Jean Stapleton
Acting
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
Acting89
movieThe Last Laugh
2016
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
moviePursuit of Happiness
2001
Lorraine / Lorrraine
movieBaby
2000
Byrd
movieYou've Got Mail
1998
Birdie Conrad
moviePocahontas II: Journey to a New World
1998
Mrs. Jenkins (voice)
movieChance of a Lifetime
1998
Mrs. Dunbar
tvStyle & Substance
1998
Gloria Utley
movieMichael
1996
Pansy Milbank
tvEverybody Loves Raymond
1996
Aunt Alda
movieLily Dale
1996
Mrs. Coons
tvCaroline in the City
1995
Aunt Mary Kosky
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
1994
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
movieBury Me in Niagara
1993
Mildred
movieThe Trial
1993
Landlady (uncredited)
tvBeakman's World
1992
Beakman's Mom
movieThe Habitation of Dragons
1992
Lenora Tolliver
tvShelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992
Narrator (voice)
movieFire in the Dark
1991
Henry Dutton
movieMother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
1990
Mother Goose
tvBagdad Cafe
1990
Jasmine Zweibel
movieDead Man's Folly
1986
Ariadne Oliver
movieCinderella
1985
Fairy Godmother
movieThe Buddy System
1984
Mrs. Price
movieA Matter of Sex
1984
Irene Wallin
movieJack and the Beanstalk
1983
The Giantess
movieSomething's Afoot
1982
Miss Tweed
tvFaerie Tale Theatre
1982
The Giantess / The Fairy Godmother
movieEleanor, First Lady of the World
1982
Eleanor Roosevelt
movieIsabel's Choice
1981
Isabel Cooper
movieAngel Dusted
1981
Betty Eaton
movieAunt Mary
1979
Mary Dobkin
movieYou Can't Take it With You
1979
Penny Sycamore
movieTail Gunner Joe
1977
Mrs. DeCamp
tvThe Muppet Show
1976
Self - Special Guest Star
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
tvCher
1975
Self
tvDinah!
1974
Self
movieActs of Love and Other Comedies
1973
Gina's Mother
movieKlute
1971
Goldfarb's Secretary
movieCold Turkey
1971
Mrs. Wappler
tvAll in the Family
1971
Edith Bunker
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
Self - Guest
tvThe Carol Burnett Show
1967
Self - Guest / Various Characters
movieUp the Down Staircase
1967
Sadie Finch
tvThe Nurses
1962
Mrs. Montgomery
movieSomething Wild
1961
Shirley Johnson
tvDr. Kildare
1961
Nurse Whitney
tvThe Defenders
1961
Mrs. Larsen
tvNaked City
1958
Marilyn Konish / Mrs. Trellis
movieDamn Yankees
1958
Sister Miller
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Host / Self - Presenter
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Mary Dobkin
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Nominee
Sound1
tvAll in the Family
1971
Theme Song Performance