Jean Stapleton
Acting
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".
Born: January 19, 1923
Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York, US
Known For
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Actress Shelley Duvall presents charming animated versions of some of the most beloved children's stories in this superb Emmy-nominated collection featuring 26 tales narrated by famous actors and musicians. The stories by Mercer Mayer, Virginia Lee Burton, Marilyn Sadler and others are voiced by Bette Midler, James Earl Jones, Morgan Freeman, Candice Bergen, Ringo Starr, Michael J. Fox, Steve Martin, Martin Short, Billy Crystal, Kathy Bates and many more.
All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning during 1951 and continuing into 2013. From 1954 onward, all of its productions have been shown in color, although color television video productions were extremely rare in 1954. Many television movies have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones. The series has received eighty Emmy Awards, twenty-four Christopher Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and four Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice in American television, it is the last remaining television program such that the title includes the name of the sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.
Beakman's World
Beakman's World is an educational children's television show. The program is based on the Universal Press Syndicate syndicated comic strip You Can with Beakman and Jax created by Jok Church. The series premiered September 18, 1992 on The Learning Channel cable network and in national syndication. On September 18, 1993 it moved from national syndication to CBS Saturday morning children’s lineup. At the peak of its popularity, it was seen in nearly 90 countries around the world. The series was canceled in 1998. Reruns returned to national syndication in September 2006, after which it was transferred to local stations such as KICU. The show debuted a year prior to Bill Nye the Science Guy, which covered similar topics. The show's host, Paul Zaloom, still performs as Beakman in live appearances around the globe.
E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and also well-known public figures. Among the topics covered on the program include salacious re-tellings of Hollywood secrets, show-biz scandals, celebrity murders and mysteries, porn-star biographies, and "where-are-they-now?" investigations of former child stars. It frequently features in-depth interviews, actual courtroom footage, and dramatic reenactments. When aired on the E! network, episodes will be updated to reflect the current life or status of the subject.
Faerie Tale Theatre
A live-action children's television anthology series retelling popular fairy tales.
Faerie Tale Theatre
A live-action children's television anthology series retelling popular fairy tales.
The Muppet Show
Go behind the curtains as Kermit the Frog and his muppet friends struggle to put on a weekly variety show.
Chance of a Lifetime
Irreverent freelance investigative reporter Tom Maguire hits rock bottom when bigot editor in chief Ivan refuses to print his pieces anymore and his bad back most be operated, but his health insurance just expired. Sympathetic editor Irene Dunbar, feeling guilty she didn't save his job, volunteers for a fake marriage so he can use her insurance. The 'happy couple' in now constantly beleaguered by her mother and an insurance inspector, while each has his own affairs, but the co-habitation also seems to generate meaningful affection.
All in the Family
Archie Bunker, a working class bigot, constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.
Filmography
as Self
as Irene Silverman
as Lorraine
as Lorrraine
as Byrd
as Birdie Conrad
as Mrs. Jenkins (voice)
as Mrs. Dunbar
as Gloria Utley
as Pansy Milbank
as Aunt Alda
as Self
as Mrs. Coons
as Aunt Mary Kosky
as Emma
as Self
as Mildred
as Landlady (uncredited)
as Beakman's Mom
as Lenora Tolliver
as Narrator (voice)
as Henry Dutton
as Mother Goose
as Jasmine Zweibel
as Ariadne Oliver
as Fairy Godmother
as Fairy Godmother
as Mrs. Price
as Irene Wallin
as The Giantess
as The Giantess
as The Fairy Godmother
as Eleanor Roosevelt
as Isabel Cooper
as Betty Eaton
as Mary Dobkin
as Self
as Penny Sycamore
as Mrs. DeCamp
as Self - Special Guest Star
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
as Self
as Self
as Gina's Mother
as Goldfarb’s Secretary
as Mrs. Wappler
as Helen
as Edith Bunker
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
as Sadie Finch
as Self
as Mrs. Montgomery
as Shirley Johnson
as Self
as Nurse Whitney
as Mrs. Larsen
as Sue
as Marilyn Konish
as Mrs. Trellis
as Sister Miller
as Self - Presenter
as Self - Host
as Mary Dobkin
as Bus Girl
as Self - Nominee