Jean Stapleton

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

93

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

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Everybody Loves Raymond

    Everybody Loves Raymond

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • My Three Sons

    My Three Sons

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • Caroline in the City

    Caroline in the City

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • All in the Family

    All in the Family

  • Murphy Brown

    Murphy Brown

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special

    All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special

  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King

    Scarecrow and Mrs. King

  • The Muppet Show

    The Muppet Show

  • Dennis the Menace

    Dennis the Menace

  • Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World

    Pocahontas II: Journey to a New 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

  • You've Got Mail

    You've Got Mail

  • Grace Under Fire

    Grace Under Fire

  • Fire in the Dark

    Fire in the Dark

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

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

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

  • The Patty Duke Show

    The Patty Duke Show

  • The Electric Company

    The Electric Company

  • Archie Bunker's Place

    Archie Bunker's Place

  • The Ray Bradbury Theater

    The Ray Bradbury Theater

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

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

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • The Muppets Go Hollywood

    The Muppets Go Hollywood

  • The Nurses

    The Nurses

  • Beakman's World

    Beakman's World

  • Acts of Love and Other Comedies

    Acts of Love and Other Comedies

  • Damn Yankees

    Damn Yankees

  • You Can't Take it With You

    You Can't Take it With You

  • Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

    Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • The Eleventh Hour

    The Eleventh Hour

  • Dead Man's Folly

    Dead Man's Folly

  • The Trial

    The Trial

  • Michael

    Michael

  • Cher

    Cher

  • Klute

    Klute

  • Lily Dale

    Lily Dale

  • Cold Turkey

    Cold Turkey

  • Cinderella

    Cinderella

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

    Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

  • TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV

    TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV

  • Aunt Mary

    Aunt Mary

  • Up the Down Staircase

    Up the Down Staircase

  • Style & Substance

    Style & Substance

  • The Buddy System

    The Buddy System

  • Woman With A Past

    Woman With A Past

  • Eleanor, First Lady of the World

    Eleanor, First Lady of the World

  • The Last Laugh

    The Last Laugh

  • Angel Dusted

    Angel Dusted

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Bagdad Cafe

    Bagdad Cafe

  • Bells Are Ringing

    Bells Are Ringing

  • Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella

    Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella

  • The Habitation of Dragons

    The Habitation of Dragons

  • Jack and the Beanstalk

    Jack and the Beanstalk

  • Baby

    Baby

  • Pursuit of Happiness

    Pursuit of Happiness

  • Pursuit of Happiness

    Pursuit of Happiness

  • Chance of a Lifetime

    Chance of a Lifetime

  • Trying Times

    Trying Times

  • Tail Gunner Joe

    Tail Gunner Joe

  • Isabel's Choice

    Isabel's Choice

  • Something Wild

    Something Wild

  • Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff

    Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff

  • Bury Me in Niagara

    Bury Me in Niagara

  • A Matter of Sex

    A Matter of Sex

  • Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle

    Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle

  • Funny Ladies: A Portrait of Women Cartoonists

    Funny Ladies: A Portrait of Women Cartoonists

  • TV Land Top 10

    TV Land Top 10

  • Good Evening Captain

    Good Evening Captain