Jean Stapleton

ActorSound Jan 19 (died age 90) Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA 1944–2016 (72 year career)

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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…

Known For

Film

You've Got Mail

Birdie Conrad

Film

Klute

Goldfarb’s Secretary

Film

All in the Family

Edith Bunker

Film

Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World

Mrs. Jenkins (voice)

Film

Michael

Pansy Milbank

Film

Dead Man's Folly

Ariadne Oliver

Film

Bells Are Ringing

Sue

Film

Damn Yankees

Sister Miller

Filmography

Acting (91)

Movies (41)

The Last Laugh

2016

as Self

6.9

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

2009

as Self

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

2009

as Self

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

as Irene Silverman

Pursuit of Happiness

as Lorrraine

Baby

as Byrd

You've Got Mail

as Birdie Conrad

Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World

1998

as Mrs. Jenkins (voice)

Chance of a Lifetime

as Mrs. Dunbar

Lily Dale

as Mrs. Coons

Michael

as Pansy Milbank

The Trial

as Landlady (uncredited)

5.9

Bury Me in Niagara

1993

as Mildred

4.0

The Habitation of Dragons

1992

as Lenora Tolliver

6.0

Fire in the Dark

1991

as Henry Dutton

Funny Ladies: A Portrait of Women Cartoonists

1991

as Narrator

All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special

1991

9.0

Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

as Mother Goose

Dead Man's Folly

as Ariadne Oliver

Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella

1985

as Fairy Godmother

Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff

1985

as Self

Cinderella

as Fairy Godmother

A Matter of Sex

as Irene Wallin

The Buddy System

as Mrs. Price

Jack and the Beanstalk

1983

as The Giantess

5.0

Eleanor, First Lady of the World

1982

as Eleanor Roosevelt

6.0

Something's Afoot

1982

as Miss Tweed

Isabel's Choice

1981

as Isabel Cooper

Angel Dusted

1981

as Betty Eaton

Good Evening Captain

1981

as Self

Aunt Mary

1979

as Mary Dobkin

7.0

The Muppets Go Hollywood

1979

as Self

6.2

You Can't Take it With You

1979

as Penny Sycamore

Tail Gunner Joe

1977

as Mrs. DeCamp

6.0

Acts of Love and Other Comedies

1973

as Gina's Mother

7.0

Klute

1971

as Goldfarb’s Secretary

6.8

Cold Turkey

1971

as Mrs. Wappler

6.2

Up the Down Staircase

as Sadie Finch

Something Wild

as Shirley Johnson

Bells Are Ringing

as Sue

Damn Yankees

as Sister Miller

Television (50)

TV Land Top 10

2004

TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV

2003

Style & Substance

1998

as Gloria Utley

Everybody Loves Raymond

1996

as Aunt Alda

6.8

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996

as Self

3.9

E! True Hollywood Story

Caroline in the City

as Aunt Mary Kosky

Touched by an Angel

as Emma

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle

as Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle

Intimate Portrait

as Self

Grace Under Fire

Beakman's World

as Beakman's Mom

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

as Narrator (voice)

Bagdad Cafe

as Jasmine Zweibel

Murphy Brown

Trying Times

The Ray Bradbury Theater

1985

6.8

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Faerie Tale Theatre

as The Giantess

Archie Bunker's Place

The Love Boat

The Muppet Show

as Self - Special Guest Star

8.0

Saturday Night Live

1975

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Cher

as Self

Dinah!

as Self

Great Performances

as Helen

All in the Family

as Edith Bunker

The Electric Company

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1968

as Self

6.6

The Carol Burnett Show

1967

as Self - Guest / Various Characters

7.7

The Patty Duke Show

1963

5.6

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

The Nurses

as Mrs. Montgomery

The Eleventh Hour

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Dr. Kildare

as Nurse Whitney

The Defenders

as Mrs. Larsen

Route 66

My Three Sons

Dennis the Menace

Naked City

as Marilyn Konish

Tony Awards

as Self - Host

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Woman With A Past

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Mary Dobkin

8.6

Robert Montgomery Presents

Lux Video Theatre

as Teacher

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Bus Girl

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Crew (1)

Television (1)

All in the Family

1971

Theme Song Performance

7.8