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