Jean Stapleton

    Jean Stapleton

    Acting

    January 19, 1923
    Died May 31, 2013 (90 years old)
    Manhattan, New York, US

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    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...

    Known For

    Filmography

    The Last Laugh

    The Last Laugh

    2016

    as Self

    6.9
    The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air

    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"

    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

    Pursuit of Happiness

    Pursuit of Happiness

    2001

    as Lorraine

    4.7
    Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes

    Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes

    2001

    as Irene Silverman

    7
    Pursuit of Happiness

    Pursuit of Happiness

    2001

    as Lorrraine

    4.7
    Baby

    Baby

    2000

    as Byrd

    7
    You've Got Mail

    You've Got Mail

    1998

    as Birdie Conrad

    6.7
    Chance of a Lifetime

    Chance of a Lifetime

    1998

    as Mrs. Dunbar

    8
    Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World

    Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World

    1998

    as Mrs. Jenkins (voice)

    5.5
    Style & Substance

    Style & Substance

    1998

    as Gloria Utley

    Michael

    Michael

    1996

    as Pansy Milbank

    5.7
    Lily Dale

    Lily Dale

    1996

    as Mrs. Coons

    2
    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    1996

    as Self

    3.9
    Everybody Loves Raymond

    Everybody Loves Raymond

    1996

    as Aunt Alda

    6.8
    E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

    1996

    8.1
    Caroline in the City

    Caroline in the City

    1995

    as Aunt Mary Kosky

    6.4
    Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

    1994

    as Emma

    7.2

    Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle

    1994

    as Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle

    Bury Me in Niagara

    Bury Me in Niagara

    1993

    as Mildred

    4
    The Trial

    The Trial

    1993

    as Landlady (uncredited)

    6
    Grace Under Fire

    Grace Under Fire

    1993

    5.6
    Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

    1993

    as Self

    4.5
    The Habitation of Dragons

    The Habitation of Dragons

    1992

    as Lenora Tolliver

    6
    Beakman's World

    Beakman's World

    1992

    as Beakman's Mom

    8.3
    Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

    Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

    1992

    as Narrator (voice)

    10
    Funny Ladies: A Portrait of Women Cartoonists

    Funny Ladies: A Portrait of Women Cartoonists

    1991

    as Narrator

    Fire in the Dark

    Fire in the Dark

    1991

    as Henry Dutton

    All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special

    All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special

    1991

    9
    Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

    Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

    1990

    as Mother Goose

    4.8
    Bagdad Cafe

    Bagdad Cafe

    1990

    as Jasmine Zweibel

    5
    Murphy Brown

    Murphy Brown

    1988

    6.4

    Trying Times

    1987

    6.5
    Dead Man's Folly

    Dead Man's Folly

    1986

    as Ariadne Oliver

    6.3
    Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff

    Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff

    1985

    as Self

    Cinderella

    Cinderella

    1985

    as Fairy Godmother

    7
    Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella

    Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella

    1985

    as Fairy Godmother

    The Ray Bradbury Theater

    The Ray Bradbury Theater

    1985

    6.8
    The Buddy System

    The Buddy System

    1984

    as Mrs. Price

    4.5
    A Matter of Sex

    A Matter of Sex

    1984

    as Irene Wallin

    7.5
    Jack and the Beanstalk

    Jack and the Beanstalk

    1983

    as The Giantess

    5
    Scarecrow and Mrs. King

    Scarecrow and Mrs. King

    1983

    6.5
    Eleanor, First Lady of the World

    Eleanor, First Lady of the World

    1982

    as Eleanor Roosevelt

    6
    Something's Afoot

    Something's Afoot

    1982

    as Miss Tweed

    Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

    1982

    as The Giantess

    8.1
    Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

    1982

    as The Fairy Godmother

    8.1

    Good Evening Captain

    1981

    as Self

    Angel Dusted

    Angel Dusted

    1981

    as Betty Eaton

    Isabel's Choice

    Isabel's Choice

    1981

    as Isabel Cooper

    Aunt Mary

    Aunt Mary

    1979

    as Mary Dobkin

    7
    You Can't Take it With You

    You Can't Take it With You

    1979

    as Penny Sycamore

    The Muppets Go Hollywood

    The Muppets Go Hollywood

    1979

    as Self

    6.2
    Tail Gunner Joe

    Tail Gunner Joe

    1977

    as Mrs. DeCamp

    6
    The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

    1977

    6.3
    The Muppet Show

    The Muppet Show

    1976

    as Self - Special Guest Star

    8
    Cher

    Cher

    1975

    as Self

    6.2
    Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

    1975

    as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

    7
    Dinah!

    Dinah!

    1974

    as Self

    6.7
    Acts of Love and Other Comedies

    Acts of Love and Other Comedies

    1973

    as Gina's Mother

    7
    Cold Turkey

    Cold Turkey

    1971

    as Mrs. Wappler

    6.2
    Klute

    Klute

    1971

    as Goldfarb’s Secretary

    6.7
    All in the Family

    All in the Family

    1971

    as Edith Bunker

    7.8
    The Electric Company

    The Electric Company

    1971

    7.1
    Great Performances

    Great Performances

    1971

    as Helen

    5.8
    The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

    1968

    as Self - Guest

    6.8
    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    1968

    as Self

    6.6
    Up the Down Staircase

    Up the Down Staircase

    1967

    as Sadie Finch

    7.1
    The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

    1967

    as Self - Guest / Various Characters

    7.7
    The Patty Duke Show

    The Patty Duke Show

    1963

    5.8
    The Eleventh Hour

    The Eleventh Hour

    1962

    6
    The Nurses

    The Nurses

    1962

    as Mrs. Montgomery

    4.2
    The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

    1962

    as Self

    6.2
    Something Wild

    Something Wild

    1961

    as Shirley Johnson

    6.2
    The Defenders

    The Defenders

    1961

    as Mrs. Larsen

    5.9
    Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

    1961

    as Nurse Whitney

    5.5
    The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

    1961

    as Self

    5.4
    Bells Are Ringing

    Bells Are Ringing

    1960

    as Sue

    6.3
    My Three Sons

    My Three Sons

    1960

    6.5
    Route 66

    Route 66

    1960

    6.3
    Dennis the Menace

    Dennis the Menace

    1959

    6.5
    Damn Yankees

    Damn Yankees

    1958

    as Sister Miller

    6.4
    Naked City

    Naked City

    1958

    as Marilyn Konish

    5.5
    Naked City

    Naked City

    1958

    as Mrs. Trellis

    5.5

    Woman With A Past

    1954

    5
    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    1951

    as Mary Dobkin

    8.6

    Lux Video Theatre

    1950

    as Teacher

    6.3
    Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

    1950

    5.6
    The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

    1948

    as Bus Girl

    6.3
    Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

    1944

    as Self - Nominee

    7.2

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