Jean Stapleton

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Jan 19, 1923 (102 years old)
Death date
May 31, 2013

Jean Stapleton

Known For

The Last Laugh
1h 29m
Movie 2016

The Last Laugh

Feature documentary about humor and the Holocaust, examining whether it is ever acceptable to use humor in connection with a tragedy of that scale, and the implications for other seemingly off-limits topics in a society that prizes free speech.

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
TV Show 1994

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle

A colorful woman helps cure kids of improper behavior, such as telling fibs, neglecting pets and talking back to their elders.

Bury Me in Niagara
1h 32m
Movie 1993

Bury Me in Niagara

When the controlling mother (Jean Stapleton) of Martin Mallory (Geraint Wyn Davies) dies, Mallory thinks he's finally free of her meddling. But her ghost appears to him at her funeral, brought back to life by a mysterious Japanese stone. Now, Martin must move her body to Niagara Falls, N.Y., within 48 hours, or she won't be allowed into heaven. To make matters worse, Japanese hit men are trying desperately to get the stone back.

The Trial
1h 58m
Movie 1993

The Trial

Joseph K. awakes one morning, to find two strange men in his room, telling him he has been arrested. Joseph is not told what he is charged with, and despite being "arrested," is allowed to remain free and go to work. But despite the strange nature of his arrest, Joseph soon learns that his trial, however odd, is very real, and tries desperately to spare himself from the court's judgement.

The Habitation of Dragons
1h 34m
Movie 1992

The Habitation of Dragons

Two brothers of totally different natures live in a small town in Texas. Since the death of their father they confront one another all the time for all kind of major and minor problems.

Fire in the Dark
2h 4m
Movie 1991

Fire in the Dark

A 75-year old widow with battles herself as she struggles with being a burden to those she loves. Though determined not to rely on her children, she is forced to move in with her daughter after a serious fall, and the family learns to face the future with dignity and hope.

Funny Ladies: A Portrait of Women Cartoonists
0h 46m
Movie 1991

Funny Ladies: A Portrait of Women Cartoonists

Profiles on the creative processes of Dale Messick, Cathy Guisewite, Nicole Hollander, and Lynda Barry, preceded by a brief overview of early female comic strip artists.

All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
1h 10m
Movie 1991

All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special

Bagdad Cafe
0h 23m
TV Show 1990

Bagdad Cafe

Bagdad Cafe is an American television sitcom starring Whoopi Goldberg and Jean Stapleton. The series premiered March 30, 1990 on CBS. The show is based on the 1987 Percy Adlon film Bagdad Cafe.

Dead Man's Folly
1h 30m
Movie 1986

Dead Man's Folly

During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs.

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".

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