Acting
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".
Filmography
The Last Laugh
Film · 2016
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
Film · 2009
Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"
Film · 2009
TV Land Top 10
Series · 2004
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
Series · 2003
Pursuit of Happiness
Film · 2001
Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes
Film · 2001
Pursuit of Happiness
Film · 2001
Baby
Film · 2000
You've Got Mail
Film · 1998
Chance of a Lifetime
Film · 1998
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
Film · 1998
Style & Substance
Series · 1998
Michael
Film · 1996
Lily Dale
Film · 1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Series · 1996
Everybody Loves Raymond
Series · 1996
E! True Hollywood Story
Series · 1996
Caroline in the City
Series · 1995
Touched by an Angel
Series · 1994
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
Series · 1994
Bury Me in Niagara
Film · 1993
The Trial
Film · 1993
Grace Under Fire
Series · 1993
Intimate Portrait
Series · 1993
The Habitation of Dragons
Film · 1992
Beakman's World
Series · 1992
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Series · 1992
Funny Ladies: A Portrait of Women Cartoonists
Film · 1991
Fire in the Dark
Film · 1991
All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
Film · 1991
The General Motors Playwrights Theater
Series · 1991
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
Film · 1990
Bagdad Cafe
Series · 1990
Murphy Brown
Series · 1988
Trying Times
Series · 1987
Dead Man's Folly
Film · 1986
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
Film · 1985
Cinderella
Film · 1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Series · 1985
The Buddy System
Film · 1984
A Matter of Sex
Film · 1984
Jack and the Beanstalk
Film · 1983
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Series · 1983
Eleanor, First Lady of the World
Film · 1982
Something's Afoot
Film · 1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
Series · 1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
Series · 1982
Good Evening, Captain
Film · 1981
Angel Dusted
Film · 1981
Isabel's Choice
Film · 1981
Aunt Mary
Film · 1979
You Can't Take it With You
Film · 1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Film · 1979
Tail Gunner Joe
Film · 1977
The Love Boat
Series · 1977
The Muppet Show
Series · 1976
Cher
Series · 1975
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Dinah!
Series · 1974
Acts of Love and Other Comedies
Film · 1973
Cold Turkey
Film · 1971
Klute
Film · 1971
All in the Family
Series · 1971
The Electric Company
Series · 1971
Great Performances
Series · 1971
The Dick Cavett Show
Series · 1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Series · 1968
Up the Down Staircase
Film · 1967
The Carol Burnett Show
Series · 1967
The Patty Duke Show
Series · 1963
The Eleventh Hour
Series · 1962
The Nurses
Series · 1962
The Merv Griffin Show
Series · 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Series · 1962
Something Wild
Film · 1961
The Defenders
Series · 1961
Dr. Kildare
Series · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
Bells Are Ringing
Film · 1960
My Three Sons
Series · 1960
Route 66
Series · 1960
Dennis the Menace
Series · 1959
Damn Yankees
Film · 1958
Naked City
Series · 1958
Naked City
Series · 1958
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
Woman With A Past
Series · 1954
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951
Lux Video Theatre
Series · 1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Series · 1950
The Philco Television Playhouse
Series · 1948
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944