Jean Stapleton

Jean Stapleton

Acting
🎂 1923-01-19 (90 years old at death)
✝️ 2013-05-31
📍 Manhattan, New York, US
👤 Female
🎬 41 Movies
🔗 IMDb
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 ...
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Filmography (41 movies)

The Last Laugh
The Last Laugh
2016
as Self
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
2009
as Self
Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"
Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"
2009
as Self
Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes
Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes
2001
as Irene Silverman
Pursuit of Happiness
Pursuit of Happiness
2001
as Lorraine
Pursuit of Happiness
Pursuit of Happiness
2001
as Lorrraine
Baby
Baby
2000
as Byrd
You've Got Mail
You've Got Mail
1998
as Birdie Conrad
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
1998
as Mrs. Jenkins (voice)
Chance of a Lifetime
Chance of a Lifetime
1998
as Mrs. Dunbar
Michael
Michael
1996
as Pansy Milbank
Lily Dale
Lily Dale
1996
as Mrs. Coons
Bury Me in Niagara
Bury Me in Niagara
1993
as Mildred
The Trial
The Trial
1993
as Landlady (uncredited)
The Habitation of Dragons
The Habitation of Dragons
1992
as Lenora Tolliver
Fire in the Dark
Fire in the Dark
1991
as Henry Dutton
Funny Ladies: A Portrait of Women Cartoonists
Funny Ladies: A Portrait of Women Cartoonists
1991
as Narrator
All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
1991
 Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
1990
as Mother Goose
Dead Man's Folly
Dead Man's Folly
1986
as Ariadne Oliver
Cinderella
Cinderella
1985
as Fairy Godmother
Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella
Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella
1985
as Fairy Godmother
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
1985
as Self
The Buddy System
The Buddy System
1984
as Mrs. Price
A Matter of Sex
A Matter of Sex
1984
as Irene Wallin
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk
1983
as The Giantess
Something's Afoot
Something's Afoot
1982
as Miss Tweed
Eleanor, First Lady of the World
Eleanor, First Lady of the World
1982
as Eleanor Roosevelt
Isabel's Choice
Isabel's Choice
1981
as Isabel Cooper
Angel Dusted
Angel Dusted
1981
as Betty Eaton
Aunt Mary
Aunt Mary
1979
as Mary Dobkin
You Can't Take it With You
You Can't Take it With You
1979
as Penny Sycamore
The Muppets Go Hollywood
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
as Self
Tail Gunner Joe
Tail Gunner Joe
1977
as Mrs. DeCamp
Acts of Love and Other Comedies
Acts of Love and Other Comedies
1973
as Gina's Mother
Klute
Klute
1971
as Goldfarb’s Secretary
Cold Turkey
Cold Turkey
1971
as Mrs. Wappler
Up the Down Staircase
Up the Down Staircase
1967
as Sadie Finch
Something Wild
Something Wild
1961
as Shirley Johnson
Bells Are Ringing
Bells Are Ringing
1960
as Sue
Damn Yankees
Damn Yankees
1958
as Sister Miller