About

Known credits:
45
Birthday:
1923-01-19
Place of birth:
Manhattan, New York, US
Website:
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Jean Stapleton

Overview

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

Acting
2016 The Last Laugh Actor Self 59
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2009 Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family" Actor Self N/A
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2009 The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air Actor Self N/A
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2001 Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes Actor Irene Silverman 58
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2001 Pursuit of Happiness Actor Lorrraine 58
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2001 Pursuit of Happiness Actor Lorraine 58
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2000 Baby Actor Byrd 58
Average
1998 You've Got Mail Actor Birdie Conrad 65
Fair
1998 Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World Actor Mrs. Jenkins (voice) 56
Average
1998 Chance of a Lifetime Actor Mrs. Dunbar 59
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1996 Michael Actor Pansy Milbank 57
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1996 Lily Dale Actor Mrs. Coons 59
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1994 Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Actor Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle N/A
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1993 Bury Me in Niagara Actor Mildred 59
Average
1993 The Trial Actor Landlady (uncredited) 58
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1992 The Habitation of Dragons Actor Lenora Tolliver N/A
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1991 Fire in the Dark Actor Henry Dutton N/A
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1991 Funny Ladies: A Portrait of Women Cartoonists Actor Narrator N/A
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1991 All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special Actor 58
Average
1990 Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme Actor Mother Goose 58
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1990 Bagdad Cafe Actor Jasmine Zweibel 68
Fair
1986 Dead Man's Folly Actor Ariadne Oliver 59
Average
1985 Cinderella Actor Fairy Godmother 59
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1985 Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella Actor Fairy Godmother N/A
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1985 Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff Actor Self N/A
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1984 The Buddy System Actor Mrs. Price 58
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1984 A Matter of Sex Actor Irene Wallin 59
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1983 Jack and the Beanstalk Actor The Giantess 59
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1982 Eleanor, First Lady of the World Actor Eleanor Roosevelt 58
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1981 Isabel's Choice Actor Isabel Cooper N/A
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1981 Good Evening Captain Actor Self N/A
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1981 Angel Dusted Actor Betty Eaton N/A
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1979 Aunt Mary Actor Mary Dobkin 59
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1979 The Muppets Go Hollywood Actor Self 59
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1979 You Can't Take it With You Actor Penny Sycamore N/A
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1977 Tail Gunner Joe Actor Mrs. DeCamp 58
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1973 Acts of Love and Other Comedies Actor Gina's Mother N/A
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1971 Klute Actor Goldfarb’s Secretary 63
Fair
1971 Cold Turkey Actor Mrs. Wappler 58
Average
1971 All in the Family Actor Edith Bunker 75
Good
1967 Up the Down Staircase Actor Sadie Finch 59
Average
1961 Something Wild Actor Shirley Johnson 59
Average
1960 Bells Are Ringing Actor Sue 59
Average
1958 Damn Yankees Actor Sister Miller 59
Average
1954 Woman With A Past Actor 69
Fair