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Jean Stapleton
Actor

Jean Stapleton

19 Jan 1923Born
31 May 2013Died
90Age at death
70Credits

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).

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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

Filmography

  1. 2004TV Land Top 10Series (1 episode)
  2. 2003TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TVSeries (1 episode)
  3. 2001Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny KimesFilm: Irene Silverman
  4. 2001Pursuit of HappinessFilm: Lorraine, Lorrraine
  5. 2000BabyFilm: Byrd
  6. 1998You've Got MailFilm: Birdie Conrad
  7. 1998Pocahontas II: Journey to a New WorldFilm: Mrs. Jenkins (voice)
  8. 1998Chance of a LifetimeFilm: Mrs. Dunbar
  9. 1998Style & SubstanceSeries: Gloria Utley (1 episode)
  10. 1996MichaelFilm: Pansy Milbank
  11. 1996Everybody Loves RaymondSeries: Aunt Alda (1 episode)
  12. 1996E! True Hollywood StorySeries (1 episode)
  13. 1996Lily DaleFilm: Mrs. Coons
  14. 1995Caroline in the CitySeries: Aunt Mary Kosky (1 episode)
  15. 1994Touched by an AngelSeries: Emma (1 episode)
  16. 1994Mrs. Piggle-WiggleSeries: Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (13 episodes)
  17. 1993Bury Me in NiagaraFilm: Mildred
  18. 1993Grace Under FireSeries (1 episode)
  19. 1993The TrialFilm: Landlady (uncredited)
  20. 1992Beakman's WorldSeries: Beakman's Mom (1 episode)
  21. 1992The Habitation of DragonsFilm: Lenora Tolliver
  22. 1992Shelley Duvall's Bedtime StoriesSeries: Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
  23. 1991Fire in the DarkFilm: Henry Dutton
  24. 1991Funny Ladies: A Portrait of Women CartoonistsFilm: Narrator
  25. 1991All in the Family: 20th Anniversary SpecialFilm
  26. 1991The General Motors Playwrights TheaterSeries: Emilie (1 episode)
  27. 1990Mother Goose Rock 'n' RhymeFilm: Mother Goose
  28. 1990Bagdad CafeSeries: Jasmine Zweibel (15 episodes)
  29. 1988Murphy BrownSeries (1 episode)
  30. 1987Trying TimesSeries (1 episode)
  31. 1986Dead Man's FollyFilm: Ariadne Oliver
  32. 1985CinderellaFilm: Fairy Godmother
  33. 1985The Ray Bradbury TheaterSeries (1 episode)
  34. 1984The Buddy SystemFilm: Mrs. Price
  35. 1984A Matter of SexFilm: Irene Wallin
  36. 1983Scarecrow and Mrs. KingSeries (2 episodes)
  37. 1983Jack and the BeanstalkFilm: The Giantess
  38. 1982Something's AfootFilm: Miss Tweed
  39. 1982Faerie Tale TheatreSeries: The Giantess, The Fairy Godmother (1 episode)
  40. 1982Eleanor, First Lady of the WorldFilm: Eleanor Roosevelt
  41. 1981Isabel's ChoiceFilm: Isabel Cooper
  42. 1981Angel DustedFilm: Betty Eaton
  43. 1979Aunt MaryFilm: Mary Dobkin
  44. 1979You Can't Take it With YouFilm: Penny Sycamore
  45. 1977The Love BoatSeries: Helen Branigan (2 episodes)
  46. 1977Tail Gunner JoeFilm: Mrs. DeCamp
  47. 1973Acts of Love and Other ComediesFilm: Gina's Mother
  48. 1971The Electric CompanySeries (1 episode)
  49. 1971KluteFilm: Goldfarb's Secretary
  50. 1971Cold TurkeyFilm: Mrs. Wappler
  51. 1971Great PerformancesSeries: Helen (1 episode)
  52. 1971All in the FamilySeries: Edith Bunker (210 episodes)
  53. 1967Up the Down StaircaseFilm: Sadie Finch
  54. 1963The Patty Duke ShowSeries (1 episode)
  55. 1962The Eleventh HourSeries (1 episode)
  56. 1962The NursesSeries: Mrs. Montgomery (1 episode)
  57. 1961Something WildFilm: Shirley Johnson
  58. 1961Dr. KildareSeries: Nurse Whitney (1 episode)
  59. 1961The DefendersSeries: Mrs. Larsen (1 episode)
  60. 1960Route 66Series (1 episode)
  61. 1960My Three SonsSeries (1 episode)
  62. 1960Bells Are RingingFilm: Sue
  63. 1959Dennis the MenaceSeries (1 episode)
  64. 1958Naked CitySeries: Marilyn Konish, Mrs. Trellis (1 episode)
  65. 1958Damn YankeesFilm: Sister Miller
  66. 1954Woman With A PastSeries (110 episodes)
  67. 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries: Mary Dobkin (1 episode)
  68. 1950Lux Video TheatreSeries: Teacher (1 episode)
  69. 1950Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries (1 episode)
  70. 1948The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries: Bus Girl (1 episode)

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