Elinor Donahue

Elinor Donahue

Mary Eleanor Donahue (born April 19, 1937), credited as Elinor Donahue, is an American actress, best remembered today for playing the role of Betty Anderson, the eldest child of Robert Young and Jane Wyatt, on the 1950s American sitcom Father Knows Best. Donahue achieved stardom for her role as the elder daughter, Betty, on the television family series Father Knows Best. Her co-stars were Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Billy Gray as her younger brother, James "Bud" Anderson, Jr., and Lauren Chapin as her younger sister, Kathy. Donahue was a musical judge in ABC's Jukebox Jury (1953–54). While in the first season of Father Knows Best she also appeared on The Ray Bolger Show, starring Ray Bolger as a song-and-dance man. Thereafter, she was cast with James Best, Ann Doran, and J. Carrol Naish in the 1956 episode "The White Carnation" of the religion anthology series, Crossroads. She guest starred on an episode of U.S. Marshal. She also appeared as a new bride in the George Burns and Gracie Allen Show episode titled "The Newlyweds" that aired April 2, 1956. She played Georgiana Balanger in the episode "Dennis and the Wedding" (1960) on Dennis the Menace.[5] Donahue was also cast, in 1960, with Marion Ross in an episode ("Duet") of The Brothers Brannagan. She played Miriam Welby on ABC's The Odd Couple, Jane Mulligan on Mulligan's Stew, and Nurse Hunnicut on Days of Our Lives. She was featured in 12 episodes of CBS's The Andy Griffith Show as pharmacist Ellie Walker, even getting a mention in the opening credits. The character was intended to be a love interest for Sheriff Andy Taylor, but after one season (1960–1961), Donahue decided to ask for a release from her three-year contract.[6] In 1963, Donahue was cast in an episode of NBC's short-lived modern Western series, Redigo, with Richard Egan as the rancher Jim Redigo; then in 1964, she appeared as Melanie in "The Secret in the Stone" in the NBC medical drama dealing with psychiatry, The Eleventh Hour, starring Jack Ging and Ralph Bellamy. Additionally, on February 9, 1963, she played Letty May in the episode "The Burning Tree" on Have Gun Will Travel. In the 1964–65 season, Donahue costarred as Joan Randall, the daughter of Walter Burnley, played by John McGiver, on the CBS sitcom, Many Happy Returns about the complaint department of a fictitious Los Angeles department store. She guest-appeared on Star Trek in the second-season episode "Metamorphosis" (1967) as commissioner Nancy Hedford. In 1966, she guest starred on the TV series A Man Called Shenandoah, episode 8, "Town On Fire."

  • titulus: Elinor Donahue
  • popularis: 3.095
  • notum enim: Acting
  • dies natalis: 1937-04-19
  • Locus Natus: Tacoma, Washington, USA
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  • Et ut: Mary Eleanor Donahue
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Elinor Donahue Domum Movies Venatus

  • 1990
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    Pretty Woman

    Pretty Woman

    7.466 1990 HD

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  • 1978
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    Doctors' Private Lives

    Doctors' Private Lives

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1991
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    Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

    Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

    5.3 1991 HD

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  • 1977
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    Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas

    Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas

    7.3 1977 HD

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  • 1950
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    Singing Guns

    Singing Guns

    5.8 1950 HD

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  • 1952
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    Love Is Better Than Ever

    Love Is Better Than Ever

    6.1 1952 HD

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  • 1950
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    Tea for Two

    Tea for Two

    6 1950 HD

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  • 1996
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    Dear God

    Dear God

    5.467 1996 HD

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  • 1978
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    Police Story: No Margin for Error

    Police Story: No Margin for Error

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1972
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    Gidget Gets Married

    Gidget Gets Married

    5.6 1972 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Unfinished Dance

    The Unfinished Dance

    6 1947 HD

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  • 1948
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    Three Daring Daughters

    Three Daring Daughters

    5.7 1948 HD

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  • 1977
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    Mulligan's Stew

    Mulligan's Stew

    1 1977 HD

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  • 1944
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    And Now Tomorrow

    And Now Tomorrow

    5.7 1944 HD

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  • 1951
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    Her First Romance

    Her First Romance

    2 1951 HD

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  • 1943
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    Mister Big

    Mister Big

    2.2 1943 HD

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  • 1969
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    In Name Only

    In Name Only

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1977
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    Dick Clark's Good Old Days

    Dick Clark's Good Old Days

    1 1977 HD

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  • 2001
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    Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within

    Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within

    7.8 2001 HD

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  • 1983
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    Going Berserk

    Going Berserk

    5.1 1983 HD

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  • 1942
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    Girls' Town

    Girls' Town

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1948
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    Tenth Avenue Angel

    Tenth Avenue Angel

    6.1 1948 HD

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  • 1946
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    Winter Wonderland

    Winter Wonderland

    4.3 1946 HD

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  • 1950
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    The Happy Years

    The Happy Years

    7.7 1950 HD

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  • 1983
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    Just an Overnight Guest

    Just an Overnight Guest

    1 1983 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Father Knows Best Reunion

    The Father Knows Best Reunion

    5.5 1977 HD

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  • 1959
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    Girls Town

    Girls Town

    3.6 1959 HD

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  • 1983
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    High School U.S.A.

    High School U.S.A.

    5.6 1983 HD

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  • 1950
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    My Blue Heaven

    My Blue Heaven

    7 1950 HD

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  • 1943
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    Honeymoon Lodge

    Honeymoon Lodge

    1 1943 HD

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  • 1949
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    An Old-Fashioned Girl

    An Old-Fashioned Girl

    1 1949 HD

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  • 1959
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    Imitation of Life

    Imitation of Life

    7.4 1959 HD

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  • 2016
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    Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

    Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

    5.7 2016 HD

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  • 1984
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    No Earthly Reason

    No Earthly Reason

    1 1984 HD

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  • 2004
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    The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

    The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

    6.7 2004 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Andy Griffith Show

    The Andy Griffith Show

    7.568 1960 HD

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  • 1984
    imgS12 E24

    Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

    7.6 1984 HD

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  • 1966
    imgS3 E24

    Star Trek

    Star Trek

    8 1966 HD

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  • 1994
    imgS5 E22

    Ellen

    Ellen

    6.4 1994 HD

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  • 1972
    imgS4 E23

    The Rookies

    The Rookies

    6.9 1972 HD

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  • 1970
    imgS5 E22

    The Odd Couple

    The Odd Couple

    7.8 1970 HD

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  • 1977
    imgS10 E4

    The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

    6.291 1977 HD

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  • 1994
    imgS10 E17

    Friends

    Friends

    8.437 1994 HD

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  • 1985
    imgS7 E26

    The Golden Girls

    The Golden Girls

    7.552 1985 HD

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  • 1967
    imgS3 E26

    The Flying Nun

    The Flying Nun

    6.515 1967 HD

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  • 2003
    imgS7 E22

    Cold Case

    Cold Case

    7.763 2003 HD

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  • 1978
    imgS8 E19

    Diff'rent Strokes

    Diff'rent Strokes

    7 1978 HD

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  • 1996
    imgS14 E5

    E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

    8.1 1996 HD

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  • 1992
    imgS5 E18

    Eek! The Cat

    Eek! The Cat

    6.8 1992 HD

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  • 1982
    imgS5 E17

    Hotel

    Hotel

    6.7 1982 HD

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  • 1974
    imgS11 E22

    Happy Days

    Happy Days

    7.7 1974 HD

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  • 1993
    imgS6 E22

    Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

    Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

    7.6 1993 HD

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  • 1953
    imgS10 E34

    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    5.5 1953 HD

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  • 1990
    imgS2 E13

    Get a Life

    Get a Life

    7.3 1990 HD

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  • 1964
    imgS1 E26

    Many Happy Returns

    Many Happy Returns

    5 1964 HD

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  • 1963
    imgS1 E15

    Redigo

    Redigo

    5 1963 HD

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  • 1962
    imgS2 E30

    The Eleventh Hour

    The Eleventh Hour

    6 1962 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS4 E38

    Dennis the Menace

    Dennis the Menace

    6.7 1959 HD

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  • 1976
    imgS1 E19

    Battle of the Network Stars

    Battle of the Network Stars

    7.2 1976 HD

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  • 1987
    imgS1 E17

    The New Adventures of Beans Baxter

    The New Adventures of Beans Baxter

    5 1987 HD

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  • 1973
    imgS6 E5

    Police Story

    Police Story

    7.1 1973 HD

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  • 1954
    imgS6 E32

    Father Knows Best

    Father Knows Best

    6.6 1954 HD

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  • 1975
    imgS2 E24

    S.W.A.T.

    S.W.A.T.

    7 1975 HD

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  • 1962
    imgS9 E24

    The Virginian

    The Virginian

    6.429 1962 HD

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  • 1951
    imgS2 E33

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    6.5 1951 HD

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  • 1966
    imgS1 E30

    Occasional Wife

    Occasional Wife

    7.5 1966 HD

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  • 1977
    imgS1 E6

    Mulligan's Stew

    Mulligan's Stew

    7 1977 HD

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  • 1961
    imgS5 E58

    Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

    5.4 1961 HD

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  • 1969
    imgS1 E17

    Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

    Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

    9 1969 HD

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  • 1953
    imgS8 E31

    Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

    5.8 1953 HD

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  • 1950
    imgS8 E39

    The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

    The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

    6.7 1950 HD

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  • 1977
    imgS10 E4

    The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

    6.291 1977 HD

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  • 1980
    imgS1 E2

    Condominium

    Condominium

    3.7 1980 HD

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  • 1953
    imgS8 E31

    Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

    5.8 1953 HD

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  • 1977
    imgS6 E22

    CHiPs

    CHiPs

    6.8 1977 HD

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  • 1960
    imgS1 E12

    The Brothers Brannagan

    The Brothers Brannagan

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1975
    imgS9 E23

    One Day at a Time

    One Day at a Time

    6.7 1975 HD

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  • 1977
    imgS10 E4

    The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

    6.291 1977 HD

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  • 1974
    imgS4 E22

    Police Woman

    Police Woman

    6.3 1974 HD

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  • 1991
    imgS3 E22

    Herman's Head

    Herman's Head

    6.6 1991 HD

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  • 1989
    imgS9 E23

    Coach

    Coach

    6.9 1989 HD

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  • 1957
    imgS6 E32

    Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

    7.4 1957 HD

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  • 1958
    imgS6 E20

    77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

    6.7 1958 HD

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