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Jean Stapleton Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

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Born:
1923-01-19

Birthplace:
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Credits:
93 Total Roles

Jean Stapleton

Acting

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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".

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2016 The Last Laugh MOVIE Self
2009 The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air MOVIE Self
2009 Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family" MOVIE Self
2004 TV Land Top 10 TV Self
2003 TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV TV Self
2001 Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes MOVIE Irene Silverman
2001 Pursuit of Happiness MOVIE Lorraine
2001 Pursuit of Happiness MOVIE Lorrraine
2000 Baby MOVIE Byrd
1998 You've Got Mail MOVIE Birdie Conrad

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