Jean Stapleton
Known For
Acting
Born
1923-01-19 in Manhattan, New York, US
Died
2013-05-31
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".
Most Known For
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Great Performances
as Helen
The Love Boat
Everybody Loves Raymond
as Aunt Alda
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
Touched by an Angel
as Emma
Dr. Kildare
as Nurse Whitney
Intimate Portrait
as Self
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
All in the Family
as Edith Bunker
Route 66
Naked City
as Marilyn Konish
Naked City
as Mrs. Trellis
The Defenders
as Mrs. Larsen
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Bus Girl
