
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, Maine…

The Last Laugh
as Self

Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"
as Self

The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
as Self

Pursuit of Happiness
as Lorrraine

Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes
as Irene Silverman

Baby
as Byrd

You've Got Mail
as Birdie Conrad

Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
as Mrs. Jenkins (voice)

Chance of a Lifetime
as Mrs. Dunbar

Michael
as Pansy Milbank
TV Land Top 10
1 ep.
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
1 ep.

Style & Substance
as Gloria Utley · 1 ep.

Everybody Loves Raymond
as Aunt Alda · 1 ep.

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self · 1 ep.

E! True Hollywood Story
1 ep.

Caroline in the City
as Aunt Mary Kosky · 1 ep.

Touched by an Angel
as Emma · 1 ep.
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
as Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle · 13 ep.

Intimate Portrait
as Self · 1 ep.
Michael
1996