Character:Self
The Electric Company
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Great Performances
Character:Helen
All in the Family
Character:Edith Bunker
The Dick Cavett Show
Character:Self - Guest
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Character:Self
The Carol Burnett Show
Character:Self - Guest / Various Characters
The Patty Duke Show
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The Eleventh Hour
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The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Nurses
Character:Mrs. Montgomery
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
Dr. Kildare
Character:Nurse Whitney
The Defenders
Character:Mrs. Larsen
Route 66
Character:
My Three Sons
Character:
Dennis the Menace
Character:
Naked City
Character:Marilyn Konish
Naked City
Character:Mrs. Trellis
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Host
Woman With A Past
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Mary Dobkin
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Teacher
Robert Montgomery Presents
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The Philco Television Playhouse
Character:Bus Girl
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
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