Jean Stapleton
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 19, 1923
- Died
- May 31, 2013 (aged 90)
- Place of birth
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
- Credits
- 90
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
1998Movie
Birdie Conrad
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
1998Movie
Mrs. Jenkins (voice)
Michael
1996Movie
Pansy Milbank
Everybody Loves Raymond
1996TV
Aunt Alda
Klute
1971Movie
Goldfarb's Secretary
Saturday Night Live
1975TV
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Filmography
The Last Laugh
2016Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
2009Movie
Self
Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"
2009Movie
Self
TV Land Top 10
2004TV
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
2003TV
Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes
2001Movie
Irene Silverman
Pursuit of Happiness
2001Movie
Lorraine, Lorrraine
Baby
2000Movie
Byrd
You've Got Mail
1998Movie
Birdie Conrad
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
1998Movie
Mrs. Jenkins (voice)
Chance of a Lifetime
1998Movie
Mrs. Dunbar
Style & Substance
1998TV
Gloria Utley
Michael
1996Movie
Pansy Milbank
Everybody Loves Raymond
1996TV
Aunt Alda
E! True Hollywood Story
1996TV
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996TV
Self
Lily Dale
1996Movie
Mrs. Coons
Caroline in the City
1995TV
Aunt Mary Kosky
Touched by an Angel
1994TV
Emma
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
1994TV
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
Intimate Portrait
1993TV
Self
Bury Me in Niagara
1993Movie
Mildred
Grace Under Fire
1993TV
The Trial
1993Movie
Landlady (uncredited)
Beakman's World
1992TV
Beakman's Mom
The Habitation of Dragons
1992Movie
Lenora Tolliver
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992TV
Narrator (voice)
Fire in the Dark
1991Movie
Henry Dutton
Funny Ladies: A Portrait of Women Cartoonists
1991Movie
Narrator
All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
1991Movie
The General Motors Playwrights Theater
1991TV
Emilie
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
1990Movie
Mother Goose
Bagdad Cafe
1990TV
Jasmine Zweibel
Murphy Brown
1988TV
Trying Times
1987TV
Dead Man's Folly
1986Movie
Ariadne Oliver
Cinderella
1985Movie
Fairy Godmother
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
1985Movie
Self
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985TV
The Buddy System
1984Movie
Mrs. Price
A Matter of Sex
1984Movie
Irene Wallin
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983TV
Jack and the Beanstalk
1983Movie
The Giantess
Something's Afoot
1982Movie
Miss Tweed
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982TV
The Giantess, The Fairy Godmother
Eleanor, First Lady of the World
1982Movie
Eleanor Roosevelt
Isabel's Choice
1981Movie
Isabel Cooper
Good Evening, Captain
1981Movie
Self
Angel Dusted
1981Movie
Betty Eaton
Aunt Mary
1979Movie
Mary Dobkin
You Can't Take it With You
1979Movie
Penny Sycamore
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979Movie
Self (uncredited)
The Love Boat
1977TV
Helen Branigan
Tail Gunner Joe
1977Movie
Mrs. DeCamp
The Muppet Show
1976TV
Self - Special Guest Star
Saturday Night Live
1975TV
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Cher
1975TV
Self
Dinah!
1974TV
Self
Acts of Love and Other Comedies
1973Movie
Gina's Mother
The Electric Company
1971TV
Klute
1971Movie
Goldfarb's Secretary
Cold Turkey
1971Movie
Mrs. Wappler
Great Performances
1971TV
Helen
All in the Family
1971TV
Edith Bunker
The Dick Cavett Show
1968TV
Self - Guest
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968TV
Self
The Carol Burnett Show
1967TV
Self - Guest / Various Characters
Up the Down Staircase
1967Movie
Sadie Finch
The Patty Duke Show
1963TV
The Eleventh Hour
1962TV
The Merv Griffin Show
1962TV
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962TV
Self
The Nurses
1962TV
Mrs. Montgomery
Something Wild
1961Movie
Shirley Johnson
The Mike Douglas Show
1961TV
Self
Dr. Kildare
1961TV
Nurse Whitney
The Defenders
1961TV
Mrs. Larsen
Route 66
1960TV
My Three Sons
1960TV
Bells Are Ringing
1960Movie
Sue
Dennis the Menace
1959TV
Naked City
1958TV
Marilyn Konish, Mrs. Trellis
Damn Yankees
1958Movie
Sister Miller
Tony Awards
1956TV
Self - Host, Self - Presenter
Woman With A Past
1954TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951TV
Mary Dobkin
Lux Video Theatre
1950TV
Teacher
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950TV
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948TV
Bus Girl
Golden Globe Awards
1944TV
Self - Nominee