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Jean Stapleton (1923–2013)

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Cousin of Betty Jane Watson. Other relatives in show business were her uncle Joseph E. Deming, a vaudevillian; and her brother Jack Stapleton, a stage actor. Her parents were Joseph E. Murray (a billboard advertising salesman) and Marie Stapleton Murray (a singer). Graduated from Wadleigh High School... See full bio »

Born:

Jeanne Murray
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 90) in New York City, New York, USA
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2001 Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes (TV movie)
Irene Silverman
 
2001 Pursuit of Happiness
Lorraine
 
2000 Baby (TV movie)
Byrd
 
2000 Touched by an Angel (TV series)
Emma
– Mother's Day (2000) … Emma
 
1998 You've Got Mail
Birdie Conrad
 
1998 Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (video)
Mrs. Jenkins (voice)
 
1998 Chance of a Lifetime (TV movie)
Mrs. Dunbar
 
1998 Style & Substance (TV series)
Gloria Utley
– A Recipe for Disaster (1998) … Gloria Utley
 
1996 Michael
Pansy Milbank
 
1996 Everybody Loves Raymond (TV series)
Aunt Alda
– I Wish I Were Gus (1996) … Aunt Alda
 
1996 Lily Dale (TV movie)
Mrs. Coons
 
1996 Murphy Brown (TV series)
Nana Silverberg
– All in the Family (1996) … Nana Silverberg
 
1996 The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century (TV series)
Edith Wilson
– War Without End (1996) … Edith Wilson (voice)
 
1995-1996 Beakman's World (TV series)
Beakman's Mom
 
1995 Caroline in the City (TV series)
Aunt Mary Kosky
– Caroline and the Opera (1995) … Aunt Mary Kosky
 
1994 Grace Under Fire (TV series)
Aunt Vivian
– The Road to Paris, Texas (1994) … Aunt Vivian
 
1994 Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (TV series)
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
– The Crybaby Cure (1994) … Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
– The Pet Forgetters Cure (1994) … Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
 
1993 Ghost Mom (TV movie)
Mildred
 
1993 The Trial
Landlady (uncredited)
 
1993 The General Motors Playwrights Theater (TV series)
– The Parallax Garden (1993)
 
1992 The Ray Bradbury Theater (TV series)
Grandma
– Fee Fie Foe Fum (1992) … Grandma
 
1992 The Habitation of Dragons (TV movie)
Lenora Tolliver
 
1992 Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (TV series)
Narrator
– Elizabeth and Larry/Bill and Pete (1992) … Narrator (voice)
 
1991 Fire in the Dark (TV movie)
Henny
 
1990-1991 Bagdad Cafe (TV series)
Jasmine Zweibel
– Over My Dead Body (1991) … Jasmine Zweibel
– Prisoner of Love (1991) … Jasmine Zweibel
– Hell Hath No Fury (1990) … Jasmine Zweibel
– Rainy Days and Mondays (1990) … Jasmine Zweibel
– I Got a Crush on You (1990) … Jasmine Zweibel
See all 15 episodes »
 
1990 Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (TV movie)
Mother Goose
 
1990 American Playwrights Theater: The One-Acts (TV series)
Helen
– Let Me Hear You Whisper (1990) … Helen
 
1989 Trying Times (TV series)
Edna
– The Boss (1989) … Edna
 
1987 Tender Places (TV movie)
Sam
 
1986 The Love Boat (TV series)
Helen Branigan
– Egypt: Part 1 (1986) … Helen Branigan
– Egypt: Part 2 (1986) … Helen Branigan
 
1986 Dead Man's Folly (TV movie)
Ariadne Oliver
 
1985 Great Performances (TV series)
Helen
– Grown-Ups (1985) … Helen
 
1983-1985 Faerie Tale Theatre (TV series)
Fairy Godmother / The Giantess
– Cinderella (1985) … Fairy Godmother
– Jack and the Beanstalk (1983) … The Giantess
 
1984 Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV series)
Lady Emily Farnsworth
– The Three Faces of Emily (1984) … Lady Emily Farnsworth
– The Legend of Das Geisterschloss (1984) … Lady Emily Farnsworth
 
1984 The Buddy System
Mrs. Price
 
1984 A Matter of Sex (TV movie)
Irene
 
1984 Something's Afoot (TV movie)
Miss Tweed
 
1982 Eleanor, First Lady of the World (TV movie)
Eleanor Roosevelt
 
1981 Isabel's Choice (TV movie)
Isabel Cooper
 
1981 Angel Dusted (TV movie)
Betty Eaton
 
1979 Archie Bunker's Place (TV series)
Edith Bunker
– The Shabbat Dinner (1979) … Edith Bunker
– Thanksgiving Reunion: Part 1 (1979) … Edith Bunker
– Thanksgiving Reunion: Part 2 (1979) … Edith Bunker
– Edith Versus the Energy Crisis (1979) … Edith Bunker
– Edith Gets Hired (1979) … Edith Bunker
 
1979 Aunt Mary (TV movie)
Mary Dobkin
 
1979 You Can't Take It with You (TV movie)
Penny Sycamore
 
1968-1979 All in the Family (TV series)
Edith Bunker / Edith Justice / Judith Klammerstadt
– Too Good Edith (1979) … Edith Bunker
– The Return of Stephanie's Father (1979) … Edith Bunker
– The Family Next Door (1979) … Edith Bunker
– Edith Gets Fired (1979) … Edith Bunker
– Stephanie's Conversion (1979) … Edith Bunker
See all 208 episodes »
 
1977 Tail Gunner Joe (TV movie)
Mrs. DeCamp
 
1976 The Muppet Show (TV series)
– Jim Nabors (1976)
 
1973 Acts of Love and Other Comedies (TV movie)
Gina's Mother
 
1971 Klute
Goldfarb's Secretary
 
1971 Cold Turkey
Mrs. Wappler
 
1967 Up the Down Staircase
Sadie Finch
 
1965 The Patty Duke Show (TV series)
Mrs. Pollack
– The Raffle (1965) … Mrs. Pollack
 
1964 My Three Sons (TV series)
Molly Dunbar
– The People's House (1964) … Molly Dunbar
 
1963 Route 66 (TV series)
Mrs. Snyder
– 93 Percent in Smiling (1963) … Mrs. Snyder
 
1963 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Rosa Criley
– The Bride Wore Pink (1963) … Rosa Criley
 
1961-1963 Naked City (TV series)
Marilyn Konish / Mrs. Ferguson / Mrs. Trellis
– The Highest of Prizes (1963) … Mrs. Trellis
– The Multiplicity of Herbert Konish (1962) … Marilyn Konish
– Bullets Cost Too Much (1961) … Mrs. Ferguson
 
1962 Car 54, Where Are You? (TV series)
Mrs. Duggan
– Je T'Adore Muldoon (1962) … Mrs. Duggan (uncredited)
 
1962 The Defenders (TV series)
Mrs. Larsen
– The Hidden Jungle (1962) … Mrs. Larsen
 
1962 Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine (TV series)
Nagging Wife
– Episode #1.5 (1962) … Nagging Wife
 
1962 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series)
Mrs. Montgomery
– The Barbara Bowers Story (1962) … Mrs. Montgomery
 
1962 Dennis the Menace (TV series)
Mrs. Flora Davis
– Mr. Wilson's Housekeeper (1962) … Mrs. Flora Davis
 
1961 Something Wild
Shirley Johnson
 
1961 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Nurse Whitney
– The Patient (1961) … Nurse Whitney
 
1960 Bells Are Ringing
Sue
 
1960 The Robert Herridge Theater (TV series)
– The End of the Beginning (1960)
 
1958 Damn Yankees!
Sister Miller
 
1955 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
– A Business Proposition (1955)
 
1954 Woman with a Past (TV series)
Gwen
 
1953 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
– Storm (1953)
 
1953 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Teacher
– A Time for Heroes (1953) … Teacher
 
1951 Starlight Theatre (TV series)
Woman
– The Come-Back (1951) … Woman
 
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2013 Mike & Mike (TV series)
– Episode dated 4 June 2013 (2013) (performer: "Those Were the Days" - uncredited)
 
1998 You've Got Mail (performer: "The Instrument Song" - uncredited)
 
1998 Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (video) (performer: "Wait 'Til He Sees You")
 
1971-1979 All in the Family (TV series)
– A Girl Like Edith (1979) (performer: "I Love You Je t'aime" 1923 - uncredited)
– A Night at the PTA (1979) (performer: "The Glow Worm" - uncredited, "I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate" - uncredited)
– California, Here We Are: Part 1 (1978) (performer: "Silent Night" - uncredited)
– Return of the Waitress (1978) (performer: "Chloe" 1927 - uncredited, "Zip-a-dee Doo-Dah" - uncredited)
– Edith's Final Respects (1978) (performer: "Getting To Know You" - uncredited)
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1978 The Muppet Show (TV series)
– Jean Stapleton (1978) (performer: "Play a Simple Melody", "I'm Just Wild about Harry")
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
2012/IV Seed (short) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (56 titles)
2013 The 67th Annual Tony Awards (TV documentary)
Herself - Actor (In Memoriam) (credit only)
 
2009 TV Land Moguls (TV mini-series documentary)
Herself
– The 70s: Part 1 (2009) … Herself
 
2006 TV Land's Top Ten (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Top 10 TV Spinoffs (2006) … Herself
– All in the Family Episodes (2006) … Herself
 
2005 Bells Are Ringing: Just in Time (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2003 TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
2003 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Isabel Sanford (2003) … Herself
 
2002 Inside TV Land: Taboo TV (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2001 Biography (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Carroll O'Connor: All in a Lifetime (2001) … Herself
 
2000 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Herself
– All in the Family (2000) … Herself
 
2000 Donny & Marie (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 24 April 2000 (2000) … Herself
 
1998 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 24 March 1998 (1998) … Herself
 
1998/II This Is My Father (documentary)
 
1997 The 23rd Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Special Award to Rob Reiner
 
1997 50 Years of Television: A Celebration of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Golden Anniversary (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1996 48th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
 
1994 The 48th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1992 The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Nominee: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
 
1991 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special)
Herself
 
1991 All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1991 Funny Ladies (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1990 CBS This Morning (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 30 March 1990 (1990) … Herself
 
1985 Waiting to Act
Herself
 
1984 The 1st TV Academy Hall of Fame
Herself
 
1983 Parade of Stars (TV movie)
Herself
 
1982 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special)
Herself
 
1982 The 34th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special & Presenter: Best Limited Series
 
1981 Good Evening, Captain (TV special)
Herself
 
1981 The 7th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Favourite Television Comedy Program
 
1980 The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1979 Today (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 19 November 1979 (1979) … Herself
 
1974-1979 Dinah! (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 19 September 1979 (1979) … Herself
– Episode dated 12 September 1979 (1979) … Herself
– Episode #1.5 (1974) … Herself
 
1979 The 31st Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series & Presenter: Best Lead Actress/Actor in a Drama Series
 
1979 The Muppets Go Hollywood (TV movie)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1979 The 5th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Favourite All Around Female Entertainer
 
1979 The 36th Annual Golden Globes Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a TV-Series- Comedy/Musical
 
1978 The 30th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
 
1978 The Stars Salute Israel at 30 (TV movie)
Herself
 
1978 CBS: On the Air (TV mini-series documentary)
Co-host - part I
 
1978 The Muppet Show (TV series)
Herself
– Jean Stapleton (1978) … Herself
 
1977 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 29 August 1977 (1977) … Herself
 
1977 They Said It with Music: Yankee Doodle to Ragtime (TV special)
 
1977 The 31st Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Host, Presenter & Performer
 
1977 Good Morning America (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 27 April 1977 (1977) … Herself
 
1977 Circus of the Stars (TV special documentary)
Herself - Performer
 
1976 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Herself
– Norman Lear/Boz Scaggs (1976) … Herself (uncredited)
 
1975 The 29th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1975 The Carol Burnett Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #8.23 (1975) … Herself
 
1975 The 1st Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Herself - Accepting Award for Favourite Television Comedy Program
 
1973 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 30 March 1973 (1973) … Herself
 
1972-1973 The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.14 (1973) … Herself
– Episode #2.7 (1972) … Herself
– Episode #2.3 (1972) … Herself
 
1972 The Electric Company (TV series)
Herself
– 166 (1972) … Herself
 
1972 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Guest Performer
– Episode #6.7 (1972) … Herself - Guest Performer
– Episode #5.24 (1972) … Herself
 
1972 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.168 (1972) … Herself
 
1972 The 26th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1972 The 29th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1972 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Guest Appearance
– Episode dated 31 January 1972 (1972) … Guest Appearance
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (8 titles)
2009 TV's 50 Funniest Catch Phrases (TV movie)
Herself
 
1995 50 Years of Funny Females (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1993 The Carol Burnett Show: A Reunion (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1991 Funny Women of Television (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1985 Faerie Tale Theatre (TV series)
 
1985 Muppet Video: Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff (video)
Herself
 
1979 All in the Family (TV series)
 
1978 The Jeffersons (TV series)
 

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(1955). Stage Play: Damn Yankees. Musical comedy. Written by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop, from Wallop's novel "The Year of the Yankees." Music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. Book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop. From the novel "The... See more »

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[on being identified with Edith] The first time I was on [the TV quiz show] "Hollywood Squares", I didn't get one question until the end. I assumed it was because they thought I was a dingbat. See more »

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Was offered a role in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, but turned it down to work on the pilot of All in the Family. See more »

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