Jean Stapleton

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

92

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

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Everybody Loves Raymond

    Everybody Loves Raymond

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • My Three Sons

    My Three Sons

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • Caroline in the City

    Caroline in the City

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • All in the Family

    All in the Family

  • Murphy Brown

    Murphy Brown

  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King

    Scarecrow and Mrs. King

  • Dennis the Menace

    Dennis the Menace

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • The Electric Company

    The Electric Company

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • Grace Under Fire

    Grace Under Fire

  • The Muppet Show

    The Muppet Show

  • The Ray Bradbury Theater

    The Ray Bradbury Theater

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Archie Bunker's Place

    Archie Bunker's Place

  • The Patty Duke Show

    The Patty Duke Show

  • You've Got Mail

    You've Got Mail

  • The Nurses

    The Nurses

  • Bells Are Ringing

    Bells Are Ringing

  • Beakman's World

    Beakman's World

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • Eleanor, First Lady of the World

    Eleanor, First Lady of the World

  • The Eleventh Hour

    The Eleventh Hour

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

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

  • Cher

    Cher

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

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

  • Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World

    Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World

  • Funny Ladies: A Portrait of Women Cartoonists

    Funny Ladies: A Portrait of Women Cartoonists

  • Pursuit of Happiness

    Pursuit of Happiness

  • Pursuit of Happiness

    Pursuit of Happiness

  • Michael

    Michael

  • Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

    Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

  • Fire in the Dark

    Fire in the Dark

  • Style & Substance

    Style & Substance

  • Jack and the Beanstalk

    Jack and the Beanstalk

  • The Muppets Go Hollywood

    The Muppets Go Hollywood

  • Cinderella

    Cinderella

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Klute

    Klute

  • Damn Yankees

    Damn Yankees

  • Tail Gunner Joe

    Tail Gunner Joe

  • Acts of Love and Other Comedies

    Acts of Love and Other Comedies

  • Woman With A Past

    Woman With A Past

  • Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

    Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

  • The Habitation of Dragons

    The Habitation of Dragons

  • The Last Laugh

    The Last Laugh

  • The Trial

    The Trial

  • Up the Down Staircase

    Up the Down Staircase

  • Bagdad Cafe

    Bagdad Cafe

  • Chance of a Lifetime

    Chance of a Lifetime

  • The Buddy System

    The Buddy System

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

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

  • Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella

    Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella

  • Lily Dale

    Lily Dale

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Baby

    Baby

  • TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV

    TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV

  • Trying Times

    Trying Times

  • Angel Dusted

    Angel Dusted

  • Isabel's Choice

    Isabel's Choice

  • Cold Turkey

    Cold Turkey

  • You Can't Take it With You

    You Can't Take it With You

  • Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle

    Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle

  • Aunt Mary

    Aunt Mary

  • Dead Man's Folly

    Dead Man's Folly

  • TV Land Top 10

    TV Land Top 10

  • Bury Me in Niagara

    Bury Me in Niagara

  • A Matter of Sex

    A Matter of Sex

  • All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special

    All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special

  • Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff

    Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff

  • Something Wild

    Something Wild

  • Good Evening Captain

    Good Evening Captain