Jean Stapleton
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Jean Stapleton (born Jeanne Murray; January 19, 1923 – May 31, 2013) was an American character actress of stage, television, and film. Stapleton is best known for her role as Edith Bunker, the long-suffering yet faithful wife of Archie Bunker, on 1970s sitcom All in the Family, which earned her three Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a comedy film.
She appeared on "All in the Family" sequel series Archie Bunker's Place occasionally, but she had to be pushed out of the program during the first season due to being drained of the role.
Early life
Joseph E. Murray, a billboard advertisement salesman, was born in Manhattan on January 19, 1923, the daughter of Marie A. Stapleton, an opera performer, and Joseph E. Murray. Jack, her older brother, was with her. Her uncle, a vaudevillian performer, and her brother, a stage actress who pushed her to pursue acting as well.
Personal life
Stapleton was married to William Putch from 1957 to his death in 1983. The couple had two children: actor/writer/director John Putch and television producer Pamela Putch. William Putch directed Totem Pole Playhouse, a summer stock theater at Caledonia State Park in Fayetteville, Pennsylvania, for 30 years. Stapleton was a regular performer at the theatre with the resident company. Jack Stapleton, Stapleton's brother, was a stage actor. Betty Jane Watson, an actress, was her cousin. Stapleton served in the Christian Science Church for many years. Despite a common belief, she was unrelated to actress Maureen Stapleton.
She endorsed Walter Mondale's campaign in 1984 and was a vocal proponent of the Equal Rights Amendment. She also served as a participant in the 1977 National Women's Conference.
Stapleton appeared on talk shows for the first time, but Carroll O'Connor and Donny and Marie O'Connor appeared on Donny and Marie O'Connor's show on April 24, 2000, a year before O'Connor's death. She jokingly told them that she only does so "for pleasure" when Edith Bunker's voice was demanded by them. Stapleton confessed that she rarely watched All in the Family, but the Archive of American Television recalled that she revived in 2000.
Early career
Stapleton began her career in 1941 aged 18 in summer stock theatre and made her New York debut in the Off-Broadway play American Gothic. In numerous hit musicals, including Funny Girl, Juno, Damn Yankees, and Bells Are Ringing (1960), she appeared in various hit musicals, including reciting her roles from the latter two musicals in Damn Yankees (1958) (her film debut) and Bells Are Ringing (1960).
Stapleton's early television appearances included parts in "The Bride Wore Pink," Robert Montgomery Presents, Lux Video Theater, Woman with a Past, The Patty Duke Show, The Patty Duke Show, Dr. Kildare, My Three Sons, Dennis the Menace, Naked City, and as Rosa Criley in a 1963 episode of NBC's medical drama about psychiatry, "The Bride Wore Pink." Stapleton appeared in "The Hidden Jungle," an episode of the television series The Defenders (broadcast on December 1st year), as well as her future All in the Family co-star Carroll O'Connor.
Stapleton has appeared in the films Something Wild (1961), Up the Down Staircase (1967), Klute (1971), and Norman Lear's comedy Cold Turkey (both 1971).
On May 9, 1971, Stapleton defeated Mary Tyler Moore and Marlo Thomas for the "Best Actress in a Comedy" award. Mrs. Teevee was given a role in the Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) as Mrs. Teevee, but she declined because it coincided with the launch of the All in the Family pilot (the role was switched to Nora Denney).
Later career
Stapleton appeared in Emmy award-winning television film Tail Gunner Joe (1977), dramatizing the lives of American citizens. Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, who appeared in the sixth episode of the third season of The Muppet Show (broadcast on September 30, 1978).
She appeared in the original Canadian production of Something's Afoot in 1979, which was later broadcast on Showtime. She appeared in the Hallmark Hall of Fame television film Aunt Mary (also 1979), which told the full story of Baltimore children's advocate Mary Dobkin. Eleanor Roosevelt was depicted in the television film Eleanor Roosevelt, the First Lady of the World in 1982, focusing on the subject's later life. Best Actress and Golden Globe nominations for her role.
She continued to guest star in a number of television series during the 1980s, including two episodes of Faerie Tale Theatre "Jack and the Beanstalk" as the Fairy Godmother in 1983 and 1985 versions, as the Fairy Godmother. Stapleton appeared in The Buddy System (1984), alongside Susan Sarandon and Richard Dreyfuss, and appeared in Ariadne Oliver in the 1986 television version of Dead Man's Folly opposite Peter Ustinov as Hercule Poirot. Jessica Fletcher played her in the television series Murder, She Wrote, which went to Angela Lansbury. She refused to play her in the film Murder, She Wrote.
Stapleton co-starred with Whoopi Goldberg in 15 episodes of Bagdad Cafe, a television show based on the same name.
Stapleton played Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle in a children's series of the same name based on Betty MacDonald's books.
Stapleton appeared in Beakman's World as Beakman's mother, Beakmom, in 1996, and he appeared on Everybody Loves Raymond as Ray's illustrious aunt. Nana Silverberg, Miles' grandmother, appeared in the Murphy Brown episode "All in the Family" as the eccentric rooming house owner in Nora Ephron's hit film Michael.
Stapleton was the voice of Grandma Ollie on Kinderactive, Turner Pictures, and New Line Cinema's venture Morphabet Soup, making her debut in the world of video games. Learning Magazine's Teacher's Choice Award for the game.
Stapleton appeared on Jean Smart's episode "Style & Substance" on January 26, 1998, portraying a former television chef with an alcohol problem. In Disney's 1998 direct-to-video animated film Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, she played John Rolfe's maid, Mrs. Jenkins, and appeared in the film You've Got Mail as a close coworker in whom Meg Ryan's character confides. Stapleton introduced her "Eleanor" characterization to live theaters in 1998, which has now been turned into a one-woman performance.
Stapleton appeared in "Mother's Day," an episode of the television series Touched by an Angel, portraying an angel named Emma who came to assist Celine, who was caring for her late best friend's mother.
Stapleton's last acting role was as Irene Silverman in the 2001 fact-based television film Like Mother, Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes, starring Mary Tyler Moore as convicted criminal Sante Kimes.
In 2002, Stapleton was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame. That year, she was also inducted into the Television Hall of Fame.