Portrait of Jean Stapleton

Acting

Jean Stapleton

Career

Active from 1954 to 2001, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
21
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Beakman's World
Beakman's World
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jean Stapleton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.3, average 4.8
  • Violence
    1.7, average 4.1
  • Tension
    4.3, average 6.0
  • Crime
    2.0, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Heartwarming 3
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Feel-Good 2
  • Gentle Humor 2
  • Found Family 2
  • Slice-of-Life 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

69
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

5 titles ยท average score 58
TV Land Top 10
TV Land Top 10 (2004)

TV show

TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV (2003)

TV show

Pursuit of Happiness
Pursuit of Happiness (2001)
GoodWatch score 37

as Lorrraine / Lorraine

Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes
Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes (2001)
GoodWatch score 68

as Irene Silverman

Baby
Baby (2000)
GoodWatch score 69

as Byrd

1990s

22 titles ยท average score 56
You've Got Mail
You've Got Mail (1998)
GoodWatch score 66

as Birdie Conrad

Michael
Michael (1996)
GoodWatch score 46

as Pansy Milbank

Everybody Loves Raymond
Everybody Loves Raymond (1996)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Aunt Alda

Lily Dale
Lily Dale (1996)
GoodWatch score 44

as Mrs. Coons

Caroline in the City
Caroline in the City (1995)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Aunt Mary Kosky

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (1994)

TV show ยท as Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle

Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel (1994)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Emma

Bury Me in Niagara
Bury Me in Niagara (1993)

as Mildred

Grace Under Fire
Grace Under Fire (1993)
GoodWatch score 40

TV show

Beakman's World
Beakman's World (1992)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Beakman's Mom

Fire in the Dark
Fire in the Dark (1991)

as Henry Dutton

Bagdad Cafe
Bagdad Cafe (1990)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Jasmine Zweibel

1980s

14 titles ยท average score 65
Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown (1988)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

Dead Man's Folly
Dead Man's Folly (1986)
GoodWatch score 57

as Ariadne Oliver

Cinderella
Cinderella (1985)
GoodWatch score 72

as Fairy Godmother

A Matter of Sex
A Matter of Sex (1984)

as Irene Wallin

The Buddy System
The Buddy System (1984)
GoodWatch score 53

as Mrs. Price

Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk (1983)
GoodWatch score 60

as The Giantess

Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

Eleanor, First Lady of the World
Eleanor, First Lady of the World (1982)
GoodWatch score 72

as Eleanor Roosevelt

Something's Afoot
Something's Afoot (1982)

as Miss Tweed

Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as The Giantess / The Fairy Godmother

Angel Dusted
Angel Dusted (1981)
GoodWatch score 77

as Betty Eaton

Isabel's Choice
Isabel's Choice (1981)

as Isabel Cooper

1970s

10 titles ยท average score 69
Aunt Mary
Aunt Mary (1979)
GoodWatch score 73

as Mary Dobkin

You Can't Take it With You
You Can't Take it With You (1979)

as Penny Sycamore

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Helen Branigan

Tail Gunner Joe
Tail Gunner Joe (1977)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mrs. DeCamp

Acts of Love and Other Comedies
Acts of Love and Other Comedies (1973)

as Gina's Mother

All in the Family
All in the Family (1971)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Edith Bunker

Great Performances
Great Performances (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Helen

The Electric Company
The Electric Company (1971)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show

Klute
Klute (1971)
GoodWatch score 79

as Goldfarb's Secretary

Cold Turkey
Cold Turkey (1971)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mrs. Wappler

1960s

10 titles ยท average score 64
Up the Down Staircase
Up the Down Staircase (1967)
GoodWatch score 74

as Sadie Finch

The Patty Duke Show
The Patty Duke Show (1963)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

The Nurses
The Nurses (1962)

TV show ยท as Mrs. Montgomery

The Eleventh Hour
The Eleventh Hour (1962)

TV show

Something Wild
Something Wild (1961)
GoodWatch score 53

as Shirley Johnson

Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Nurse Whitney

The Defenders
The Defenders (1961)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Mrs. Larsen

Bells Are Ringing
Bells Are Ringing (1960)
GoodWatch score 61

as Sue

My Three Sons
My Three Sons (1960)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

Route 66
Route 66 (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

1950s

7 titles ยท average score 67
Dennis the Menace
Dennis the Menace (1959)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

Naked City
Naked City (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Mrs. Trellis / Marilyn Konish

Damn Yankees
Damn Yankees (1958)
GoodWatch score 72

as Sister Miller

Woman With A Past
Woman With A Past (1954)

TV show

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Mary Dobkin

Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

TV show

Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV show ยท as Teacher

1940s

1 title
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)

TV show ยท as Bus Girl