Jean Stapleton
34 movies · 36 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 19, 1923
- Died
- May 31, 2013 (age 90)
- Place of birth
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Джин Стэплтон · جین استاپلتون
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 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".
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Jean Stapleton: movies and TV shows
Acting (70)
- 2004
- 2003
- 2001 Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes
as Irene Silverman
- 2001 Pursuit of Happiness
as Lorraine / Lorrraine
- 2000 Baby
as Byrd
- 1998 You've Got Mail
as Birdie Conrad
- 1998 Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
as Mrs. Jenkins (voice)
- 1998 Chance of a Lifetime
as Mrs. Dunbar
- 1998
- 1996 Michael
as Pansy Milbank
- 1996
- 1996
- 1996 Lily Dale
as Mrs. Coons
- 1995
- 1994
- 1994
- 1993 Bury Me in Niagara
as Mildred
- 1993
- 1993 The Trial
as Landlady (uncredited)
- 1992
- 1992 The Habitation of Dragons
as Lenora Tolliver
- 1992
- 1991 Fire in the Dark
as Henry Dutton
- 1991 Funny Ladies: A Portrait of Women Cartoonists
as Narrator
- 1991
- 1991
- 1990 Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
as Mother Goose
- 1990
- 1988
- 1987
- 1986 Dead Man's Folly
as Ariadne Oliver
- 1985 Cinderella
as Fairy Godmother
- 1985
- 1984 The Buddy System
as Mrs. Price
- 1984 A Matter of Sex
as Irene Wallin
- 1983
- 1983 Jack and the Beanstalk
as The Giantess
- 1982 Something's Afoot
as Miss Tweed
- 1982
- 1982 Eleanor, First Lady of the World
as Eleanor Roosevelt
- 1981 Isabel's Choice
as Isabel Cooper
- 1981 Angel Dusted
as Betty Eaton
- 1979 Aunt Mary
as Mary Dobkin
- 1979 You Can't Take it With You
as Penny Sycamore
- 1977
- 1977 Tail Gunner Joe
as Mrs. DeCamp
- 1973 Acts of Love and Other Comedies
as Gina's Mother
- 1971
- 1971 Klute
as Goldfarb's Secretary
- 1971 Cold Turkey
as Mrs. Wappler
- 1971
- 1971
- 1967 Up the Down Staircase
as Sadie Finch
- 1963
- 1962
- 1962
- 1961 Something Wild
as Shirley Johnson
- 1961
- 1961
- 1960
- 1960
- 1960 Bells Are Ringing
as Sue
- 1959
- 1958
- 1958 Damn Yankees
as Sister Miller
- 1954
- 1951
- 1950
- 1950
- 1948
Behind the camera (1)
- 1971
Talk shows and appearances (20)
- 2016
- 2009
- 2009
- 1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1 episode
- 1993 Intimate Portrait
1 episode
- 1985
- 1981
- 1979
- 1976 The Muppet Show
1 episode
- 1975 Saturday Night Live
1 episode
- 1975 Cher
1 episode
- 1974 Dinah!
2 episodes
- 1968 The Dick Cavett Show
2 episodes
- 1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
2 episodes
- 1967 The Carol Burnett Show
1 episode
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show
2 episodes
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1 episode
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show
3 episodes
- 1956 Tony Awards
2 episodes
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards
1 episode