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Jean Stapleton Biography

Birth Name:
Jeanne Murray
Birth Place:
New York, New York, United States
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • Made her TV debut in a 1952 episode of the anthology series Robert Montgomery Presents
  • Appeared in the original Broadway casts of the musicals Damn Yankees, Bells Are Ringing and Funny Girl (and in the movie versions of the first two)
  • Performed often at the summer-stock theater she and her husband ran, the Totem Pole Playhouse, near Chambersburg, PA
  • Turned down the role of Jessica Fletcher in 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 U
  • S
  • cities in 2000
  • Provided voice work for the educational video game Grandma Ollie's Morphabet Soup

Awards

  • 1992Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: nominated
  • 1983Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: nominated
  • 1982Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special: nominated
  • 1980Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: nominated
  • 1979Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1979Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: nominated
  • 1978Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: winner
  • 1978Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: nominated
  • 1977Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1975Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1975Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: nominated
  • 1974Emmy-Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1974Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: winner
  • 1973Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: winner
  • 1973Emmy-Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1972Golden Globe-Actress in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy Series or Television Movie: nominated
  • 1972Emmy-Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series: winner
  • 1971Emmy-Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series: winner

Relationships