Jean Stapleton

Career timeline

1. 1923 · Born

   Born in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

2. 1948 · Screen debut

   The Philco Television Playhouse (TV)

3. 1971 · Breakthrough

   Great Performances (TV)

4. 2004 · Latest release

   TV Land Top 10 (TV)

5. 2013 · Died

   May 31, 2013

Career in numbers

1 1940s

7 1950s

9 1960s

10 1970s

14 1980s

22 1990s

5 2000s

• Drama35
• Comedy31
• Tv Movie16
• Family10
• Romance7
• Crime6

Highest-rated title Beakman's World 1992 8.4 Most popular title You've Got Mail 1998 6.7

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Jean Stapleton in our catalogue.

Fielder Cook

4 titles together

Stuart Margolin

3 titles together

Norman Lear

2 titles together

Nora Ephron

2 titles together

Michael Lembeck

2 titles together

Robert Pastorelli

2 titles together

Rod Daniel

2 titles together

Stuart Rosenberg

2 titles together

Randy Newman

2 titles together

1. 2004 TV Land Top 10 TV
2. 2003 TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV TV
3. 2001 Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes as Irene Silverman Movie
4. 2001 Pursuit of Happiness as Lorraine Movie
5. 2000 Baby as Byrd Movie
6. 1998 You've Got Mail as Birdie 6.7 Movie
7. 1998 Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World as Mrs. Jenkins (voice) 5.6 Movie
8. 1998 Chance of a Lifetime as Mrs. Dunbar Movie
9. 1998 Style & Substance as Gloria Utley TV
10. 1996 Michael as Pansy Milbank 5.7 Movie
11. 1996 Everybody Loves Raymond as Aunt Alda 6.9 TV
12. 1996 Lily Dale as Mrs. Coons Movie
13. 1995 Caroline in the City as Aunt Mary Kosky 6.5 TV
14. 1994 Touched by an Angel as Emma 7.2 TV
15. 1994 Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle as Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle TV
16. 1993 Bury Me in Niagara as Mildred Movie
17. 1993 Grace Under Fire 5.6 TV
18. 1993 The Trial as Landlady (uncredited) 6.0 Movie
19. 1992 Beakman's World as Beakman's Mom 8.4 TV
20. 1992 The Habitation of Dragons as Lenora Tolliver Movie
21. 1992 Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories as Narrator (voice) TV
22. 1991 Fire in the Dark as Henry Dutton Movie
23. 1991 Funny Ladies: A Portrait of Women Cartoonists as Narrator Movie
24. 1991 All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special Movie
25. 1991 The General Motors Playwrights Theater as Emilie TV
26. 1990 Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme as Mother Goose 5.3 Movie
27. 1990 Bagdad Cafe as Jasmine Zweibel TV
28. 1988 Murphy Brown 6.5 TV
29. 1987 Trying Times TV
30. 1986 Dead Man's Folly as Ariadne Oliver 6.4 Movie
31. 1985 Cinderella as Fairy Godmother Movie
32. 1985 The Ray Bradbury Theater 7.0 TV
33. 1984 The Buddy System as Mrs. Price Movie
34. 1984 A Matter of Sex as Irene Wallin Movie
35. 1983 Scarecrow and Mrs. King 6.6 TV
36. 1983 Jack and the Beanstalk as The Giantess Movie
37. 1982 Something's Afoot as Miss Tweed Movie
38. 1982 Faerie Tale Theatre as The Giantess 8.1 TV
39. 1982 Eleanor, First Lady of the World as Eleanor Roosevelt Movie
40. 1981 Isabel's Choice as Isabel Cooper Movie
41. 1981 Angel Dusted as Betty Eaton Movie
42. 1979 Aunt Mary as Mary Dobkin Movie
43. 1979 You Can't Take it With You as Penny Sycamore Movie
44. 1977 The Love Boat as Helen Branigan 6.3 TV
45. 1977 Tail Gunner Joe as Mrs. DeCamp Movie
46. 1973 Acts of Love and Other Comedies as Gina's Mother Movie
47. 1971 The Electric Company 7.4 TV
48. 1971 Klute as Goldfarb's Secretary 6.8 Movie
49. 1971 Cold Turkey as Mrs. Wappler 6.2 Movie
50. 1971 Great Performances as Helen 6.1 TV
51. 1971 All in the Family as Edith Bunker 7.8 TV
52. 1967 Up the Down Staircase as Sadie Finch 7.1 Movie
53. 1963 The Patty Duke Show TV
54. 1962 The Eleventh Hour TV
55. 1962 The Nurses as Mrs. Montgomery TV
56. 1961 Something Wild as Shirley Johnson 6.2 Movie
57. 1961 The Defenders as Mrs. Larsen TV
58. 1960 Route 66 6.7 TV
59. 1960 My Three Sons 6.6 TV
60. 1960 Bells Are Ringing as Sue 6.5 Movie
61. 1959 Dennis the Menace 6.6 TV
62. 1958 Naked City as Marilyn Konish TV
63. 1958 Damn Yankees as Sister Miller 6.5 Movie
64. 1954 Woman With A Past TV
65. 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame as Mary Dobkin TV
66. 1950 Lux Video Theatre as Teacher TV
67. 1950 Robert Montgomery Presents TV
68. 1948 The Philco Television Playhouse as Bus Girl TV

Photos

Quick facts