Maureen Stapleton

Career timeline

1. 1925 · Born

   Born in Troy, New York, USA

2. 1948 · Screen debut

   The Philco Television Playhouse (TV)

3. 1948 · Breakthrough

   Studio One (TV)

4. 1998 · Latest release

   Wilbur Falls (Movie)

5. 2006 · Died

   March 13, 2006

Career in numbers

2 1940s

7 1950s

5 1960s

19 1970s

23 1980s

9 1990s

• Drama44
• Comedy19
• Tv Movie15
• Romance12
• Documentary4
• Science Fiction4

Highest-rated title The Equalizer 1985 7.2 Most popular title NOVA 1974 7.1

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Maureen Stapleton in our catalogue.

Sidney Lumet

3 titles together

Tyrone Power Jr.

2 titles together

Jack Nicholson

2 titles together

Barret Oliver

2 titles together

Gwen Verdon

2 titles together

James Horner

2 titles together

Don Ameche

2 titles together

Wilford Brimley

2 titles together

Hume Cronyn

2 titles together

Jessica Tandy

2 titles together

1. 1998 Wilbur Falls as Wilbur Falls High Secretary Movie
2. 1998 Snow Cat as Grandma (voice) Movie
3. 1997 Addicted to Love as Nana 6.2 Movie
4. 1994 The Last Good Time as Ida Cutler Movie
5. 1994 Trading Mom as Mrs. Cavour, the Gardener 5.9 Movie
6. 1992 Lincoln as Sarah Bush Lincoln (voice) Movie
7. 1992 Miss Rose White as Tanta Perla Movie
8. 1992 Passed Away as Mary Scanlan 5.4 Movie
9. 1992 Last Wish as Ida Rollin Movie
10. 1989 B.L. Stryker as Auntie Sue TV
11. 1988 Liberace: Behind the Music as Frances Liberace Movie
12. 1988 Doin' Time on Planet Earth as Helium Balloon Saleslady Movie
13. 1988 Cocoon: The Return as Mary Luckett 6.5 Movie
14. 1987 Nuts as Rose Kirk 6.4 Movie
15. 1987 Made in Heaven as Aunt Lisa 6.5 Movie
16. 1987 Sweet Lorraine as Lillian Garber Movie
17. 1986 Heartburn as Vera 6.0 Movie
18. 1986 The Cosmic Eye as Mother Earth (voice) Movie
19. 1986 The Money Pit as Estelle 6.5 Movie
20. 1985 The Equalizer as Emmy Rutherford 7.2 TV
21. 1985 Cocoon as Mary Luckett 6.6 Movie
22. 1985 Private Sessions as Dr. Liz Bolger Movie
23. 1984 Johnny Dangerously as Mom 6.3 Movie
24. 1984 America and Lewis Hine as Voice Movie
25. 1984 Family Secrets as Maggie Lukauer Movie
26. 1984 Sentimental Journey as Ruthie Movie
27. 1983 Alice in Wonderland as White Queen Movie
28. 1982 Little Gloria... Happy at Last as Nurse Emma Kieslich TV
29. 1982 The Electric Grandmother as Grandmother Movie
30. 1981 Reds as Emma Goldman 6.9 Movie
31. 1981 The Fan as Belle Goldman 5.8 Movie
32. 1981 On the Right Track as Mary the Bag Lady Movie
33. 1979 The Gathering, Part II as Kate Thornton Movie
34. 1979 Letters from Frank as Betty Miller Movie
35. 1979 The Runner Stumbles as Mrs. Shandig Movie
36. 1979 Lost and Found as Jemmy Movie
37. 1978 Interiors as Pearl 6.8 Movie
38. 1977 The Gathering as Kate Movie
39. 1976 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as Big Mama Movie
40. 1976 Laurence Olivier Presents as Big Mama TV
41. 1976 A Mother's Tale as Narrator Movie
42. 1975 Queen of the Stardust Ballroom as Bea Asher Movie
43. 1974 Voyage to Next as Mother Earth (voice) Movie
44. 1974 Tell Me Where It Hurts as Connie Movie
45. 1974 NOVA as Narrator (voice) 7.1 TV
46. 1974 A Sunday Dinner Movie
47. 1972 Dig: A Journey Into Earth as Mother (voice) Movie
48. 1971 Plaza Suite as Karen Nash 6.2 Movie
49. 1971 Summer of '42 as Hermie's Mother (voice) (uncredited) 6.8 Movie
50. 1971 Great Performances as White Queen 6.1 TV
51. 1970 Airport as Inez Guerrero 6.5 Movie
52. 1969 Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall as Ruthie Maxwell Movie
53. 1969 Trilogy as Mary O'Meaghan Movie
54. 1963 Bye Bye Birdie as Mama Mae Peterson 5.9 Movie
55. 1962 A View from the Bridge as Beatrice Carbone Movie
56. 1960 The Fugitive Kind as Vee Talbot 6.9 Movie
57. 1959 For Whom the Bell Tolls as Pilar Movie
58. 1959 Lonelyhearts as Fay Doyle 6.3 Movie
59. 1958 Naked City as Abilene Hutchinson Bick TV
60. 1958 All the King's Men as Sadie Burke Movie
61. 1956 Playhouse 90 as Pilar TV
62. 1953 General Electric Theater as Ethel TV
63. 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame as Tanta Perla TV
64. 1948 Studio One as Rachel Jackson TV
65. 1948 The Philco Television Playhouse as Daughter TV

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