Elinor Donahue

Elinor Donahue

Acting

Birthday

1937/04/19 (87 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Tacoma, Washington, USA

Also know as

Mary Eleanor Donahue

Biography

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 a...Read more

Acting
Pretty Woman
7.5

(1990) Pretty Woman

as Bridget

Doctors' Private Lives
0.0

(1978) Doctors' Private Lives

as Mona Wise

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
5.3

(1991) Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

as Orphanage Woman

Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas
7.3

(1977) Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas

as Betty Anderson

Singing Guns
5.8

(1950) Singing Guns

as Little Girl (uncredited)

Love Is Better Than Ever
6.1

(1952) Love Is Better Than Ever

as Pattie Marie Levoy

Tea for Two
6.0

(1950) Tea for Two

as ---

Dear God
5.5

(1996) Dear God

as Elinor Donahue

Police Story: No Margin for Error
0.0

(1978) Police Story: No Margin for Error

as ---

Gidget Gets Married
5.6

(1972) Gidget Gets Married

as Medley Blaine

The Unfinished Dance
6.0

(1947) The Unfinished Dance

as Josie (as Mary Eleanor Donahue)

Three Daring Daughters
5.7

(1948) Three Daring Daughters

as Alix Morgan

Mulligan's Stew
0.0

(1977) Mulligan's Stew

as Jane Mulligan

And Now Tomorrow
5.7

(1944) And Now Tomorrow

as Janice

Her First Romance
2.0

(1951) Her First Romance

as Lucille Stewart

Mister Big
2.2

(1943) Mister Big

as Muggsy

In Name Only
0.0

(1969) In Name Only

as Esther Garrity

Dick Clark's Good Old Days
0.0

(1977) Dick Clark's Good Old Days

as ---

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within
7.8

(2001) Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within

as Rebecca Quinn Dickinson

Going Berserk
5.1

(1983) Going Berserk

as Margaret Anderson

0.0

(1942) Girls' Town

as Bit Role (uncredited)

Tenth Avenue Angel
6.1

(1948) Tenth Avenue Angel

as Cynthia (uncredited)

Winter Wonderland
4.3

(1946) Winter Wonderland

as Betty Wheeler

The Happy Years
7.7

(1950) The Happy Years

as Connie Brown

Just an Overnight Guest
0.0

(1983) Just an Overnight Guest

as ---

The Father Knows Best Reunion
5.5

(1977) The Father Knows Best Reunion

as Betty Anderson

Girls Town
3.6

(1959) Girls Town

as Mary Lee Morgan

High School U.S.A.
5.6

(1983) High School U.S.A.

as Mrs. Franklin

My Blue Heaven
7.0

(1950) My Blue Heaven

as Mary (uncredited)

Honeymoon Lodge
0.0

(1943) Honeymoon Lodge

as Janie Thomas

An Old-Fashioned Girl
0.0

(1949) An Old-Fashioned Girl

as Maud Shaw (as Mary Eleanor Donahue)

Imitation of Life
7.4

(1959) Imitation of Life

as Lora's Friend

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
5.7

(2016) Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

as Self

0.0

(1984) No Earthly Reason

as Mrs. Morrison

The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
6.7

(2004) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

as Lady Palimore

The Andy Griffith Show
7.6

(1960) The Andy Griffith Show

as Ellie Walker

Murder, She Wrote
7.5

(1984) Murder, She Wrote

as Connie Lewis

Star Trek
8.0

(1966) Star Trek

as Commissioner Nancy Hedford

Ellen
6.2

(1994) Ellen

as Delores Warwell

The Rookies
6.8

(1972) The Rookies

as ---

The Odd Couple
7.8

(1970) The Odd Couple

as Miriam Welby

The Love Boat
6.3

(1977) The Love Boat

as Rowena

Friends
8.4

(1994) Friends

as Aunt Lillian

The Golden Girls
7.5

(1985) The Golden Girls

as Katherine

The Flying Nun
6.4

(1967) The Flying Nun

as Dr. Jennifer Ethrington

Cold Case
7.8

(2003) Cold Case

as Esther 'Legs' Davis (2005)

Diff'rent Strokes
7.0

(1978) Diff'rent Strokes

as ---

E! True Hollywood Story
8.1

(1996) E! True Hollywood Story

as ---

Eek! The Cat
6.8

(1992) Eek! The Cat

as Mom (voice)

Hotel
6.8

(1982) Hotel

as ---

Happy Days
7.7

(1974) Happy Days

as ---

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
7.6

(1993) Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

as ---

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Carol Madsen

Get a Life
7.4

(1990) Get a Life

as Gradys Peterson

5.0

(1964) Many Happy Returns

as ---

Redigo
5.0

(1963) Redigo

as ---

The Eleventh Hour
6.0

(1962) The Eleventh Hour

as ---

Dennis the Menace
6.5

(1959) Dennis the Menace

as ---

Battle of the Network Stars
7.2

(1976) Battle of the Network Stars

as ---

The New Adventures of Beans Baxter
5.0

(1987) The New Adventures of Beans Baxter

as Susan Baxter

Police Story
6.9

(1973) Police Story

as ---

Father Knows Best
6.5

(1954) Father Knows Best

as Betty Anderson

S.W.A.T.
7.0

(1975) S.W.A.T.

as ---

The Virginian
6.4

(1962) The Virginian

as Carole Cole

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.0

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as ---

Occasional Wife
7.5

(1966) Occasional Wife

as ---

7.0

(1977) Mulligan's Stew

as Jane Mulligan

Dr. Kildare
5.3

(1961) Dr. Kildare

as Sharon Calloway

9.0

(1969) Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

as ---

Letter to Loretta
6.2

(1953) Letter to Loretta

as Debbie Waring

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
6.8

(1950) The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

as Emily Vanderlip Foster

The Love Boat
6.3

(1977) The Love Boat

as Betty Anderson

Condominium
3.7

(1980) Condominium

as Audrey Ames

Letter to Loretta
6.2

(1953) Letter to Loretta

as Janey

CHiPs
6.8

(1977) CHiPs

as Elnor Donahue (uncredited)

The Brothers Brannagan
0.0

(1960) The Brothers Brannagan

as Diane

One Day at a Time
6.7

(1975) One Day at a Time

as ---

The Love Boat
6.3

(1977) The Love Boat

as Mrs. Van Buren

Police Woman
6.2

(1974) Police Woman

as Ellie Tarlow

Herman's Head
6.6

(1991) Herman's Head

as Mrs. Fitzer

Coach
6.8

(1989) Coach

as Lorraine

Have Gun, Will Travel
7.4

(1957) Have Gun, Will Travel

as Letty Mae Stinchcomb

77 Sunset Strip
6.7

(1958) 77 Sunset Strip

as Laura Holt

Barnaby Jones
6.9

(1973) Barnaby Jones

as Judy Corbett