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Jean Stapleton: Biography

  • Birth Name: Jeanne Murray
  • Birth Place: New York, NY
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 01/19/1923, Capricorn
  • Profession: Actor
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Jean Stapleton Fast Facts:
  • Made her TV debut in a 1952 episode of Robert Montgomery Presents.
  • Appeared in the original Broadway casts of the musicals Funny Girl, Damn Yankees and Bells Are Ringing, and the movie versions of the last two.
  • Performed regularly at the summer-stock theater she and her husband ran, Pennsylvania's Totem Pole Playhouse.
  • Turned down the role of Jessica Fletcher on Murder, She Wrote.
  • Played Julia Child in Bon Appetit! (1989) at the Kennedy Center; portrayed Eleanor Roosevelt in a 1982 TV-movie and in a one-woman play that toured the U.S. in 2000.
  • Jean Stapleton Relationships:
  • Jack Stapleton - Brother
  • John Putch - Son
  • Joseph E. Murray - Father
  • Marie Stapleton Murray - Mother
  • Pamela Putch - Daughter
  • William H. Putch - Husband (deceased)
  • Jean Stapleton Awards:
  • 1982 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special - Nominee
  • 1973 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Winner
  • 1974 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Winner
  • 1975 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 1971 Emmy: Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series - Winner
  • 1972 Emmy: Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series - Winner
  • 1973 Emmy: Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 1995 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 1974 Emmy: Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 1975 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 1977 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 1978 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Winner
  • 1979 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 1978 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 1979 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 1980 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 1983 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
  • 1992 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
  • 1972 Golden Globe: Actress in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy Series or Television Movie - Nominee
  • College:
  • Attended Hunter College, New York, NY
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