Jean Stapleton
Known for Acting · 88 credits
- Born
- 1923-01-19
- Died
- 2013-05-31
- Place of birth
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Джин Стэплтон · جین استاپلتون
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
TV Shows (48)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Love Boat
1977
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Great Performances
1971
as Helen
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Bus Girl
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Emma
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Everybody Loves Raymond
1996
as Aunt Alda
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Nurse Whitney
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Host / Self - Presenter
My Three Sons
1960
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
Naked City
1958
as Marilyn Konish / Mrs. Trellis
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Route 66
1960
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
The Defenders
1961
as Mrs. Larsen
Murphy Brown
1988
Caroline in the City
1995
as Aunt Mary Kosky
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
All in the Family
1971
as Edith Bunker
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as The Giantess / The Fairy Godmother
Dennis the Menace
1959
The Electric Company
1971
Grace Under Fire
1993
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self
The Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Teacher
The Patty Duke Show
1963
Beakman's World
1992
as Beakman's Mom
The Nurses
1962
as Mrs. Montgomery
The Eleventh Hour
1962
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self
Cher
1975
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Mary Dobkin
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992
as Narrator (voice)
Style & Substance
1998
as Gloria Utley
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Bagdad Cafe
1990
as Jasmine Zweibel
Woman With A Past
1954
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
2003
Trying Times
1987
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
1994
as Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
TV Land Top 10
2004
Movies (40)
You've Got Mail
1998
as Birdie Conrad
Michael
1996
as Pansy Milbank
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
1998
as Mrs. Jenkins (voice)
Klute
1971
as Goldfarb's Secretary
Damn Yankees
1958
as Sister Miller
The Last Laugh
2016
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Trial
1993
as Landlady (uncredited)
Dead Man's Folly
1986
as Ariadne Oliver
Cold Turkey
1971
as Mrs. Wappler
Something Wild
1961
as Shirley Johnson
Up the Down Staircase
1967
as Sadie Finch
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
as Self
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
1990
as Mother Goose
Cinderella
1985
as Fairy Godmother
Bells Are Ringing
1960
as Sue
You Can't Take it With You
1979
as Penny Sycamore
The Habitation of Dragons
1992
as Lenora Tolliver
The Buddy System
1984
as Mrs. Price
Baby
2000
as Byrd
Pursuit of Happiness
2001
as Lorraine / Lorrraine
Isabel's Choice
1981
as Isabel Cooper
Fire in the Dark
1991
as Henry Dutton
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
1985
as Self
Aunt Mary
1979
as Mary Dobkin
Tail Gunner Joe
1977
as Mrs. DeCamp
Angel Dusted
1981
as Betty Eaton
All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
1991
Acts of Love and Other Comedies
1973
as Gina's Mother
Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes
2001
as Irene Silverman
A Matter of Sex
1984
as Irene Wallin
Lily Dale
1996
as Mrs. Coons
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
2009
as Self
Bury Me in Niagara
1993
as Mildred
Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"
2009
as Self
Jack and the Beanstalk
1983
as The Giantess
Eleanor, First Lady of the World
1982
as Eleanor Roosevelt
Chance of a Lifetime
1998
as Mrs. Dunbar
Good Evening Captain
1981
as Self
Funny Ladies: A Portrait of Women Cartoonists
1991
as Narrator
Something's Afoot
1982
as Miss Tweed
About 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 de… With 88 credits spanning from 1944 to 2016, Jean Stapleton has appeared in 40 films and 48 TV shows.
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- You've Got Mail (1998) — as Birdie Conrad
- Michael (1996) — as Pansy Milbank
- Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998) — as Mrs. Jenkins (voice)
- Klute (1971) — as Goldfarb's Secretary
- Damn Yankees (1958) — as Sister Miller
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