The Last Laugh
2016 · Movie
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jean Stapleton
1923-01-19
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Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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".
Filmography
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
2009 · Movie
as Self
Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"
2009 · Movie
as Self
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TV Land Top 10
2004 · TV Show
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TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
2003 · TV Show
Pursuit of Happiness
2001 · Movie
as Lorraine, Lorrraine
Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes
2001 · Movie
as Irene Silverman
Baby
2000 · Movie
as Byrd
You've Got Mail
1998 · Movie
as Birdie Conrad
Chance of a Lifetime
1998 · Movie
as Mrs. Dunbar
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
1998 · Movie
as Mrs. Jenkins (voice)
Style & Substance
1998 · TV Show
as Gloria Utley
Michael
1996 · Movie
as Pansy Milbank
Lily Dale
1996 · Movie
as Mrs. Coons
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · TV Show
as Self
Everybody Loves Raymond
1996 · TV Show
as Aunt Alda
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · TV Show
Caroline in the City
1995 · TV Show
as Aunt Mary Kosky
Touched by an Angel
1994 · TV Show
as Emma
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Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
1994 · TV Show
as Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
Bury Me in Niagara
1993 · Movie
as Mildred
The Trial
1993 · Movie
as Landlady (uncredited)
Grace Under Fire
1993 · TV Show
Intimate Portrait
1993 · TV Show
as Self
The Habitation of Dragons
1992 · Movie
as Lenora Tolliver
Beakman's World
1992 · TV Show
as Beakman's Mom
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992 · TV Show
as Narrator (voice)
Funny Ladies: A Portrait of Women Cartoonists
1991 · Movie
as Narrator
Fire in the Dark
1991 · Movie
as Henry Dutton
All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
1991 · Movie
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The General Motors Playwrights Theater
1991 · TV Show
as Emilie
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
1990 · Movie
as Mother Goose
Bagdad Cafe
1990 · TV Show
as Jasmine Zweibel
Murphy Brown
1988 · TV Show
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Trying Times
1987 · TV Show
Dead Man's Folly
1986 · Movie
as Ariadne Oliver
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
1985 · Movie
as Self
Cinderella
1985 · Movie
as Fairy Godmother
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985 · TV Show
The Buddy System
1984 · Movie
as Mrs. Price
A Matter of Sex
1984 · Movie
as Irene Wallin
Jack and the Beanstalk
1983 · Movie
as The Giantess
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983 · TV Show
Eleanor, First Lady of the World
1982 · Movie
as Eleanor Roosevelt
Something's Afoot
1982 · Movie
as Miss Tweed
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982 · TV Show
as The Giantess, The Fairy Godmother
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Good Evening Captain
1981 · Movie
as Self
Angel Dusted
1981 · Movie
as Betty Eaton
Isabel's Choice
1981 · Movie
as Isabel Cooper
Aunt Mary
1979 · Movie
as Mary Dobkin
You Can't Take it With You
1979 · Movie
as Penny Sycamore
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979 · Movie
as Self
Tail Gunner Joe
1977 · Movie
as Mrs. DeCamp
The Love Boat
1977 · TV Show
The Muppet Show
1976 · TV Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
Cher
1975 · TV Show
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975 · TV Show
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Dinah!
1974 · TV Show
as Self
Acts of Love and Other Comedies
1973 · Movie
as Gina's Mother
Cold Turkey
1971 · Movie
as Mrs. Wappler
Klute
1971 · Movie
as Goldfarb's Secretary
All in the Family
1971 · TV Show
as Edith Bunker
The Electric Company
1971 · TV Show
Great Performances
1971 · TV Show
as Helen
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · TV Show
as Self
Up the Down Staircase
1967 · Movie
as Sadie Finch
The Carol Burnett Show
1967 · TV Show
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
The Patty Duke Show
1963 · TV Show
The Eleventh Hour
1962 · TV Show
The Nurses
1962 · TV Show
as Mrs. Montgomery
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · TV Show
as Self
Something Wild
1961 · Movie
as Shirley Johnson
The Defenders
1961 · TV Show
as Mrs. Larsen
Dr. Kildare
1961 · TV Show
as Nurse Whitney
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV Show
as Self
Bells Are Ringing
1960 · Movie
as Sue
My Three Sons
1960 · TV Show
Route 66
1960 · TV Show
Dennis the Menace
1959 · TV Show
Damn Yankees
1958 · Movie
as Sister Miller
Naked City
1958 · TV Show
as Marilyn Konish, Mrs. Trellis
Tony Awards
1956 · TV Show
as Self - Host, Self - Presenter
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Woman With A Past
1954 · TV Show
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · TV Show
as Mary Dobkin
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Lux Video Theatre
1950 · TV Show
as Teacher
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950 · TV Show
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948 · TV Show
as Bus Girl
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · TV Show
as Self - Nominee
