Maureen Stapleton: movies and TV shows
Maureen Stapleton has 86 credits in the archive: 66 films and 20 TV series, from 1948 to 2003. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1948 – 2003 · busiest year: 1979 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | Self | Film | 7.0 | 78 |
| 1998 | Snow Cat | Grandma (voice) | Film | 9.0 | 73 |
| 1998 | Wilbur Falls | Wilbur Falls High Secretary | Film | 4.3 | 73 |
| 1997 | Addicted to Love | Nana | Film | 6.2 | 72 |
| 1996 | Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman | Self | Film | 7.5 | 71 |
| 1994 | The Last Good Time | Ida Cutler | Film | 5.5 | 69 |
| 1994 | Trading Mom | Mrs. Cavour, the Gardener | Film | 5.9 | 69 |
| 1994 | Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage | Self | Film | 9.0 | 69 |
| 1992 | Passed Away | Mary Scanlan | Film | 5.4 | 67 |
| 1992 | Lincoln | Sarah Bush Lincoln (voice) | Film | 7.3 | 67 |
| 1992 | Miss Rose White | Tanta Perla | Film | 5.0 | 67 |
| 1992 | Last Wish | Ida Rollin | Film | 10.0 | 67 |
| 1989 | B.L. Stryker | Auntie Sue | TV | 6.1 | 64 |
| 1989 | Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre | Self (voice) | Film | — | 64 |
| 1989 | When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen | Self | Film | — | 64 |
| 1988 | Cocoon: The Return | Mary Luckett | Film | 6.5 | 63 |
| 1988 | Hello Actors Studio | Self | Film | 6.7 | 63 |
| 1988 | Liberace: Behind the Music | Frances Liberace | Film | 4.8 | 63 |
| 1988 | Doin' Time on Planet Earth | Helium Balloon Saleslady | Film | 4.0 | 63 |
| 1987 | Made in Heaven | Aunt Lisa | Film | 6.5 | 62 |
| 1987 | Nuts | Rose Kirk | Film | 6.3 | 62 |
| 1987 | Sweet Lorraine | Lillian Garber | Film | 10.0 | 62 |
| 1986 | The Money Pit | Estelle | Film | 6.5 | 61 |
| 1986 | Heartburn | Vera | Film | 6.0 | 61 |
| 1986 | The Cosmic Eye | Mother Earth (voice) | Film | 6.3 | 61 |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Emmy Rutherford | TV | 7.1 | 60 |
| 1985 | Cocoon | Mary Luckett | Film | 6.6 | 60 |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | Film | 6.8 | 60 |
| 1985 | Private Sessions | Dr. Liz Bolger | Film | 4.0 | 60 |
| 1984 | Johnny Dangerously | Mom | Film | 6.3 | 59 |
| 1984 | America and Lewis Hine | Voice | Film | 6.2 | 59 |
| 1984 | Sentimental Journey | Ruthie | Film | 6.3 | 59 |
| 1984 | Family Secrets | Maggie Lukauer | Film | 4.5 | 59 |
| 1983 | Alice in Wonderland | White Queen | Film | 6.8 | 58 |
| 1983 | Montgomery Clift | Self | Film | 4.3 | 58 |
| 1982 | Little Gloria... Happy at Last | Nurse Emma Kieslich | TV | 5.8 | 57 |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Stars | Self | Film | 5.8 | 57 |
| 1982 | The Electric Grandmother | Grandmother | Film | 7.0 | 57 |
| 1981 | Reds | Emma Goldman | Film | 6.9 | 56 |
| 1981 | The Fan | Belle Goldman | Film | 5.9 | 56 |
| 1981 | On the Right Track | Mary the Bag Lady | Film | 6.5 | 56 |
| 1979 | The Muppets Go Hollywood | Self | Film | 6.2 | 54 |
| 1979 | Lost and Found | Jemmy | Film | 6.0 | 54 |
| 1979 | Letters from Frank | Betty Miller | Film | 8.0 | 54 |
| 1979 | Arthur Miller on Home Ground | Film | 10.0 | 54 | |
| 1979 | The Gathering, Part II | Kate Thornton | Film | 4.7 | 54 |
| 1979 | The Runner Stumbles | Mrs. Shandig | Film | 6.7 | 54 |
| 1978 | Interiors | Pearl | Film | 6.8 | 53 |
| 1977 | The Gathering | Kate | Film | 4.8 | 52 |
| 1976 | Laurence Olivier Presents | Big Mama | TV | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1976 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Big Mama | Film | 5.0 | 51 |
| 1976 | A Mother's Tale | Narrator | Film | — | 51 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | TV | 6.9 | 50 |
| 1975 | Queen of the Stardust Ballroom | Bea Asher | Film | 6.3 | 50 |
| 1974 | NOVA | Narrator (voice) | TV | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1974 | Voyage to Next | Mother Earth (voice) | Film | 5.3 | 49 |
| 1974 | A Sunday Dinner | Film | — | 49 | |
| 1974 | Tell Me Where It Hurts | Connie | Film | — | 49 |
| 1973 | Tennessee Williams' South | Film | 10.0 | 48 | |
| 1972 | Dig: A Journey Into Earth | Mother (voice) | Film | 8.0 | 47 |
| 1971 | Great Performances | White Queen | TV | 6.1 | 46 |
| 1971 | Summer of '42 | Hermie's Mother (voice) (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 46 |
| 1971 | Plaza Suite | Karen Nash | Film | 6.2 | 46 |
| 1970 | Airport | Inez Guerrero | Film | 6.5 | 45 |
| 1969 | Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall | Ruthie Maxwell | Film | 9.0 | 44 |
| 1969 | Trilogy | Mary O'Meaghan | Film | 6.2 | 44 |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.8 | 43 |
| 1963 | Bye Bye Birdie | Mama Mae Peterson | Film | 5.9 | 38 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 37 |
| 1962 | A View from the Bridge | Beatrice Carbone | Film | 6.3 | 37 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 36 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Taped Tribute | TV | 5.8 | 36 |
| 1960 | The Fugitive Kind | Vee Talbot | Film | 6.9 | 35 |
| 1959 | Lonelyhearts | Fay Doyle | Film | 6.3 | 34 |
| 1959 | For Whom the Bell Tolls | Pilar | Film | — | 34 |
| 1958 | Naked City | Abilene Hutchinson Bick | TV | 5.7 | 33 |
| 1958 | Naked City | Ruth Callan | TV | 5.7 | 33 |
| 1958 | All the King's Men | Film | 8.0 | 33 | |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | TV | — | 31 |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 | Pilar | TV | 7.6 | 31 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Ethel | TV | 6.8 | 28 |
| 1953 | Main Street to Broadway | Self (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 28 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Tanta Perla | TV | 8.8 | 26 |
| 1948 | Studio One | Rachel Jackson | TV | 5.4 | 23 |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse | Daughter | TV | 6.6 | 23 |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse | Mrs. Johnson | TV | 6.6 | 23 |