<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Archie Bunker (1948 - 1980, her death) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> Gloria Stivic (daughter) </Td> </Tr> <P> Edith Bunker (nėe Baines) is a fictional 1970s sitcom character on All in the Family (and occasionally Archie Bunker's Place), played by Jean Stapleton . She was the wife of Archie Bunker (who often called her a "dingbat"), mother of Gloria Stivic, mother - in - law of Michael "Meathead" Stivic and after 1975, grandmother of Joey Stivic . Her cousin was Maude Findlay (Beatrice Arthur) who was one of Archie's nemeses . </P> <P> While Edith was typically a traditional and subservient wife (with several notable exceptions throughout the series), Jean Stapleton was a noted feminist . </P>

The final episode of all in the family