Jean Stapleton
Acting
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,…
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The Last Laugh
2016
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
2009
Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"
2009
TV Land Top 10
TV Land Top 10
2004
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
2003
Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes
2001
Pursuit of Happiness
2001
Baby
2000
You've Got Mail
1998
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
1998
Chance of a Lifetime
1998
Style & Substance
1998
Michael
1996
Everybody Loves Raymond
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
Lily Dale
1996
Caroline in the City
1995
Touched by an Angel
1994
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
1994
Intimate Portrait
1993
Bury Me in Niagara
1993
Grace Under Fire
1993
The Trial
1993
Beakman's World
1992
The Habitation of Dragons
1992
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992
Fire in the Dark
1991
Funny Ladies: A Portrait of Women Cartoonists
1991
All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
1991
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
1990
Bagdad Cafe
1990
Murphy Brown
1988
Trying Times
Trying Times
1987
Dead Man's Folly
1986
Cinderella
1985
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
The Buddy System
1984
A Matter of Sex
1984
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Jack and the Beanstalk
1983
Something's Afoot
1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
Eleanor, First Lady of the World
1982
Isabel's Choice
1981
Good Evening Captain
Good Evening Captain
1981
Angel Dusted
1981
Aunt Mary
1979
You Can't Take it With You
1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
The Love Boat
1977
Tail Gunner Joe
1977
The Muppet Show
1976
Saturday Night Live
1975
Cher
1975
Dinah!
1974
Acts of Love and Other Comedies
1973
The Electric Company
1971
Klute
1971
Cold Turkey
1971
Great Performances
1971
All in the Family
1971
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
Up the Down Staircase
1967
The Patty Duke Show
1963
The Eleventh Hour
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
The Nurses
1962
Something Wild
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961
The Defenders
1961
Route 66
1960
My Three Sons
1960
Bells Are Ringing
1960
Dennis the Menace
1959
Naked City
1958