Jean Stapleton
Birthday: 19 January 1923, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Birth Name: Jeanne Murray
Height: 173 cm
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 ...Show More
There's nothing like humor to burst what seems to be an enormous problem.
There's nothing like humor to burst what seems to be an enormous problem.
[on her most famous character, Edith] She is not the typical American housewife. At least, I *hope* Show more
[on her most famous character, Edith] She is not the typical American housewife. At least, I *hope* she's not the typical American housewife. What Edith represents is the housewife who is still in bondage to the male figure, very submissive and restricted to the home. She is very naive, and she kind of thinks through a mist, and she lacks the education to expand her world. I would hope that most housewives are not like that. [But] I view her as a true and honest reflection of a woman who is part of a family like the Bunkers. She has her good points--she is very human, very honest, very compassionate, very intuitive, and in most situations she says the truth and pricks Archie's inflated ego. Hide
[on being identified with Edith] The first time I was on [the TV quiz show] "Hollywood Squares", I d Show more
[on being identified with Edith] The first time I was on [the TV quiz show] "Hollywood Squares", I didn't get one question until the end. I assumed it was because they thought I was a dingbat. Hide
Jean Stapleton's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (118)
Jean Stapleton'S roles
Edith Bunker
Birdie Conrad
Aunt Alda
Pansy Milbank
