Jean Stapleton
Known for: Acting
Born: January 19, 1923
Died: May 31, 2013
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…
Known for
Good Evening Captain
1981
Angel Dusted
1981
Aunt Mary
1979
Eleanor, First Lady of the World
1982
You Can't Take it With You
1979
A Matter of Sex
1984
Bury Me in Niagara
1993
Isabel's Choice
1981
Something's Afoot
1982
Dead Man's Folly
1986
Funny Ladies: A Portrait of Women Cartoonists
1991
Acts of Love and Other Comedies
1973
All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
1991
Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"
2009
Fire in the Dark
1991
Jack and the Beanstalk
1983
Cinderella
1985
Pursuit of Happiness
2001
Baby
2000
The Buddy System
1984
Something Wild
1961
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
2009
Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes
2001
The Habitation of Dragons
1992
Up the Down Staircase
1967
Bells Are Ringing
1960
Tail Gunner Joe
1977
Michael
1996
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
1985
Lily Dale
1996
You've Got Mail
1998
Chance of a Lifetime
1998
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
1998
Cold Turkey
1971
Damn Yankees
1958
Klute
1971
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
1990
The Trial
1993
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
My Three Sons
1960
The Love Boat
1977
Caroline in the City
1995
Touched by an Angel
1994
Everybody Loves Raymond
1996
All in the Family
1971
Route 66
1960
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Murphy Brown
1988
Naked City
1958
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
Grace Under Fire
1993
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
Beakman's World
1992
The Electric Company
1971
The Muppet Show
1976
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
The Eleventh Hour
1962
The Last Laugh
2016
Intimate Portrait
1993
Dennis the Menace
1959
Lux Video Theatre
1950
The Defenders
1961
The Patty Duke Show
1963
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
TV Land Top 10
2004
Dr. Kildare
1961
Bagdad Cafe
1990
Cher
1975
Trying Times
1987
Woman With A Past
1954
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
2003
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
1994
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
The Nurses
1962
Style & Substance
1998
Great Performances
1971
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Dinah!
1974
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
Tony Awards
1956