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".
Filmography
all 85
TV Shows 46
Movies 39
self 17
Voice 2
Narrator 1
5150 (2024)
The Last Laugh (2016)
Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family" (2009)
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air (2009)
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)
Pursuit of Happiness (2001)
Baby (2000)
You've Got Mail (1998)
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998)
Chance of a Lifetime (1998)
Style & Substance (1998)
Michael (1996)
Everybody Loves Raymond (1996)
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996)
Lily Dale (1996)
Caroline in the City (1995)
Touched by an Angel (1994)
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (1994)
Intimate Portrait (1993)
Bury Me in Niagara (1993)
Grace Under Fire (1993)
The Trial (1993)
Beakman's World (1992)
The Habitation of Dragons (1992)
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (1992)
Fire in the Dark (1991)
Funny Ladies: A Portrait of Women Cartoonists (1991)
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (1990)
Bagdad Cafe (1990)
Murphy Brown (1988)
Trying Times (1987)
Dead Man's Folly (1986)
Cinderella (1985)
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff (1985)
The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985)
The Buddy System (1984)
A Matter of Sex (1984)
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
Jack and the Beanstalk (1983)
Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
Eleanor, First Lady of the World (1982)
Isabel's Choice (1981)
Angel Dusted (1981)
Aunt Mary (1979)
Archie Bunker's Place (1979)
You Can't Take it With You (1979)
The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)
The Love Boat (1977)
Tail Gunner Joe (1977)
The Muppet Show (1976)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Cher (1975)
Acts of Love and Other Comedies (1973)
The Melba Moore-Clifton Davis Show (1972)
The Electric Company (1971)
Klute (1971)
Cold Turkey (1971)
Great Performances (1971)
All in the Family (1971)
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
The Carol Burnett Show (1967)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
Up the Down Staircase (1967)
The Patty Duke Show (1963)
The Eleventh Hour (1962)
Something Wild (1961)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Dr. Kildare (1961)
The Defenders (1961)
Route 66 (1960)
My Three Sons (1960)
Bells Are Ringing (1960)
Dennis the Menace (1959)
Naked City (1958)
Damn Yankees (1958)
Tony Awards (1956)
Woman With A Past (1954)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
Good Evening Captain
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1923-01-19
Deathday2013-05-31 (90 years old)
Birth PlaceManhattan, United States of America
ReligionChristian Science
ChildrenJohn Putch
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
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