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 attende...
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Michael
As Pansy Milbank
Pursuit of Happiness
As Lorraine
Dead Man's Folly
As Ariadne Oliver
You've Got Mail
As Birdie Conrad
Damn Yankees
As Sister Miller
Cold Turkey
As Mrs. Wappler
Up the Down Staircase
As Sadie Finch
Bells Are Ringing
As Sue
Good Evening Captain
As Self
The Buddy System
As Mrs. Price
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
As Self
Something Wild
As Shirley Johnson
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
As Self
Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"
As Self
Baby
As Byrd
Chance of a Lifetime
As Mrs. Dunbar
Angel Dusted
As Betty Eaton
Lily Dale
As Mrs. Coons
The Last Laugh
As Self
Funny Ladies: A Portrait of Women Cartoonists
As Narrator
Klute
As Goldfarb’s Secretary
Aunt Mary
As Mary Dobkin
Tail Gunner Joe
As Mrs. DeCamp
Eleanor, First Lady of the World
As Eleanor Roosevelt
You Can't Take it With You
As Penny Sycamore
Fire in the Dark
As Henry Dutton
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
As Mrs. Jenkins (voice)
A Matter of Sex
As Irene Wallin
Acts of Love and Other Comedies
As Gina's Mother
Bury Me in Niagara
As Mildred
Jack and the Beanstalk
As The Giantess
Cinderella
As Fairy Godmother
Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes
As Irene Silverman
The Trial
As Landlady (uncredited)
Isabel's Choice
As Isabel Cooper
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
As Mother Goose
The Habitation of Dragons
As Lenora Tolliver
The Muppets Go Hollywood
As Self
All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
As Self
My Three Sons
The Love Boat
Caroline in the City
As Aunt Mary Kosky
Touched by an Angel
As Emma
Everybody Loves Raymond
As Aunt Alda
All in the Family
As Edith Bunker
Route 66
E! True Hollywood Story
Murphy Brown
Naked City
As Marilyn Konish
Grace Under Fire
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Archie Bunker's Place
Faerie Tale Theatre
As The Giantess
Beakman's World
As Beakman's Mom
The Electric Company
The Muppet Show
As Self - Special Guest Star
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As Mary Dobkin
The Eleventh Hour
Intimate Portrait
As Self
Dennis the Menace
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
As Self
Lux Video Theatre
As Teacher
The Defenders
As Mrs. Larsen
The Patty Duke Show
The Philco Television Playhouse
As Bus Girl
Robert Montgomery Presents
TV Land Top 10
Dr. Kildare
As Nurse Whitney
Bagdad Cafe
Cher
As Self
Trying Times
Woman With A Past
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Saturday Night Live
As Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Mike Douglas Show
As Self
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
As Narrator (Voice)
The Carol Burnett Show
As Self - Guest / Various Characters
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
As Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
Tony Awards
As Self - Presenter
The Dick Cavett Show
As Self - Guest
The Nurses
As Mrs. Montgomery
Style & Substance
As Gloria Utley
Great Performances
As Helen