Jean Stapleton
1923-01-19 ( 102 years old ) in Manhattan, New York, US

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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The Last Laugh 2016-04-18
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air 2009-06-09
Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family" 2009-06-09
Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes 2001-05-20
Pursuit of Happiness 2001-01-17
Pursuit of Happiness 2001-01-17
Baby 2000-10-08
You've Got Mail 1998-12-18
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World 1998-08-04
Chance of a Lifetime 1998-03-29
Michael 1996-12-25
Lily Dale 1996-06-09
Bury Me in Niagara 1993-10-31
The Trial 1993-06-18
The Habitation of Dragons 1992-09-08
Fire in the Dark 1991-07-01
Funny Ladies: A Portrait of Women Cartoonists 1991-06-05
All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special 1991-02-16
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme 1990-05-19
Dead Man's Folly 1986-01-08
Cinderella 1985-08-14
Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella 1985-08-08
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff 1985-07-09
The Buddy System 1984-05-04
A Matter of Sex 1984-01-01
Jack and the Beanstalk 1983-09-08
Eleanor, First Lady of the World 1982-05-12
Isabel's Choice 1981-12-16
Good Evening Captain 1981-08-21
Angel Dusted 1981-02-11
Aunt Mary 1979-12-05
You Can't Take it With You 1979-05-16
The Muppets Go Hollywood 1979-05-16
Tail Gunner Joe 1977-02-06
Acts of Love and Other Comedies 1973-03-15
Klute 1971-06-23
Cold Turkey 1971-02-19
Up the Down Staircase 1967-06-28
Something Wild 1961-12-23
Bells Are Ringing 1960-06-23
Damn Yankees 1958-09-26

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