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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".

You've Got Mail ( 1998) | IMDb: 6.7

Comedy , Romance

Book superstore magnate, Joe Fox and independent book shop owner, Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet—both blissfully unaware that he's trying to put her out of business.

Starring:

Tom Hanks , Meg Ryan , Greg Kinnear , Parker Posey , Steve Zahn , Dave Chappelle

Directed by:

Maggie Murphy , David Sardi , Nora Ephron

Produced by:

Delia Ephron , Nora Ephron , Francine Maisler

Michael ( 1996) | IMDb: 5.7

Comedy , Drama , Fantasy

Tabloid reporters are sent by their editor to investigate after the paper recieves a letter from a woman claiming an angel is living with her.

Starring:

John Travolta , Andie MacDowell , William Hurt , Bob Hoskins , Robert Pastorelli , Jean Stapleton

Directed by:

Dianne Dreyer , Nora Ephron , Robert Huberman

Produced by:

G. Mac Brown , Nora Ephron , Bob Hudgins

Jean Stapleton Movies: Top 2 Performances by a Successful Actor

Biography