Jean Stapleton
Born in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA — Jan 19 1923• Died May 31 2013
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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…
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Jean Stapleton's Credits
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Great Performances
Helen
The Love Boat
Everybody Loves Raymond
Aunt Alda
My Three Sons
Touched by an Angel
Emma
Robert Montgomery Presents
Dr. Kildare
Nurse Whitney
Naked City
Marilyn Konish
Intimate Portrait
Self
The Defenders
Mrs. Larsen
Dinah!
Self
Route 66
Caroline in the City
Aunt Mary Kosky
Murphy Brown
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest / Various Characters
All in the Family
Edith Bunker
Grace Under Fire
The Philco Television Playhouse
Bus Girl
Faerie Tale Theatre
The Giantess
Dennis the Menace
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
The Patty Duke Show
The Electric Company
Beakman's World
Beakman's Mom
Lux Video Theatre
Teacher
The Ray Bradbury Theater
The Nurses
Mrs. Montgomery
Cher
Self
The Eleventh Hour
Woman With A Past
Style & Substance
Gloria Utley
You've Got Mail
Birdie Conrad
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mary Dobkin
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Narrator (voice)
Bagdad Cafe
Jasmine Zweibel
Klute
Goldfarb’s Secretary
Trying Times
Michael
Pansy Milbank
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
Mrs. Jenkins (voice)
E! True Hollywood Story
The Last Laugh
Self
Aunt Mary
Mary Dobkin
Dead Man's Folly
Ariadne Oliver
Something Wild
Shirley Johnson
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self
Baby
Byrd
Cold Turkey
Mrs. Wappler
The Trial
Landlady (uncredited)
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
Up the Down Staircase
Sadie Finch
Lily Dale
Mrs. Coons
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
Pursuit of Happiness
Lorraine
Chance of a Lifetime
Mrs. Dunbar
Bells Are Ringing
Sue
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
Self
Tail Gunner Joe
Mrs. DeCamp
You Can't Take it With You
Penny Sycamore
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Giantess
The Habitation of Dragons
Lenora Tolliver
Acts of Love and Other Comedies
Gina's Mother
Angel Dusted
Betty Eaton
Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella
Fairy Godmother
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
Mother Goose
Fire in the Dark
Henry Dutton
The Buddy System
Mrs. Price
Damn Yankees
Sister Miller
Cinderella
Fairy Godmother
A Matter of Sex
Irene Wallin
TV Land Top 10
Isabel's Choice
Isabel Cooper
Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes
Irene Silverman
All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
Eleanor, First Lady of the World
Eleanor Roosevelt
Bury Me in Niagara
Mildred
Funny Ladies: A Portrait of Women Cartoonists
Narrator
Good Evening Captain
Self
Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"
Self
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
Self
Something's Afoot
Miss Tweed