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