Jean Stapleton

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

91

Gender

Female

Birthday

1923-01-19

Day of death

2013-05-31 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

Manhattan, New York, US

Jean Stapleton

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). 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

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Everybody Loves Raymond

    Everybody Loves Raymond

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • All in the Family

    All in the Family

  • Caroline in the City

    Caroline in the City

  • Murphy Brown

    Murphy Brown

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • My Three Sons

    My Three Sons

  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King

    Scarecrow and Mrs. King

  • The Muppet Show

    The Muppet Show

  • Michael

    Michael

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Dennis the Menace

    Dennis the Menace

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • The Ray Bradbury Theater

    The Ray Bradbury Theater

  • Baby

    Baby

  • Up the Down Staircase

    Up the Down Staircase

  • Aunt Mary

    Aunt Mary

  • Grace Under Fire

    Grace Under Fire

  • You've Got Mail

    You've Got Mail

  • Archie Bunker's Place

    Archie Bunker's Place

  • Pursuit of Happiness

    Pursuit of Happiness

  • Pursuit of Happiness

    Pursuit of Happiness

  • The Patty Duke Show

    The Patty Duke Show

  • The Eleventh Hour

    The Eleventh Hour

  • Cinderella

    Cinderella

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Beakman's World

    Beakman's World

  • The Electric Company

    The Electric Company

  • Cher

    Cher

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Lily Dale

    Lily Dale

  • The Nurses

    The Nurses

  • Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

    Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

  • Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World

    Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World

  • Tail Gunner Joe

    Tail Gunner Joe

  • Funny Ladies: A Portrait of Women Cartoonists

    Funny Ladies: A Portrait of Women Cartoonists

  • Klute

    Klute

  • Trying Times

    Trying Times

  • A Matter of Sex

    A Matter of Sex

  • Style & Substance

    Style & Substance

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Dead Man's Folly

    Dead Man's Folly

  • The Trial

    The Trial

  • TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV

    TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV

  • Bagdad Cafe

    Bagdad Cafe

  • Bury Me in Niagara

    Bury Me in Niagara

  • Good Evening Captain

    Good Evening Captain

  • The Last Laugh

    The Last Laugh

  • Something Wild

    Something Wild

  • Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff

    Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff

  • Cold Turkey

    Cold Turkey

  • Woman With A Past

    Woman With A Past

  • TV Land Top 10

    TV Land Top 10

  • The Muppets Go Hollywood

    The Muppets Go Hollywood

  • All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special

    All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special

  • Damn Yankees

    Damn Yankees

  • Fire in the Dark

    Fire in the Dark

  • Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

    Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

  • Bells Are Ringing

    Bells Are Ringing

  • You Can't Take it With You

    You Can't Take it With You

  • Chance of a Lifetime

    Chance of a Lifetime

  • Angel Dusted

    Angel Dusted

  • Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle

    Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle

  • Jack and the Beanstalk

    Jack and the Beanstalk

  • Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes

    Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes

  • Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"

    Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"

  • Acts of Love and Other Comedies

    Acts of Love and Other Comedies

  • The Buddy System

    The Buddy System

  • Isabel's Choice

    Isabel's Choice

  • Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella

    Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella

  • The Habitation of Dragons

    The Habitation of Dragons

  • Eleanor, First Lady of the World

    Eleanor, First Lady of the World

  • The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air

    The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air